Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 686, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 14, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 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 14, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 150031 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 58N 177E INTENSIFIES TO 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 55N 172W. $$ 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. $$ PKZ414-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 170006 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM 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. PKZ499-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 53N 176W WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN MON AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 46N 160W WILL MOVE TO 44N 177W AT 988 MB ON TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA TUE. $$ PKZ411-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 171203 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 17 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 998 MB LOW AT 52N 168W EARLY THIS MORNING MOVES SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND IS ABSORBED INTO A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. A 1000 MB LOW AT 48N 167E THIS AFTERNOON MOVES TO 43N 176E AT 993 MB TUE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS IN THE NORTHERN BERING THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSISTS INTO TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON NOV 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON NOV 17 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 17 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 180002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 17 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. PKZ499-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 997 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TUESDAY WILL MOVE TO NEAR 53N 164E AND STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING WED. $$ PKZ411-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON NOV 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON NOV 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON NOV 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 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 13, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 13, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AKST THU NOV 13 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL WITH THIS WEATHER PATTERN. THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS COMES AROUND SATURDAY NIGHT AND LATER IN THE BERING SEA. THE COMPLEX LOW WILL HAVE MULTIPLE CENTERS BY THIS TIME AND THE MODELS ARE GRASPING TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE EACH ONE WILL BE. THIS IS TO BE EXPECTED WITH SUCH A PATTERN AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME CHANGES IN MODELS AS THIS SYSTEM GETS CLOSER...BUT THE OVERALL PATTERN IS GOOD. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...IN THE UPPER LEVELS THE LARGE TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA IS STILL IN PLACE. IT WILL WEAKEN AND LIFT SOME TO THE NORTHEAST BY THE WEEKEND AS WEAK RIDGING MOVES OVER THAT AREA AND A NEW LOW UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTER DEVELOPING IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THE JET STREAM CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN ON THE IR SATELLITE WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS ALASKA. IT IS BEGINNING TO TURN MORE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AROUND 160W AND THIS IS BRINGING IT AS FAR NORTH AS VANCOUVER ISLAND. THIS POSITION IS FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONG LOW THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY. THIS LOW WILL BE FAR ENOUGH EAST THAT IT WILL NOT AFFECT THE ANCHORAGE FORECAST AREA EXCEPT THE GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. A SECOND SURFACE LOW IS BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS TO COOK INLET AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREAS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR IN THE VALDEZ AREA. CORDOVA MAY SEE RAIN MIXED IN OR ALL RAIN LATER ON WITH WARM AIR THAT IS IN THE EASTERN PART OF THIS SYSTEM. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE COOK INLET REGION ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE LARGE BUT AMOUNTS SHOULD INCREASE AS ONE HEADS NORTHWARD INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE STATE IS BECOMING A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE IN THE LONGER TERM AS THE JET STREAM MOVES TO THE NORTH AND INTO THE BERING SEA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL PUT THE BERING SEA MORE INTO THE STORM TRACK WITH SOME RIDGING POSSIBLE OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE AT THAT TIME. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 172 175 176. 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 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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