Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 707, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 2, 2008, 9:45 PM AKST. It was in force for 18 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
- Nov 2, 2008, 9:45 PM AKST (06:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 3, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030642 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 PM AKST SUN NOV 2 2008 UPDATE TO ZONE 155 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF ST PAUL WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND REMAIN THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 945 PM AKST SUN NOV 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 2 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MONDAY NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 031204 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND REMAIN THROUGH WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031641 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 740 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 CORRECTED AREAS 150 AND 185 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND REMAIN THROUGH WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040047 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THROUGH WED. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY WED. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 2, 4:00 PM AKST, 5 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 2, 4:00 PM AKST, 5 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 2 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS ARE DOING VERY WELL WITH THE OVERALL PATTERN. THIS HOLDS TRUE THROUGH MID WEEK WITH THE FIRST LARGE DIFFERENCE COMING AROUND THURSDAY WITH A LOW DEVELOPING AND MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE GFS IS A BIT DEEPER AND FASTER WITH MOVING THIS LOW INTO THE GULF THAN THE ECMWF. HOWEVER THE GFS AND ECMWF BOT HAVE BEEN A BIT ERRATIC WITH BOTH THE STRENGTH AND PATH OF THIS LOW. THEREFORE THE BEST THOUGHTS AT THIS TIME IS THAT THERE WILL BE A LOW MOVING INTO THE LOW TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK BUT IT SHOULD BE WATCHED THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO SEE HOW IT DEVELOPS AND MOVES. THE ONLY DETAIL IN THE SHORT TERM THAT BEARS MENTIONING IS WITH THE LOW MOVING UP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE NAM PRECIPITATION FIELD IS A BIT TOO FAR TO THE EAST. THE GFS HAS IT FARTHER WEST AND THIS LOOKS MUCH BETTER WITH WHAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING AND WHAT IS FORECAST. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN HAS A RIDGE OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN EXTENDING SOUTHWARD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THERE IS A SHORT WAVE MOVING OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AREA AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WITH THE JET STREAM REMAINING SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. AT THE SURFACE THERE IS A LOW ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THAT WILL BE SLOWLY MOVING WESTWARD. THIS SYSTEM IS BRINGING CLOUDS AND SNOW INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH MONDAY. THIS LOW IS ALSO HELPING TO PRODUCE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. A WEAK LOW EAST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL DISSIPATE AS IT REACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. THE MODERATE LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...SNOW WILL PERSIST IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH MONDAY AS THE SITUATION IS GOOD FOR OVERRUNNING. THERE IS NOT AN ABUNDANCE OF MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM SO SNOW AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE VERY IMPRESSIVE. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN EASE SOME MONDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT DECREASES. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST IN THE BERING SEA, ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AS THE FLOW REMAINS MOSTLY FROM THE NORTHWEST. THERE WILL BE A LITTLE MORE PRECIPITATION OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AS THE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA MOVES TO THAT AREA DISSIPATES TONIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST...FORECASTS THROUGH MID WEEK LOOK GOOD. MODEL CONSISTENCY AND A PATTERN THAT IS NOT CHANGING RAPIDLY GIVES A HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THEN. THINGS BECOME LESS CERTAIN STARTING AROUND THURSDAY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA REGION DUE UNCERTAINTIES WITH A LOW MOVING INTO THE AREA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130. 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 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 3, 7:15 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Nov 3, 7:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 days |
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