Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 507, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 11, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 112358 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 11 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 470 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 250 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE MORNING. A 985 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE EAST TO 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AND STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN TURN NORTH TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-121400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 11 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS INCREASING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 11 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-121400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-121400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-121400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 11 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS INCREASING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-121400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 11 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS INCREASING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 121110 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 12 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. PKZ197-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A 979 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK WED NIGHT AT 994 MB. $$ PKZ120-130200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-130200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO N 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-130200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. W OF BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. W OF BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-130200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-130200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ140-130200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-130200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 122358 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 12 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. PKZ197-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 40 NM SOUTH OF HOMER THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-131400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-131400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-131400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-131400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-131400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-131400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-131400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 131134 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 13 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. PKZ197-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE 50 NM SOUTH OF HOMER THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-140200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-140200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KR BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S $$ PKZ125-140200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-140200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-140200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-140200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-140200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-140200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 132358 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 13 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. PKZ197-141400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-141400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-141400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-141400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-141400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-141400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 25 KT INCREASING TO GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-141400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Aug 11, 4:10 AM AKDT, 11 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 4:10 AM AKDT, 11 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
410 AM AKDT MON AUG 11 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...SHORT TERM MODEL DIFFERENCES ARE RELATIVELY
MINOR. RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY HAS BEEN GOOD FOR THE LAST FEW RUNS ON
THE LOW MOVING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. HOWEVER THE LONG TERM IS A
DIFFERENT STORY. CONSISTENCY IS POOR AT BEST. HAVE LEANED TOWARD
PREVIOUS RUNS OF THE GFS RATHER THAN THE LATEST 0Z AS THIS ONE WANTS
A FULL REGIME CHANGE WITH A LOW FORMING IN THE GULF. STUCK WITH JUST
A FRONT FOR NOW.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER NORTHEAST AK CONTINUES TO SWING SOME
SHOWERS DOWN TO SOUTHCENTRAL EVEN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BRIEFLY
AT THE SURFACE. ANOTHER LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE NORTH
BEFORE BEING ABSORBED BY THE MAIN LOW MOVING EAST ALONG THE
ALEUTIANS. THE MAIN LOW IS CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
BRINGING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND RAIN. STRATUS AND FOG ARE
STILL FACTORS ALONG THE GULF COAST AND INTO BRISTOL BAY.
KASATOCHI AND OKMOK VOLCANOS ARE STILL ACTIVE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER NORTHERN PARTS
OF SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FINALLY LIFTS
TO THE NORTH AND DISSIPATES. EXPECT PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AFTER THAT
WITH MORE RAIN MOVING BACK IN ON TUESDAY AS THE MAIN LOW PUSHES NORTH
AND EAST.
.WEST...SOUTHWEST AK WILL REMAIN FAIRLY UNSTABLE ON THE WEST SIDE OF
COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. TEMPS SHOULD BE HIGH ENOUGH FOR ISOLATED
CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT FROM THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TO BRISTOL BAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE ALEUTIANS AS THE
MAIN LOW MOVES EAST. EXPECT SOME GALES TODAY WITH RAIN ALONG THE
CHAIN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MORE PRECIP FOR THE GULF COAST AND SOUTHWEST AK MIDWEEK WITH THE LOW
CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WEAKENING AND MOVING INTO THE
WESTERN GULF. ANOTHER LOW WILL DROP IN FROM THE NORTHWEST AND
GRADUALLY ABSORB THE GULF LOW BY THU. AFTER THAT THE FORECAST BECOMES
MUCH MORE UNCERTAIN WITH THE MODELS PERPETUATING A DEEP TROUGH AND
REFORMATION OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS. FOR NOW IT LOOKS LIKE A WETTER
PATTERN THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND FOR MOST OF THE STATE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...ASHFALL ADVISORY 185 187.
MARINE...ASHFALL ADVISORY 172 175.
GALES 155 170 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RNW AUG 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Aug 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.