Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 497, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 23, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 232306 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK WED EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-241400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT ALONG THE COAST FROM CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE HINCHINBROOK. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-241400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT NEAR THE GULF. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR THE GULF. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-241400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-241400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-241400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-241400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-241400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 241142 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-250200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 40 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT. THE LOW THEN DRIFTS TO 200 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1001 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-250200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-250200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-250200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-250200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-250200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241803 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1005 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 UPDATED ZONE 141 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-250200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 40 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT. THE LOW THEN DRIFTS TO 200 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1001 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-250200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-250200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-250200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-250200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-250200- KACHEMAK BAY 1005 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 242206 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 205 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 UPDATED ZONE 121 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-250200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 40 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT. THE LOW THEN DRIFTS TO 200 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1001 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-250200- RESURRECTION BAY 205 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-250200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-250200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-250200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-250200- KACHEMAK BAY 1005 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 242351 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 120 HEADLINE MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 1003 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-251400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-251400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VARIABLE WIND 10 KT NIGHT AND MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE GULF THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR THE GULF. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-251400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-251400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-251400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-251400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-251400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VARIABLE 10 KT NIGHT AND MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 251153 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-260200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 280 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1001 MB AND MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA SATURDAY MORNING. IT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1006 MB BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-260200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-260200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-260200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ129-260200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 1 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-260200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-260200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-260200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT BECOMING 1 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-260200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jul 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... 12Z GFS IS IN CLOSER AGREEMENT WITH THE ECMWF THAN IN THE PREVIOUS RUN. THE ECMWF HAS BEEN MORE CONSISTENT RUN TO RUN THAN THE GFS AND HAS BEEN THE MODEL OF CHOICE. THE NAM CONTINUES TO DIFFER FROM THE OTHER MODELS WITH THE GULF LOW. THE NAM SOLUTION HAS A STRONGER LOW ABOUT 200 NM EAST OF THE OTHER MODELS BY FRI MORNING. THE PLAN TODAY IS TO STICK WITH THE ECMWF AND GFS SOLUTION. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE PREDOMINATE UPPER AIR FEATURE IS A COLD UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER BETHEL AND DIGGING DOWN TOWARD THE GULF OF ALASKA. A STRONG SHORTWAVE IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY CONTINUES TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THIS WAVE IS MOVING EAST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A WEAK CIRCULATION OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS MOVING SLOWLY EAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND BY THURSDAY MORNING SHOWERS WILL END OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE OVER THE WEST COAST ON THU AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING. FURTHER WEST WEAK LOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THURSDAY THEN MOVE TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY. EXPECT OCCASIONAL RAIN FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WITH THIS LOW. FOG AND LOW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING UNDER A RIDGE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WEAK LOW MOVING TO THE GULF FROM WESTERN ALASKA WILL COMBINE IN THE CENTRAL GULF WITH ANOTHER WEAK LOW MOVING IN FROM SOUTH OF THE GULF ON THURSDAY. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THEN MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FRIDAY AS THIS LOW MOVES EAST. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THERE IS STILL A LOT OF INCONSISTENCY IN THE MODELS FOR THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE AN UPPER TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN GULF TO ANOTHER UPPER LOW OVER NORTON SOUND DURING THE WEEKEND. THIS INCREASES INSTABILITY AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND CLOUDS. THE POSSIBLE GOOD NEWS IS THAT SOUTH CENTRAL MAY BE IN A BREAK IN BETWEEN THE TWO LOWS. SINCE THE LOWS ARE WEAK AND THE GUIDANCE IS INCONSISTENT IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL WHICH WILL WIN OUT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...ASH FALL ADVISORY ZONE 185. MARINE...GALE 120 132 150. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RHH JUL 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jul 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 24, 2:05 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.