Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 664, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 26, 2008, 4:00 PM 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 26, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 262322 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 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. PKZ197-271400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN TO 1012 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. CAPE CLEARE EAST NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-271400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-271400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-271400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-271400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-271400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-271400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 262339 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-271400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN TO 1012 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. CAPE CLEARE EAST...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-271400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-271400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-271400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-271400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-271400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-271400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271110 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 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. PKZ197-280200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1001 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE BY TUESDAY NIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY MORNING SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN GULF. $$ PKZ120-280200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-280200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ENDING THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. LOCAL AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-280200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-280200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT OVER THE NORTHERN STRAIT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-280200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-280200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 272345 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 CORRECT 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. PKZ197-281400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1011 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ120-281400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-281400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-281400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-281400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-281400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-281400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-281400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-281400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 26, 4:15 AM AKDT, 11 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 4:15 AM AKDT, 11 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
415 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM THIS MORNING STRETCHES FROM JAPAN
NORTHEAST TO NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...THEN DIVES SOUTHEAST TO
AROUND 35N 160W...AND FINALLY HEADS BACK NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHEAST
ALASKA AND THE YUKON. A 988 MB LOW PRESSURE ABOUT 200 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK EARLY THIS MORNING IS RIDING NORTHEAST ALONG THE WEST SIDE
JET STREAM AND BRINGING STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF
ALASKA ALONG A FRONT EXTENDED OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW. HIGH PRESSURE IS
PRESENT OUT WEST THIS MORNING...CENTERED OVER THE WEST CENTRAL
BERING/ALEUTIANS.
THE GULF LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF
CORDOVA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY. A SIGNIFICANT
PATTERN CHANGE WILL TAKE PLACE OUT WEST OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS...WITH THE JET STREAM WORKING NORTHEAST INTO THE WEST/CENTRAL
BERING/ALEUTIANS BRINGING WARMER TEMPERATURES...RAIN...AND WIND AS A
SIGNIFICANT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST THROUGH THE WESTERN
BERING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN VERY NICE AGREEMENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH ABOUT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND THEN BEGIN TO DIVERGE. WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY...GFS HAS COME IN LINE WITH THE MORE CONSISTENT ECMWF IN
HOW FAR EAST THE SYSTEM MOVING EAST ACROSS THE BERING/ALEUTIANS WILL
MAKE IT BEFORE BEING SHEARED APART BY THE BLOCKING HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE MAINLAND. THE NEW GFS AND THE MORE CONSISTENT ECMWF ARE
BRINGING THE SYSTEM FURTHER EAST BEFORE SHEARING APART AND WE HAVE
GONE WITH THIS SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE 988 MB LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK IS STILL BRINGING STORM FORCE WINDS
THIS MORNING ALONG A FRONT RUNNING OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW.
HOWEVER...AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD CORDOVA IT WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS WILL ITS ASSOCIATED WINDS. THE LOW WILL REACH
THE AREA JUST OFF THE COAST BETWEEN CORDOVA AND YAKUTAT MONDAY
AFTERNOON...AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE.
THE WEST EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH THE LOW IS JUST GRAZING THE
EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING...AND THE
WEST EDGE WILL MOVE EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON. FROM THIS AFTERNOON
ONWARD...MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE FROM CORDOVA NORTH TO THE
SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE A
CONCERN FOR THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS BEING ISSUED. ALSO OF CONCERN
ARE NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AS COLD ADVECTION
KICKS BACK IN FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT. SOME AREAS WHICH WILL RECEIVE THE GUSTIER WINDS INCLUDE BROAD
PASS...THOMPSON PASS AND VALDEZ...AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. ALSO
KICKING IN WITH THE COLD ADVECTION WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES...WHICH WILL TAKE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL FROM WEST TO EAST
BEGINNING LATE TODAY. SO ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER THAN
NORMAL THROUGH TUESDAY AND LOCALLY WINDY...MANY PLACES WILL SEE A
GOOD DOSE OF SUNSHINE.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
DRY AND COLD UPPER LEVEL NORTHERLY FLOW IS PRESENT OVER THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TODAY TO THE WEST OF THE GULF LOW PRESSURE AND TO
THE EAST OF THE BERING HIGH PRESSURE. HOWEVER...THE LOW LEVELS ARE
STILL FAIRLY MOIST WITH SOME LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. THE BERING HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND MONDAY KEEPING
CONDITIONS DRY. A FRONT MOVING EAST ACROSS THE BERING WILL BRING
WARMER TEMPERATURES AND RAIN AND SNOW TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST
BEGINNING TUESDAY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
TRANQUIL SETUP TODAY OUT IN THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS. HIGH PRESSURE
IS POSITIONED IN THE WESTERN/CENTRAL BERING/ALEUTIANS. THE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AS A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE
OVERTAKES THE REGION...A CHANGE TO MUCH WARMER...WET AND WINDY. THE
RAIN AND WIND IS ALREADY AFFECTING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY...BUT
AS A LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES JUST NORTH OF ATTU TONIGHT THE WINDS
AND RAIN IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING WILL FURTHER INCREASE. THE
LOW INTENSIFIES TO ABOUT 975 MB AS IT MOVES TO AROUND SAINT MATTHEW
TUESDAY MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS AND POSSIBLY
STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS LATE
TONIGHT TO THE CENTRAL BERING/ALEUTIANS MONDAY AND TO THE EASTERN
BERING/ALEUTIANS MONDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL BE THE PREDOMINANT
PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH THIS SYSTEM.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THE FRONT WHICH HAD BEEN MOVING ACROSS
THE BERING IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WITH
THE ENERGY THEN SPLITTING AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FORMING OVER
THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE ENERGY WILL SPLIT BECAUSE OF A BLOCKING AREA
OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN INTERIOR OF ALASKA
WHICH WILL INTENSIFY IN THE SHORT TERM AND PERSIST INTO THE LONG
TERM. GENERALLY SPEAKING FOR THE EXTENDED...EXPECT PROGRESSIVE WET
AND WARM WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE BERING/ALEUTIANS WITH
SEMIPERMANENT LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. GENERALLY DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INLAND WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF THE
ABOVE MENTIONED FRONT WHICH MAY MAKE IT EAST TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
ON WEDNESDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING ZONES 120 130 132 138 175 176 412 413.
GALE WARNING ZONES 125 140 150 172 179 185 351 352 411 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FOISY OCT 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 27, 7:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr |
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