Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 545, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 2, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 2, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030011 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-031400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR HOMER WED AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW 70 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 1006 MB BY WED AFTERNOON THEN TO 550 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 1008 MB BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-031400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-031400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-031400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-031400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-031400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-031400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 030047 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 445 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 UPDATED 150 160 179 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR HOMER WED AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW 70 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 1006 MB BY WED AFTERNOON THEN TO 550 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 1008 MB BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 445 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-031400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 445 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-031400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-031400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-031400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-031400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-031400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 445 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030431 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 835 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 UPDATED 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-031400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR HOMER WED AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW 70 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 1006 MB BY WED AFTERNOON THEN TO 550 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 1008 MB BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 445 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-031400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 445 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-031400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-031400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 835 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-031400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-031400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-031400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 445 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031119 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA THIS AFTERNOON THEN WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA BY THU MORNING. ON THU NIGHT AN OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ150-040200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-040200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-040200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-040200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-040200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-040200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-040200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-040200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-040200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N TO NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-040200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-040200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-040200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 2, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... TWO PRONGED UPPER LOW OVER THE EASTERN/CENTRAL BERING SEA THIS MORNING WITH A RIDGE OVER NORTHERN AND EASTERN ALASKA. JET STREAM BEGINNING TO BUCKLE AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS OF MAINLY ZONAL FLOW WITH A SURFACE LOW SPINNING UP SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND MOVING INTO THE WESTERN GULF. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE GULF LOW WILL WORK ITS WAY TO KODIAK ISLAND BY THIS EVENING WITH WINDS AND HEAVIER RAIN REACHING THE GULF COAST DURING THE DAY TODAY. BETTER CHANCES OF RAIN FOR INLAND AREAS AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS THEY WILL LOSE MUCH OF THE DOWNSLOPE DRYING THAT HAS BEEN KEEPING SHOWERS AT A MINIMUM THE LAST FEW DAYS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE MEAN UPPER TROUGH POSITION WILL BE OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA LATER THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH THE NUMERICAL MODELS DISAGREE ON TIMING AND STRENGTH OF INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS IT LOOKS LIKE MILD AND SOMEWHAT CLOUDY AND MOIST CONDITIONS ARE ON TAP DUE TO THE SOUTHERLY UPPER FLOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130. 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 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 45 min | |
| Sep 2, 7:30 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 3, 10:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 30 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.