Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 715, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 8, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 8, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
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. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101233 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 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. PKZ197-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 978 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE NEAR BETHEL MON EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 983 MB IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD TUE AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 983 MB OVER INTERIOR ALASKA BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008 ...STORM WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS FURTHER DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008 ...STORM WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR THE NORTH ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 8, 12:30 PM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 12:30 PM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1230 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE LOW OFF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE AK PENINSULA IN BOTH POSITION AND INTENSITY. EXPECTING ELONGATED LOW CENTER TO MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY MIDDAY. AFTER LATE SUNDAY MORNING MODELS START TO DIVERGE ON SOLUTION FOR A NEW GULF OF ALASKA LOW. GFS IS DEEPER AND FURTHER NORTH THAN NAM...LEANING TOWARDS GFS AS IT APPEARS TO BE MORE CONSISTENT. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN ENERGY IS ASSOCIATED WITH EAST SIDE OF TROUGH THAT IS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TODAY. WILL SEE STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW IN MID AND UPPER LEVELS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE ONSHORE IN THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AND ON THE KENAI PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHWEST...IN THE SOUTHERN AREAS EXPECT TO START OFF WITH SNOW BUT MIXING WITH RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. COULD SEE SOME LOCALIZED AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AS WELL. SHOULD BE WARMING FROM KING SALMON WESTWARD. BETHEL ZONE WILL PROBABLY SEE SOME MIXED PRECIP SUNDAY MORNING BUT BETHEL SHOULD REMAIN BELOW FREEZING ON SUNDAY. EXPECT SOME MODERATE TO STRONG EAST TO NORTH WINDS SO VIZ WILL BE LOWER IN AREAS WITH BLOWING SNOW. AWAY FROM THE COAST COULD HAVE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WILL DEPEND ON MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE SNOW. KODIAK...SNOW TURNING TO RAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT. STRONG EAST WINDS THIS EVENING BUT SNOW SHOULD BE WET SO NOT EXPECTING ANY BLIZZARD. FRONT SHOULD PASS OVER FAIRLY QUICKLY THIS EVENING BUT WITH GOOD SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL EXPECTED CONTINUED RAIN AND SNOW OVER NIGHT WITH RAIN SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. SOUTHCENTRAL...FRONT MOVES ONSHORE OVER KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT. MODERATE TO STRONG GAP AND MOUNTAIN WINDS AS PRESSURE BUILDS ALONG THE COAST. EXPECTING STRONG WINDS IN PORTAGE AREA AND UPPER HILLSIDE. WITH STRONG DOWN INLET FLOW THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING EXPECTING DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO BE CONFINED TO UPPER AND MID HILLSIDE...MIGHT SEE SOME MODERATE GUSTS ON LOWER HILLSIDE MONDAY MORNING. GOOD CHANCE FOR SNOW IN UPPER AND WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. SNOW TURNING TO RAIN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUNDAY MORNING. .LONG TERM FORECAST...AS NOTED THERE IS CONSIDERABLE MODEL DISAGREEMENT ON THE SYSTEM THAT MOVES INTO THE GULF MONDAY NIGHT. NEVERTHELESS THERE WILL BE A FAIRLY DEEP LOW IN THE GULF ON TUESDAY WITH STRONG EAST FLOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF. EXPECT RAIN OR SNOW ALONG THE COAST TUESDAY. MODELS INDICATING DOWNSLOPING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES AND STORMS EVERYWHERE EAST OF 170W. FIRE WEATHER...NOT EXPECTING ANY PROBLEMS TODAY. JOHNANIMAL NOV 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:05 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 9, 5:13 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 32 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.