Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 529, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 10, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 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 10, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 101138 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 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. PKZ499-110200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 52N 165E WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND MOVE TO 50N 178E BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 991 MB AND MOVE TO 50N 167W BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-110200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE TO E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-110200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-110200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-110200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 102359 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-111400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 51N 175E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 53N 163W AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI. $$ PKZ411-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF 56N. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF 56N. VARIABLE WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 110001 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 411 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. PKZ499-111400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 51N 175E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 53N 163W AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI. $$ PKZ411-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF 56N. NE WIND 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF 56N. VARIABLE WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 111120 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 11 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... $$ PKZ411-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 11 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 11 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N TO E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 11 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 111244 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 445 AM AKDT THU SEP 11 2008 CORRECT SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ499-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 50N 177W WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AND MOVE TO 54N 164W BY FRIDAY MORNING. IT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 993 MB BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 11 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 11 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N TO E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 11 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 112327 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 11 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 52N 171W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 163W AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW NEAR NORTHERN JAPAN WILL MOVE TO NEAR 52N 174E AND STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 121134 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 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. PKZ499-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 53N 166W WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB AND MOVE TO 56N 161W BY SATURDAY MORNING. BY SUNDAY MORNING IT WILL MOVE TO 58N 164W. ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 171E. BY SUNDAY MORNING IT WILL MOVE TO 51N 176E SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 984 MB.S $$ PKZ411-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 122304 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 52N 165W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 59N 167W SUN AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 52N 173E AND STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR 50N 172W WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 131128 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 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. PKZ499-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 54N 162W THIS MORNING MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 58N 163W THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 999 MB SUN NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW AT 52N 166E THIS MORNING MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 49N 178E...THEN SOUTHEAST FURTHER INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. $$ PKZ411-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BUILDING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW TO NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...W TO N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW TO NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH...SW TO NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W TO NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 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 9, 3:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 9, 3:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS INITIALIZE WELL BUT BEGIN DIVERGING ON SOLUTIONS IN THE FIRST 48 HOURS. THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES REGARDING THE DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT LOW IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF LATER TONIGHT AND SOME MORE SIGNIFICANT TIMING AND STRENGTH DIFFERENCES WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPING NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE 12Z GFS IS SHOWING SOME MORE CONSISTENCY OUT WEST AND IS THE A GOOD MIDDLE OF THE ROAD CHOICE. NO CHANGES WERE MADE BEYOND 60 HOURS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE LOWEST PRESSURE READING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IS AT KING SALMON AT 995 MB. BY SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SURROUNDING OBSERVATIONS...IT IS APPARENT THE LOW IS JUST WEST OF KING SALMON OVER BRISTOL BAY. A TRIPLE POINT LOW IS DEVELOPING SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AND WILL MOVE NORTHWARD QUICKLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PENINSULA TONIGHT. A LONG WAVE NEUTRALLY TILTED TROUGH REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. TO THE WEST...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARE APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH CENTRAL...WARM FRONT PASSAGE OCCURRED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA EARLY THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT WAS A SHORT CLEARING BEFORE CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION BEGAN AGAIN. THE SHOWERY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE THE AFFECTS OF THE TRIPLE POINT LOW LATER TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE OF A STEADY RAIN THROUGHOUT THE AREA. WHILE UPSLOPE AREAS WILL SEE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES...IT APPEARS THE BEST FETCH OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE HAS SHIFTED TO THE EAST FROM EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO JUNEAUS AOR. WILL AGAIN BE CONSIDERING A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE AREAS SURROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS CREEKS ARE RUNNING HIGH AND THE GROUND IS SATURATED. WINDS THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM HAVE REMAINED VERY STRONG TODAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD BE AT ITS PEAK EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS WE EXPECT WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND. BEYOND ANOTHER RAINY DAY TUESDAY...EXPECTING MORE CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM. WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... THE STACKED LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY IS PROVIDING PLENTY OF CLOUDS AND SHOWERS TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. A SLOW TRANSITION FROM ONE UPPER LOW TO THE NEXT WILL PROVIDE A BREAK AND SOME FAIR WEATHER LATER IN THE WEEK. PATCHY FOG AND MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE BEST FORECAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... WIDESPREAD FOG PERSISTS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. AS MENTIONED IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION...THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT WITH THE PATH OF THE LOW DEVELOPING WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS. WHILE THE PATTERN CHANGE SEEMS INEVITABLE WITH A LOW DEVELOPING WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS AND MOVING TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA...THE TIMING OF THIS CHANGE REMAINS UNCERTAIN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120 125 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB SEP 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:50 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Sep 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 10, 9:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr |
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