Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 684, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 13, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2008, 5:40 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 131228 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 13 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. PKZ499-140300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 996 MB LOW NEAR 60N 168W WILL DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 60N 172E WILL DRIFT SOUTHEASTWARD AND DISSIPATE BY THU EVENING. A 999 MB LOW NEAR 57N 170E THU AFTERNOON WILL BECOME A 994 MB LOW NEAR 47N 172W FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 13 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 140015 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 59N 165W WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR 60N 162W EARLY FRI MORNING. A 998 MB LOW NEAR 56N 170E WILL MOVE TO 58N 172W AT 997 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 52N 170E FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 53N 180 AT 100 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 141258 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 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. PKZ499-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 994 MB LOW AT 58N 174E EARLY THIS MORNING MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 57N 176W SAT NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW AT 51N 170E LATE FRI NIGHT MOVES TO 52N 180 AT 998 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN IS ABSORBED INTO THE ABOVE MENTIONED LOW SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SOUTH OF 56N...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. NORTH OF 56N...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF 56N...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. NORTH OF 56N...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SOUTH OF 56N...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. NORTH OF 56N...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SOUTH OF 58N...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. NORTH OF 58N...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 150031 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 58N 177E INTENSIFIES TO 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 55N 172W. $$ PKZ411-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF 58N...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. NORTH OF 58N...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 151224 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 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. PKZ499-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 58N 177E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 51N 166E MOVES NORTHEAST AND THE TWO LOWS MERGE INTO A 990 MB LOW AT 56N 176W SAT NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO 53N 170W SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SOUTH OF 57N...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. NORTH OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 160011 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 57N 177E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB NEAR 56N 177W SAT NIGHT THEN TURN SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB NEAR 52N 156W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 160638 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 412 HEADLINE 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. PKZ499-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 57N 177E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB NEAR 56N 177W SAT NIGHT THEN TURN SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB NEAR 52N 156W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 161250 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW AT 56N 176W EARLY THIS MORNING WEAKENS TO 999 MB AS IT CROSSES UMNAK ISLAND SUN NIGHT. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO 52N 155W AT 1002 MB LATE MON NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW MOVES EAST TO 47N 174E LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT NORTH OF 58N. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WEST OF 176W...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19FT. RAIN AND SNOW. EAST OF 176W...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 161255 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 CORRECTED 413 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. PKZ499-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW AT 56N 176W EARLY THIS MORNING WEAKENS TO 999 MB AS IT CROSSES UMNAK ISLAND SUN NIGHT. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO 52N 155W AT 1002 MB LATE MON NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW MOVES EAST TO 47N 174E LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT NORTH OF 58N. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WEST OF 176W...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. EAST OF 176W...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 161437 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 540 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 UPDATED 413 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW AT 56N 176W EARLY THIS MORNING WEAKENS TO 999 MB AS IT CROSSES UMNAK ISLAND SUN NIGHT. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO 52N 155W AT 1002 MB LATE MON NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW MOVES EAST TO 47N 174E LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT NORTH OF 58N. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 540 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WEST OF 176W...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. EAST OF 176W...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 Nov 12, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AKST WED NOV 12 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS ARE DOING WELL OVERALL. THERE IS ONE DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES THE NAM THE PREFERRED MODEL FOR THE FIRST 36 TO 42 HOURS. THERE IS A WEAK CIRCULATION SOUTH OF COLD BAY THAT IS ONLY DETECTED ADEQUATELY BY THE NAM AND ITS HIGHER RESOLUTION. WHILE THE GFS DOES SEE A WAVE IN THE SAME LOCATION IT DOES NOT HAVE IT RESOLVED AS WELL. THEREFORE THE NAM SOLUTION BRINGING THIS VORTEX INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TOMORROW LOOKS LIKELY. FROM 48 HOURS AND BEYOND THE GFS HAS THE PREFERRED SOLUTION. THE GFS UKMET AND ECMWF ALL BRING A DEVELOPING LOW INTO THE FAR EASTERN GULF FRIDAY. NAM IS THE OUTLIER MOVING IT INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN ALSO LOOKS BETTER FOR BRINGING THIS LOW INTO THE EASTERN GULF SO THE GFS SOLUTION SHOULD WORK FINE FOR THE ANCHORAGE FORECAST AREA. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE DOMINANT UPPER LEVEL FEATURE CONTINUES TO BE A LARGE LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND THEN LIFT NORTHWARD FRIDAY AS A SECONDARY UPPER LEVEL LOW DEVELOPS IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND A MODERATE LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE THERE IS THE REMNANTS OF A LOW IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON.L THIS LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A SURFACE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WILL MOVE INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA OVERNIGHT. THIS LOW IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO SEE ON THE IR SATELLITE BUT IS PROMINENT ON THE VISIBLE SATELLITE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY AS THE LOW REMNANTS MOVE THROUGH THAT AREA. THIS SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF THROUGH THE EVENING. THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY IS ALSO BEING AFFECTED BY THIS SYSTEM WITH SNOW FALLING IN MCGRATH. THIS SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT AS WELL. FOG IS PLAGUING THE PARTS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY COAST. THIS FOG WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO THE EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH BEFORE THE NEXT WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THAT AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING FOR DAYS OVER MOST OF THE MARINE AREAS AND THIS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE. WHILE IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THE WEAK LOW SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TOMORROW THAT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY MEAN SNOWFALL FOR ANCHORAGE. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOST LIKELY BRING SOME SNOW TO THE EASTERN PART OF THE SOUND WITH SOME SNOW SHOWERS ON THE WESTERN SIDE. THE 850 MB ISOTHERMS AND OTHER IMPORTANT VARIABLES ALL INDICATE NO SNOW WILL MAKE IT PAST THE KENAI OR CHUGACH MOUNTAINS INTO THE ANCHORAGE OR MAT-SU AREAS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN FIVE DAYS FROM NOW IS VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY. THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE MAJOR STORM SYSTEMS SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK. WHILE A LOW DOES MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA ON FRIDAY IT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EAST AND WILL BE UNDERCUT BY A LOW DEVELOPING TO ITS SOUTH. WEAK RIDGING WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING SOME BRIEF CLEARING TO THOSE AREAS AT THAT TIME. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NOV 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days |
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