Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 526, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 4, 2008, 4:00 AM 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
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 041114 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2008 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. PKZ499-050200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1011 MB LOW AT 61N 166W WILL WEAKEN TO 1015 MB AT 59N 164W LATE THU NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE FRI. A 1005 MB LOW AT 57N 169E LATE THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 57N 171E AT 1002 MB BY LATE FRI NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 50N 159W LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-050200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-050200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-050200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-050200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 042310 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1015 MB LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA DISSIPATES SATURDAY. A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 57N 168E TONIGHT MOVES TO 54N 171E AT 1005 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW MOVES TO 52N 158W SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-051400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-051400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-051400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-051400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 051156 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008 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. PKZ499-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1015 MB LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA DISSIPATES BY FRI EVENING. A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 56N 168E MOVES TO NEAR 49N 177W AT 1002 MB SAT NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR 53N 158W SAT AFTERNOON THEN TO NEAR 56N 157W AT 990 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ411-060200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-060200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-060200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-060200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 052249 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-061400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW MOVES TO 54N 153W SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW MOVES TO 58N 158W AND WEAKENS TO 993 MB SUNDAY. A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 55N 171E MOVES TO 54N 168E AND WEAKENS TO 1014 MB SUNDAY. A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 52N 174E TONIGHT MOVES SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENS. $$ PKZ411-061400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-061400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-061400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-061400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW TO N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 061206 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 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. PKZ499-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR 52N 159W SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVES TO NEAR 58N 154W AT 1001 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES. A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 53N 173E MOVES SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING. $$ PKZ411-070200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-070200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-070200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-070200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 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 Sep 3, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA, HAVE RADICALLY DIFFERENT SOLUTION IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE EUROPEAN MODEL BUILDS A RIDGE INTO THE GULF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHILE THE GFS MOVES A TROUGH OVER THE SAME AREA. THE EUROPEAN MODEL HAS BEEN MORE CONSISTENT OVER THE LAST FEW RUNS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A UPPER LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BETWEEN AN UPPER RIDGE ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER AND ANOTHER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THE SURFACE LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND IS WEAKENING AS ANOTHER FORMS BENEATH THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA IS WEAKENING AS IT IS STRETCHED TO THE EAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL EXTEND A TROUGH INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR BY FRIDAY. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING FRIDAY. THE OTHER UPPER LOW NEAR THE ALCAN BORDER WILL PERSIST BUT WEAKEN A BIT THROUGH FRIDAY. AT THE SURFACE...THE LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO THE REST OF THE MAINLAND TO FORM A VERY WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER ALASKA FRIDAY. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY FRIDAY. RAIN ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST, KENAI PENINSULA AND COOK INLET WILL BECOME SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... LONG RANGE MODELS ARE BRINGING THE NEXT LOW SOMEWHERE OVER KODIAK ISLAND OR THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY SATURDAY NIGHT THE RAPIDLY WEAKEN IT OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR SUNDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF SATURDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN ALONG THE COAST SUNDAY. MORE RAIN AND WIND IS EXPECTED OVER THE GULF AND BRISTOL BAY THIS WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM SEP 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 3, 5:43 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 17 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.