Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 716, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 9, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 9, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 9, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091219 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 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. PKZ199-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR AKHIOK MON MORNING. A 981 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 45 NM NORTH OF NELSON LAGOON SUN AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR 90 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM MON NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA THROUGH THE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091234 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 155 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR AKHIOK MON MORNING. A 981 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 45 NM NORTH OF NELSON LAGOON SUN AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR 90 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM MON NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA THROUGH THE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 092357 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 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. PKZ199-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... 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. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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, 15 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 12:30 PM AKST, 15 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| 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 | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 9, 5:13 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 32 hr |
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