Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 711, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 7, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 7, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 9, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 080013 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING. A 978 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH TO 75 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF ON SUNDAY. A 977 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SUNDAY EVENING STRENGTHENS TO 963 MB 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 081236 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF AND MOVE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM SUN NIGHT AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090000 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW OVER SAND POINT MOVES TO 175 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN SUNDAY NIGHT AT 975 MB AND THEN TO 75 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES THOUGH THE WESTERN GULF SUNDAY. A 966 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY AFTERNOON MOVES 50 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING S WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN DEVELOPING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. LOWER WINDS AND SEAS N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...SE GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091227 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 979 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR AKHIOK MONDAY MORNING. A 974 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY MORNING WILL BECOME A 968 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO E 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091724 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 138 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 979 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR AKHIOK MONDAY MORNING. A 974 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY MORNING WILL BECOME A 968 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO E 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 092346 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF PILOT POINT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND STRENGTHENS TO 973 MB LATE TUESDAY MORNING. A SECONDARY 985 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON MOVES WESTWARD AND MERGES WITH THE PARENT LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY LATE MONDAY MORNING. A 971 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY AFTERNOON MOVES WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 53 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.