Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 541, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 27, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 27, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 28, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 272255 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 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. PKZ499-281400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 977 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WEAKENS TO 991 MB MON AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 58N 167E. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS REACHES THE WEST COAST OF AK SUN NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ411-281400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-281400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-281400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-281400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 281145 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-290200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 58N 165E THIS MORNING REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT AS IT WEAKENS TO 995 MB. $$ PKZ411-290200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-290200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-290200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-290200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 282300 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 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. PKZ499-291400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 58N 165E REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY AS IT WEAKENS TO 995 MB. $$ PKZ411-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 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 27, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 27, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... NUMERICAL MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE FORECAST BEYOND ABOUT THREE DAYS. TOOK A MIDDLE OF THE ROAD APPROACH FOR THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST AS THE MODELS AGREE ON THE GENERAL PATTERN BUT DISAGREE ON THE (IMPORTANT) DETAILS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER POLAR LOW CENTERED ALONG THE ARCTIC SHORE JUST EAST OF BARROW WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. ANOTHER LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF IS ACCELERATING SOUTHEAST AS THE POLAR LOW HELPS TO EJECT IT OUT. BLOCKING RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE POLAR LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH TODAY AND WILL BE CENTERED IN JUST ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF ALASKA BY THIS EVENING. THEN IT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE EAST TO THE YUKON BORDER BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS PUSHING COLDER AIR SOUTHWARD...MAINLY INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. SOME SEEPAGE EXPECTED INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AS WELL...MAINLY LATER IN THE WEEKEND. NOT A LOT OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH AS FLOW IS MAINLY FROM THE NORTH SO PRECIPITATION IS SOMEWHAT SPARSE. THE EXCEPTION IS FROM CORDOVA EASTWARD WHERE RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE THE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE TROUGH PUSHES EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... BY MONDAY THE POLAR LOW WILL BE MOVING EAST OF ALASKA. FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY THROUGH MID WEEK AS THE BLOCKING RIDGE BECOMES PINCHED OFF TO THE NORTH AND JET ENERGY BEGINS TO PUSH UNDERNEATH IT INTO THE STATE. DETAILS BECOME SKETCHY BY MID WEEK AS THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE NOT IN AGREEMENT ON THE LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE OF SMALL BUT IMPORTANT FEATURES. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 172 175 176 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG SEP 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days |
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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.