Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 618, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 9, 2008, 7:25 AM AKDT. It was in force for 21 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
- Oct 9, 2008, 7:25 AM AKDT (15:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091528 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 725 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 UPDATED ZONE 129 130 138 140 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-100200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON THU AND REACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THU NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK AT 984 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-100200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-100200- PASSAGE CANAL 725 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-100200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 725 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-100200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-100200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 725 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-100200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 725 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 25 KT INCREASING TO GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-100200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100040 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 125 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF MOVES ONSHORE THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING. A 983 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT MOVES TO 70 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-101400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-101400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-101400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-101400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-101400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-101400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100253 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 648 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 UPDATE TO ZONES 120 AND 125 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF MOVES ONSHORE THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING. A 983 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT MOVES TO 70 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 648 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-101400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 648 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-101400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-101400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-101400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-101400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-101400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-110200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF MOVES ONSHORE THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS MORNING. A 985 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT FRI NIGHT MOVES TO NEAR SEWARD AT 994 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-110200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-110200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-110200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-110200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING SE 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-110200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-110200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-110200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-110200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 5 SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Oct 9, 5:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 5:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE REMNANT SURFACE LOW ALONG THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST IS ON ITS LAST LEGS AND WHAT COULD BE THE FINAL
WAVE OF SHOWERS WITH THIS LOW IS IMPACTING PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND
POINTS EASTWARD THIS MORNING. WEAK RIDGING AHEAD OF THE MAIN SYSTEM
HAS CLEARED SKIES THROUGH THE COOK INLET REGION BUT THIS WILL BE
SHORT LIVED AS CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH UPCOMING STRONG FRONT HAVE
ALREADY OVERTAKEN KODIAK ISLAND AND ARE RAPIDLY PROGRESSING
NORTHWARD.
IN THE WESTERN DOMAIN THE STRONG JET IS SUPPORTING THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA AND IS HELPING TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY THE
LOW NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THIS MORNING. LOCATIONS ALONG THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS...ALASKA PENINSULA...AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS HAVE SEEN
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 KT OVERNIGHT. THIS DEEPENING LOW WILL BE THE
MAIN WEATHER MAKER AND FORECASTING CHALLENGE FOR WESTERN AND
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FOR THE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE 00Z SOLUTIONS OF THE MAJOR MODELS ARE IN VERY
GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY. AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES UP COOK
INLET EARLY THIS WEEKEND THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES AMONG THE
MODELS. LARGER MODELS DIFFERENCES APPEAR ONCE THE BERING SEA LOW AND
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SLIDE TO THE EAST. A SHORT LIVED RIDGE WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND AND BE FOLLOWED BY YET
ANOTHER TROUGH IN THE EARLY TO MIDDLE PORTIONS OF NEXT WEEK. MODEL
DIFFERENCES ARISE EVEN IN SYNOPTIC PATTERN AT THIS POINT AS QUESTIONS
PERSIST ABOUT HOW STRONG THE SECOND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE. THESE
DIFFERENCES BECOME MAGNIFIED WHEN LOOKING AT THE SURFACE PRESSURE
PATTERN DURING THE SAME PERIOD. ALL THIS TO SAY...CONFIDENCE IN THE
MODELS GO DOWNHILL FAST BEGINNING SUNDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE APPROACHING LOW IS THE DOMINANT FEATURE IN THE
FORECAST. PRECIPITATION IS BEGINNING AND WINDS ARE INCREASING FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TODAY. THE VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT IS OVERTAKING KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING
AND WILL BE MOVING UP THE COOK INLET RAPIDLY TODAY. WINDS ON BOTH
ENDS OF THE TURNAGAIN ARM WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ALL DAY TODAY AND
SHOULD REACH WARNING LEVEL BY EARLY EVENING...THUS CONTINUED WITH
HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR ZONES 101 AND 125. STRONG BARRIER JET WILL
DEFINITELY SET UP ALONG THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST AND WINDS NEAR CORDOVA
SHOULD APPROACH 65 MPH BUT SHOULD NOT HIT WARNING LEVEL. THUS...HIGH
WIND WATCH WILL BE CANCELLED.
AS SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA...INLAND LOCATIONS MAY BEGIN
AS SNOW BUT WARM AIR ARRIVES QUICKLY AND MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD CHANGE
TO RAIN BEFORE MUCH SNOW CAN ACCUMULATE. AS MENTIONED YESTERDAY...THE
EXCEPTION TO THIS MAY BE LOCATIONS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS LIKE THOMPSON
PASS AND THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY THAT MAY STAY AS SNOW LONGER.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...WIDESPREAD GALE AND STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
FOUND ALL THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE MARINE ZONES AND CAN BE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS
IS NOT DONE STRENGTHENING YET...AND WILL MEANDER IN THAT LOCATION
UNTIL IT MOVES SOUTHEAST AND CROSSES BACK INTO THE PACIFIC THURSDAY
NIGHT. WINDS IN THE COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE DEPARTING
LOW LOOK ALMOST AS IMPRESSIVE AS WINDS ON THE FRONTSIDE HAVE PROVEN
TO BE. HOWEVER...IT DOES NOT APPEAR AT THIS TIME THAT WARNING LEVELS
WILL BE REACHED. STORM WARNINGS WILL REMAIN OUT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR
MUCH OF THE BERING SEA REGION.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS MENTIONED IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION...THE
SYNOPTIC PATTERN OF THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL CONSIST OF THE UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH IN THE BERING CONTINUING TO MOVE EAST TOWARD THE GULF OF
ALASKA. A SHORTWAVE RIDGE WILL QUICKLY MOVE IN FROM THE WEST AND
PROVIDE AN EXTREMELY BRIEF BREAK FROM THE ACTIVE WEATHER. BY SATURDAY
NIGHT ANOTHER STRONG FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA. LOW
PRESSURE MOVES INTO AND STALLS IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA ON MONDAY.
POSSIBLE TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPMENT IN THE EASTERN BERING IS BEING
HINTED AT BY SOME OF THE MODELS...BUT RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY AS WELL
AS CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE MODELS IS BOTH RELATIVELY POOR. AT THIS
POINT...IT IS PERHAPS ONLY SAFE TO SAY THAT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
RETURN TO THE BERING SEA BY LATE THIS WEEKEND REMAIN THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 125
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120 180 172 175 185 351 352 411 412 413 414
GALE WARNING 125 130 132 150 155 160 170 171 176 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AMD OCT 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:02 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:02 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 9, 10:05 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Oct 9, 3:40 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 17 hr |
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