Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 659, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 25, 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 25, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 26, 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 251144 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 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 1010 MB LOW 75 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR EARLY THIS MORNING DISSIPATES TODAY AS IT IS ABSORBED INTO A 986 MB LOW WHICH MOVES NORTH TO 350 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONT MOVES EAST INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN AND SUN NIGHT AHEAD OF A 988 MB LOW WHICH MOVES TO 100 NM NORTH OF ATTU LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-260200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-260200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-260200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-260200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-260200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-260200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 252308 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 400 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AND STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-261400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-261400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-261400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-261400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-261400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-261400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-261400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-261400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-261400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-261400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-261400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 260039 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 UPDATED ZONE 171 FOR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 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. PKZ199-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 400 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AND STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-261400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-261400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-261400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-261400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-261400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-261400- UNALASKA BAY 440 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-261400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-261400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-261400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-261400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-261400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261059 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 987 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY EARLY THIS MORNING MOVES TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 993 MB THIS EVENING. A 988 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE TONIGHT...TO 350NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 977 MB MON AFTERNOON...AND TO 100 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW AT 975 MB LATE MON NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT MOVES OUT AHEAD OF THIS LOW THROUGH THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ150-270200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-270200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-270200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-270200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-270200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-270200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-270200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-270200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-270200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-270200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY THIS AFTER NOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-270200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-270200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 24, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE GULF AND MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BUT THERE IS STILL SOME DIFFERENCE ON HOW THEY HANDLE THE BERING SEA LOW THROUGH SATURDAY. I CONTINUE TO PREFER THE GFS OVER THE BERING SEA. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT HAS MOVED THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TODAY. THE MAIN UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR IS SLOWLY WEAKENING. THE SURFACE LOW THAT WAS OVER THE GULF THURSDAY HAD MOVED INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY. AREAS OF SNOW CONTINUE TO FALL OVER MOST OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN BUT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. COLD ADVECTION OVER WESTERN GULF AND COOK INLET HAS PRODUCED GUSTY WINDS OVER KODIAK ISLAND, KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A WEAK LOW JUST NORTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS HAS A WARM FRONT EXTENDING EAST INTO BRISTOL BAY AND A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH. AREAS OF SNOW HAVE DEVELOPED OVER BRISTOL BAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL SWING NORTHEAST INTO THE TANANA VALLEY TONIGHT AND INTO NORTHERN ALASKA SATURDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL END TONIGHT. ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL EXTEND SOUTHWARD OVER THE YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND SOUTHEAST BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY THEN DRIFT INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY. AT THE SURFACE...A RIDGE OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE EAST AND BUILD INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT THEN MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE YUKON TERRITORY SATURDAY. GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING. THE WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATE OVER WESTERN BRISTOL BAY LATE TONIGHT. THE WARM FRONT OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE NORTH ONTO NORTHERN COAST OF THE BAY TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN OVER SOUTHWEST INTERIOR SATURDAY. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE INLAND PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT AND SPREAD INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW FOR ANCHORAGE, THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SATURDAY. A LOW FORMING OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF SATURDAY NIGHT AND PUSH INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA SUNDAY. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL SOUTH AND EAST OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SUNDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALASKA TUESDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. DESPITE THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER TROUGH, MODELS INDICATE SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN DRY INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. A WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING WILL SUNDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUESDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120, 130, 138, 150 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM OCT 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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