Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 569, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 17, 2008, 7:20 PM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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 17, 2008, 7:20 PM AKDT (03:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180318 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA..UDPATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 UPDATED ZONE 170 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. PKZ199-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SLOWLY SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-181400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-181400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 720 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-181400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-181400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NW WIND 15 KT ST MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NW WIND 15 KT ST MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-181400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 180717 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SLOWLY SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-181400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-181400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 720 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-181400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-181400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NW WIND 15 KT ST MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NW WIND 15 KT ST MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-181400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181111 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 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. PKZ199-190200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 983 MB LOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING DRIFTS TO KAMISHAK BAY THIS AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS TO 989 MB. A 1004 MB LOW MOVES EAST TO 300 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-190200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-190200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-190200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-190200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-190200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-190200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 17, 5:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 5:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH ONLY MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE NORTHERN GULF DURING THE LAST FEW PERIODS. THE CONFLICT IN THE GULF OCCURS WITH THE LOCATION OF THE WEAKENING LOW FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE NAM AND ECWMF PLACE THE LOW OVER THE COOK INLET WHILE THE GFS AND UKMET MOVE IT INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH BROUGHT A LOT OF RAIN TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MOVED INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND IS RAPIDLY FILLING. A RIDGE BEHIND THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY MOVE INTO THE GULF AS WELL AS THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION, CLEARING SOME OF THE CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA REMAINS VERTICALLY STACKED WITH A MODERATE LOW REFLECTED AT THE SURFACE. THIS LOW IS MOVING TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND. A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH OF THE LOW IS BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF STRENGTHENING AS A SUBTROPICAL JET BEGINS TO TAKE CONTROL OF IT. HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN BERING WHILE NORTH WINDS PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER KODIAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL PERSIST AND GET A LITTLE STRONGER AS A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW FORMS OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA FRIDAY. CLOUDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR THROUGH FRIDAY. A MODERATE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST AND STALL OVER KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS INTO THE LOWER COOK INLET THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 300 MB SOUTHERLY JET WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND HELP INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE WEATHER FRONT TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN ON THE WEST SIDE OF CHANNELED TERRAIN OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA, ANCHORAGE BOWL AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AND WILL BECOME SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN AS A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING FRIDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR SEWARD WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TOWARDS BARROW BY SUNDAY. A TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTH OF THE LOW WILL SWING NORTH AND THROUGH EASTERN ALASKA INTO THE WEEKEND AND WILL LIE ALONG THE NORTHERN ALAKSA COAST AND NORTHWEST CANADA SUNDAY. CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER MOST OF SOUTHERN MAINLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE TURNAGAIN ARM, HILLSIDE AND PORTAGE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. MARINE...GALES 120, 125, 130, 132, 138, 140, 150, 155 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM SEP 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Sep 17, 10:15 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Sep 17, 10:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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