Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 527, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 5, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 5 days. 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 5, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 051146 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-060200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH EARLY SAT. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO NEAR 53N 158W SAT AFTERNOON AT 986 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 56N 157W SUN MORNING AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ351-060200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-060200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 052308 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-061400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO OVER THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW MOVES TO 54N 153W SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW MOVES TO 58N 158W AND WEAKENS TO 993 MB SUNDAY. $$ PKZ351-061400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-061400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 061121 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 52N 159W SAT AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 154W SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-070200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-070200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E TO SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 062302 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-071400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 52N 159W MOVES TO 57N 156W AND WEAKENS TO 996 MB SUNDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY. $$ PKZ351-071400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-071400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 071150 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 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. PKZ399-080200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 55N 156W MOVES TO NEAR 59N 155W AND WEAKENS TO 1001 MB SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON MONDAY AS A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 56N 158W AT 995 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-080200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-080200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 072304 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-081400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF MONDAY AS A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 56N 159W AT 994 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAINS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH TUESDAY AT THE SAME STRENGTH. $$ PKZ351-081400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-081400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 081140 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 8 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. PKZ399-090200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 158W MON AFTERNOON AT 996 MB AND THEN TO 59N 154W TUE NIGHT AT 992 MB. $$ PKZ351-090200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-090200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 082354 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-091400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 996 MB LOW NEAR 56N 157W WILL MOVE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND DIMINISH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. $$ PKZ351-091400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-091400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 091130 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 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. PKZ399-100200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 993 MB LOW NEAR 58N 159W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THEN DISSIPATE ON WEDNESDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF. $$ PKZ351-100200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-100200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 092359 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 58N 159W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THEN DISSIPATE ON WEDNESDAY. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 58N 148W TONIGHT AND MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-101400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-101400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 4, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GENERAL ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT. GRIDS WILL BE BLENDED TOWARD 12Z GFS. THIS WILL RESULT IN SIMILAR TIMING BUT A MORE INTENSE SOLUTION SAT. .UPPER LEVELS...UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM OVER MAINLAND ALASKA SW TI NEAR 35N 170W THIS AFTERNOON. LOW CENTER NEAR THE BASE OF THE TROUGH DIGS EAST TO ALONG 165W FRI EVENING. CENTER THEN INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES TO OVER BRISTOL BAY EARLY SUN. IN RESPONSE...RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE MAINLAND. WARMER AIR MOVES OVER THE MAINLAND AS THE STORM TRACK SHIFTS NORTH WITH ONSET OF SOUTHERLY JET. A PIECE OF THE ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRISTOL BAY CENTER FLATTENS THE RIDGE SOME AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE MAINLAND SUN NIGHT/MON. BRISTOL BAY CENTER RETROGRADES TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MON. ...SURFACE FORECAST... .EAST...WEAK PRESSURE FIELD AND TROUGH ALOFT WILL HOLD A CHANGE OF RAIN OR SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF THE EAST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE MAINLAND AND GULF FRI AND RETREATS TO THE EASTERN GULF SAT NIGHT. EXPECT WILL SEE STRATUS AND FOG WITH PASSAGE OF RIDGE. DEVELOPING LOW CENTER OVER THE NE PACIFIC LOOKS TO BE A FAIRLY IMPRESSIVE STORM. DIGGING UPPER TROUGH AND FAVORABLE JET POSITION SUPPORTS MODEL INTENSIFICATION TREND ON THIS CENTER. CENTER MOVES TO NEAR PORT HEIDEN FRI SAT NIGHT. CENTER LIKELY TO WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY AS IT TRACKS TO MARINE AREA 180 SUN AFTERNOON. EXPECT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA SAT AND SOUTHCENTRAL SUN NIGHT. RAIN WILL BE PREDOMINATELY ALONG THE COAST AND SE EXPOSURES OF THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION VALUES TO A MINIMUM INLAND. .WEST...LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA/SW ALASKA WILL RETROGRADE WEST UNDER UPPER TROUGH. DEVELOPING NE PACIFIC CENTER MOVES TO NEAR PORT HEIDEN FRI THEN WEAKENS ALONG THE SW COAST SUN. EXPECT CLOUDS WITH AREAS OF RAIN/SHOWERS AND SOME FOG LIKELY TO HOLD OVER SW ALASKA/EASTERN BERING SEA WITH WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENTS INTO FRI. MAY SEE BRIEF BREAKS OVER SW ALASKA WITH THE ONSET OF OFFSHORE FLOW IN ADVANCE OF DEVELOPING LOW CENTER SAT. WINDS IN ADVANCE OF LOW CENTER LIKELY TO BE GALE TO NEAR STORM FORCE AS IT APPROACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA SAT. WINDS WITH STRATUS AND FOG LIKELY OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WITH WEAK RIDGING. TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL PRODUCE SOME RAIN A BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH EARLY SAT. .LONG TERM FORECAST...FEW CHANGES MADE IN THE WEST. WENT WITH GREATER BLEND TOWARD THE 12Z GFS IN THE EAST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC SEP 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 5, 3:23 PM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 25 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.