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Gale Warning 680, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 7, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 7, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 7, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 11, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 080013
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008

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.

PKZ399-081500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA UNTIL
SATURDAY EVENING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 978 MB 
LOW AT 52N 161W SATURDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ON SUNDAY AND 
MOVE ONSHORE ON THE KENAI PENINSULA ON SUNDAY NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW AT
50N 155W SUNDAY EVENING WILL MOVE TO 55N 152W AT 963 MB MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-081500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-081500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF 151W.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK61 PAFC 080222
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
530 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008

RETRANSMITTED FOR THE WEB PAGE

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.

PKZ399-081500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA UNTIL
SATURDAY EVENING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 978 MB 
LOW AT 52N 161W SATURDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ON SUNDAY AND 
MOVE ONSHORE ON THE KENAI PENINSULA ON SUNDAY NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW AT
50N 155W SUNDAY EVENING WILL MOVE TO 55N 152W AT 963 MB MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-081500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-081500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF 151W.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK61 PAFC 081203
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

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.

PKZ399-090300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
INTO THE CENTRAL GULF AND MOVE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 49N
165W WILL MOVE TO 58N 159W SUN NIGHT AT 976 MB.

$$

PKZ351-090300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-090300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK61 PAFC 090000
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

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.

PKZ399-091500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 980 MB LOW AT 55N 160W MOVES TO 57N 164W SUNDAY NIGHT AT 975 MB 
AND THEN TO 56N 162W WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH MONDAY 
AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF
SUNDAY. A 966 MB LOW 54N 147W MONDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 58N 152W AT
961 MB LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-091500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 14 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING.
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-091500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 16
FT LATE IN THE EVENING. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
13 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK61 PAFC 091145
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

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.

PKZ399-100300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 979 MB LOW NEAR 54N 160W
WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 57N 154W MONDAY MORNING. A 974 MB LOW NEAR 52N
149W MONDAY MORNING WILL BECOME A 968 MB LOW NEAR 58N 147W MONDAY
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ351-100300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-100300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK61 PAFC 092346
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

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.

PKZ399-101500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 980 MB LOW AT 57N 160W REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND STRENGTHENS 
TO 973 MB LATE TUESDAY MORNING. A SECONDARY 985 MB LOW AT 55N 145W
THIS AFTERNOON MOVES WESTWARD AND MERGES WITH THE PARENT LOW OVER
BRISTOL BAY LATE MONDAY MORNING. A 971 MB LOW AT 54N 146W MONDAY
AFTERNOON MOVES WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH TO 58N 150W EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-101500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-101500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF 147W...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT THROUGH MID EVENING.
OTHERWISE...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON 
E OF 147W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E OF 147W...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 
17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. W OF 147W...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13
FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK61 PAFC 101141
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

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.

PKZ399-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 978 MB LOW NEAR 58N
151W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 61N 162W MON EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 983 MB IN
THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 50N 150W WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR 60N 149W TUE AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 983
MB OVER INTERIOR ALASKA BY WED MORNING. 

$$

PKZ351-110300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-110300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK61 PAFC 110024
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

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.

PKZ399-111500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 977 MB LOW NEAR 54N 145W WILL MOVE TO 60N 149W TUE AFTERNOON. A 996
MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 56N 156W WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ351-111500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-111500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST MON NOV 10 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK61 PAFC 111237
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 11 2008

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.

PKZ399-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 977 MB LOW NEAR 58N 143W WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND 
ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUE EVENING. A 992 MB LOW NEAR 
54N 161W WED MORNING WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF  
WED NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ351-120300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 11 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W TO SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-120300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 11 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 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 Nov 6, 5:00 PM AKST, 23 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 5:00 PM AKST, 23 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE
LOW IN THE GULF WILL HEAD NORTH TOWARD YAKUTAT AND MAKE LANDFALL
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY FRIDAY. MODELS
ALSO INDICATE ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SEWARD TONIGHT AND
PERSIST NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH
SATURDAY.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF
CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE AT ALL LEVELS IN THE CENTRAL AND
WESTERN BERING SEA PERSISTS.

AT THE SURFACE...A LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF IS MOVING NORTH TOWARD
THE ALASKA COASTLINE. RAIN AND SNOW FROM THE STORM IS FALLING MAINLY
OVER THE JUNEAU FORECAST AREA BUT IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD WEST INTO THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW
SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...RAIN AND SNOW FROM THE LOW IN THE GULF
WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
TONIGHT THEN CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS AS THE OLD CENTER MOVES INTO
NORTHWEST CANADA AND WEAKER LOW DEVELOPS SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN
TO DEVELOP NEAR CORDOVA TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ALONG
THE COAST THROUGH FRIDAY TONIGHT UNTIL AN UPPER RIDGE MOVES INTO THE
GULF SATURDAY.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...PARTLY CLOUDY AND COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE STORM NEAR THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY WITH
WIND, RAIN AND SNOW SPREADING INTO THE AK PEN FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO
KODIAK ISLAND THE BRISTOL BAY SATURDAY.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL
MOVE TO SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY. SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE
WESTERN BERING WILL SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SATURDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE SURFACE LOW NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY MONDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH
ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. A GOOD SOUTH
TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY AND
MONDAY AND WILL MOVE MOIST MARITIME AIRMASS INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JMP NOV 08

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC53 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.