Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 649, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 23, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 231152 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 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. PKZ199-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT EARLY THIS MORNING MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 1005 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING MOVES TO NEAR THE PRIBILOFS TONIGHT...THEN DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ150-240200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-240200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-240200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-240200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-240200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-240200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-240200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-240200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-240200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-240200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 30 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-240200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-240200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 240101 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1009 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN TO 1016 MB NEAR KING SALMON FRI NIGHT. RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER WESTERN BERING FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-241400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-241400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-241400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-241400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-241400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-241400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-241400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-241400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-241400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-241400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-241400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-241400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 240624 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ199-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1009 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN TO 1016 MB NEAR KING SALMON FRI NIGHT. RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER WESTERN BERING FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-241400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-241400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-241400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-241400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-241400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-241400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-241400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-241400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-241400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-241400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-241400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-241400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1025 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241143 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL EARLY THIS MORNING MOVES TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR AT 1010 MB THIS EVENING THEN DISSIPATES. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING ON SAT. $$ PKZ150-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-250200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-250200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-250200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-250200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-250200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-250200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 22, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE CURRENT SET OF MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE
MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. OUT
OVER THE BERING, THE MODEL DIFFER OVER THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW
DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT AND HOW FAST IT WILL
WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS. I LIKE THE GFS POSITIONS BUT THINK
PRESSURES ARE 2 TO 4 MB TOO DEEP AND WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH SOONER
THAN MODEL INDICATES.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN SHORT-WAVE OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA HAD
PRODUCED AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AROUND ANCHORAGE, MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA
VALLEYS AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
A LARGE SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH AN ASSOCIATED
WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND ALASKAN PENINSULA
CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. STORM FORCE WINDS WERE MAINLY ALONG THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE LOW WHERE THE COLD ADVECTION IS THE STRONGEST.
ANOTHER 974 MB LOW NEAR YAKUTAT THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH
INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY TODAY.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
HAS CLEARED SKIES OVER KODIAK ISLAND, BRISTOL BAY AND PARTS OF THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER SHORT-WAVE WILL SWING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN TONIGHT. AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE REST OF THE GULF AND INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY THURSDAY MORNING.
AREAS OF SNOW WILL END OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL, MATANUSKA VALLEY AND
SUSITNA VALLEY BY LATE AFTERNOON AND SKIES WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR
TONIGHT. SNOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY
TONIGHT.
THE LARGE 961 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST
AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB OVER THE SOUTH GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THEN DISSIPATE THURSDAY EVENING. A 976 MB TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT THEN MOVE ONSHORE JUST EAST OF
CORDOVA THURSDAY EVENING AND INTO NORTHWEST CANADA FRIDAY. THE
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
INLAND ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
THURSDAY AND THE YUKON TERRITORY FRIDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO
KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AND SPREAD TO THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA
AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN THURSDAY. SNOWS WILL BECOME SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY.
STRONG COLD ADVECTION ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW WILL PRODUCE STRONG
WINDS ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND, KENAI PENINSULA AND PARTS OF PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALEUTIAN
AND KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REMAIN PARTLY CLOUDY BUT DRY THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING, BUT MORE CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION AS AN UPPER TROUGH SWINGS DOWN FROM NORTHWEST
ALASKA THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE COLD AIR WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SATURDAY, BUT A NEW STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE
BERING BY MONDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
MARINE...STORM 130, 155, 170, 171
GALE 120,125, 132, 138, 140, 150, 160
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM OCT 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 5:16 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Oct 23, 5:16 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 29 hr |
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