Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 573, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 23, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 23, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 232305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 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. PKZ199-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ150-241400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-241400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-241400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED. AND WED NIGHT..N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-241400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-241400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-241400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-241400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-241400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-241400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-241400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-241400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-241400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 241115 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1008 MB LOW AT 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AND DEEPEN TO 996 MB BY LATE WED NIGHT THEN WELL EAST OF THE AREA BY THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 976 MB LOW 500 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A 998 MB LOW WILL FORM ON THIS FRONT 85 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE WED NIGHT AND MOVE RAPIDLY TO 70 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-250200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-250200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-250200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-250200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-250200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-250200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 242253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 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. PKZ199-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 185 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THURSDAY. A 1001 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG A WEATHER FRONT 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK THURSDAY AND MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY AT THE SAME STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-251400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-251400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 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. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-251400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-251400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-251400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-251400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251113 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY LATE FRI MORNING THEN DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 350 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 1003 MB LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-260200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-260200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-260200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-260200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-260200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-260200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 23, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 23, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AKDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... VERTICALLY STACKED LOWS OVER WESTERN AK AND THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING WITH RIDGES SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRST THREE DAYS AND IN SATISFACTORY AGREEMENT INTO THE WEEKEND. FROM THAT POINT MODEL INSTABILITY IS HIGH AND FORECASTS FOR DAYS 6 AND 7 HAVE LOW CONFIDENCE. IN THE SHORT AND MID TERM...THE ALEUTIAN LOW TRAVELS EAST ALONG 50-53N WHILE THE WESTERN AK LOW MOVES INLAND AND THEN SOUTHEAST TO THE AKPEN BY WED. AT THIS POINT THE TWO LOWS MERGE WELL SOUTH OF KODIAK. THE NEWLY FORMED LOW THEN MOVES ACROSS THE GULF TO SOUTHEAST AK BY THE WEEKEND. AT THE SAME TIME AS THE LOW MERGER...A WEATHER FRONT FROM THE NEXT KAMCHATKA LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT AND REACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THU NIGHT INTO FRI. WHILE ALL THIS IS OCCURRING...WEAK RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE AK MAINLAND. FORECASTS DEPEND HEAVILY ON THE GFS SOLUTION IN THE SHORT TERM...BLENDING WITH THE EC IN THE MID AND LONG RANGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...THE LOW MOVING ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL BE PRECEDED BY RAIN AND FOLLOWED BY SHOWERS THROUGH WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE LOW BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CHAIN THROUGH THU. THE NEXT WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND GALES TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH THU. FOR SOUTHWEST AK...THE WESTERN AK LOW WILL BRING LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS TO THE AREA TODAY...WHICH WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY WED. BY THU THE LOW MERGES WITH THE ALEUTIAN LOW AND SHOWERS ARE LIMITED TO THE AK AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...MOISTURE FROM THE WESTERN AK LOW WILL BRING RAIN TO ALL BUT THE EASTERNMOST ZONES TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALCAN WILL LIMIT MOST PRECIPITATION IN THE COPPER RIVER ZONE TO THE TALKEETNA AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. THIS COVERAGE PATTERN PERSISTS THROUGH THU AS THE MERGER OF THE TWO LOWS OCCURS AND THE NEW LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF. .LONG TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...A LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT AND RAIN SPREADS ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE WEEKEND. DRYING CONTINUES INTO THE WEEKEND FOR SOUTHWEST AK. PRECIPITATION ALONG THE NORTHERN FLANK OF THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL BE LIMITED MAINLY TO COASTAL SECTIONS FOR THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DS SEP 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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