Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 537, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 23, 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 23, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 26, 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 231151 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 23 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. PKZ499-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 50N 179E WEAKENS TO 1007 MB TUE NIGHT NEAR 50N 169W. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 999 MB WED NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 53N 155W. $$ PKZ411-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 232304 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 54N 172W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 54N 153W WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ411-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE TO SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE TO SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 241105 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 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. PKZ499-250200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1008 MB LOW AT 53N 165W WILL MOVE TO 54N 155W AND DEEPEN TO 996 MB BY LATE WED NIGHT THEN WELL EAST OF THE AREA BY THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 976 MB LOW AT 51N 162E WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A 998 MB LOW WILL FORM ON THIS FRONT AT 54N 173E LATE WED NIGHT AND MOVE RAPIDLY TO 54N 168W BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 242253 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 53N 158W WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THURSDAY. A 1001 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG A WEATHER FRONT NEAR 55N 178W THURSDAY AND MOVE TO NEAR 53N 163W FRIDAY AT THE SAME STRENGTH. $$ PKZ411-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 251102 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 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. PKZ499-260200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 999 MB LOW AT 54N 154W WILL MOVE TO 56N 144W BY LATE FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW AT 54N 173E WILL MOVE TO 57N 179E AT 1003 MB LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 252254 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 997 MB LOW NEAR 54N 150W WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ411-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTH OF 57N...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SOUTH OF 57N... SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 261117 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 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. PKZ499-270200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1004 MB LOW AT 49N 167W WILL MOVE TO 49N 155W AT 990 MB BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN EAST OF THE AREA BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW AT 46N 163E FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 53N 170W BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN TO 59N 174E BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 22, 3:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 3:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AKDT MON SEP 22 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A SHORT WAVE RIDGE IS IN PLACE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WITH A LARGE STACKED LOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. ANOTHER STACKED LOW IS NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. RAIN BEGAN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED FROM THE WESTERN KENAI TO THE SUSITNA VALLEY THIS MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY CONTINUING OUT WEST. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY IS ALSO FAIRLY GOOD THROUGH THE FIRST 72 HOURS. BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT...THE GFS HAS BEEN TRENDING FURTHER SOUTH WITH A GULF OF ALASKA LOW AND WEAKER WITH THE APPROACHING ALEUTIAN FRONT. ALL THESE TRENDS WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE...THEN TRANSITION TO A GFS/EC BLEND WAS USED FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... SOUTHWEST FLOW UP COOK INLET BROUGHT LIGHT RAIN TO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL A BIT SOONER THAN ANTICIPATED. THE 12Z GFS AND NAM STILL DO NOT PICK UP ON THE RAIN UNTIL AROUND 6PM THIS EVENING ASSOCIATED WITH A SHORT WAVE. THE SHORT WAVE IS EVIDENT ON THE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY LOCATED NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA WHICH IS CORRECTLY DEPICTED BY THE MODELS SO WILL CONTINUE CALLING FOR RAIN OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS IS WHERE THE MODELS TRENDING TOWARD A LOW FURTHER SOUTH IS COMING INTO PLAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL FORECAST. INSTEAD OF SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW REMAINING ALOFT AND RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THURSDAY...NOW FLOW WILL BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY WHICH WILL DRAW SOME DRIER AIR SOUTHWARD OVER THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. HOW MUCH CLEARING IS STILL UNCERTAIN AS A SADDLE POINT MOVES OVER SOUTH CENTRAL FRIDAY. SADDLE POINTS ARE GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH OVERCAST CONDITIONS SO WHILE WE MAY SEE A BREAK FROM THE RAIN IT APPEARS CLOUDS WILL STILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... A VERY IMPRESSIVE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF BETHEL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN IS FALLING FROM THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TO BRISTOL BAY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. ONSHORE FLOW IS KEEPING CEILINGS LOW ALONG THE COAST WITH FOG AND RAIN REPORTED AT MOST OBSERVATION STATIONS. AS THE SYSTEM SLOWLY WEAKENS AND DRIFTS SOUTH TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA...SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH FIRST IN THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TONIGHT AND TAPER OFF TOWARD THE COASTAL SECTIONS BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE WHERE SOME SHOWERS MAY STILL SLOSH OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND AFFECT AREAS LIKE ILIAMNA AND KING SALMON. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A LONG WAVE RIDGE IS SETTLING OVER EASTERN SIBERIA. SEVERAL SYSTEMS WILL UNDERCUT THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE...EACH ONE BEING PUSHED SOUTH TOWARD THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. ONLY MINIMUM GALES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY. .EXTENDED... WHILE THE MODELS HAVE BEEN VERY INCONSISTENT WITH THE EXTENDED FORECAST...IT IS WORTH NOTING ONE FEATURE THAT HAS BEEN ADVERTISED A COUPLE OF RUNS NOW. A VERY COLD CORE UPPER LOW MAY DROP OUT DUE SOUTH OUT OF THE ARCTIC BRINGING THE FIRST COOL WEATHER OUTBREAK ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. MODELS HAVE BEEN WILDLY INCONSISTENT WITH THE TIMING AND STRENGTH BUT THERE IS ENOUGH INDICATIONS THAT THIS COULD BRING THE FIRST SNOWFALL TO MANY OF THE VALLEYS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 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 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 23, 5:10 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 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.