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Gale Warning 723, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 14, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 14, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 150031 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 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. PKZ199-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF KISKA INTENSIFIES TO 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF KISKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS A 1009 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU MOVES NORTHEAST AND THE TWO LOWS MERGE INTO A 990 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR NIKOLSKI SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 160011 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 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. PKZ199-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB 280 NM NORTH OF ADAK SAT NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 998 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...SE 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 14, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 14, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AKST FRI NOV 14 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS ARE CONSISTENT WITH EACH OTHER TODAY. THE GFS AND OLD RUN ECMWF MODELS ARE BEING USED FOR OVERALL PATTERN AND NAM WITH A FEW DETAILS. THE GFS ENSEMBLE FROM THE 12Z RUN SHOWS A REASONABLE INTERNAL CONSISTENCY IN THE MODEL THROUGH 60 HOURS. BEYOND 84 HOURS IT REALLY BEGINS TO DETERIORATE SO USE GFS WITH CAUTION PAST 84 HOURS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THAT HAS DOMINATED THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR MUCH OF THIS WEEK HAS WEAKENED BUT REMAINS IN ROUGHLY THE SAME PLACE. THE 250 MB JET STREAM IS RATHER WEAK BUT DOES EXTEND AROUND THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THIS TROUGH. THIS PATTERN WILL PERSIST UNTIL MONDAY WHEN AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA AND PUSHES THE TROUGH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR YAKUTAT THIS EVENING. WHILE THIS LOW WAS EXPECTED TO HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT FOR THE ANCHORAGE FORECAST AREA IT DID PRODUCE A FEATURE THAT HAD A BIT OF IMPACT ON TODAYS WEATHER. IT PRODUCED A WAVE OFF OF THE MAIN GULF LOW THAT MOVED AS FAR WEST AS COOK INLET. THIS BROUGHT SNOW INTO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA AS WELL AS THE EASTERN AND INTERIOR KENAI PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE AREAS. THIS DEFORMATION ZONE OVER ANCHORAGE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE KENAI PENINSULA CAUSED THE MOISTURE THAT WAS PUSHED OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO BE WRUNG OUT OVER THE REGION. THAT IS THE REASON THE SNOW PERSISTED LONG AFTER CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURES HAD WARMED. IN THE WEST A LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA CONTINUED TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD. THIS LOW IS BECOMING A COMPLEX LOW WITH A TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPING ALONG THE WEATHER FRONT. THIS TRIPLE POINT WILL BECOME THE MAIN LOW BY TOMORROW AND WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST...NOT CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AS THE LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL SEE SOME SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT BUT AREAS WEST OF THAT WILL ONLY SEE A FEW ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AND TURN TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL ALSO SEE SNOW WITH THE WEAK FRONT MOVING OVER THEM. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THERE WILL BE A PATTERN CHANCE EARLY NEXT WEEK AND AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND DISPLACES THE TROUGH THAT HAS BEEN IN THAT AREA AND MOVES IT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. IF THE SURFACE LOW IN THE INTERIOR DEVELOPS SUFFICIENTLY IT WILL CAUSE A DECREASE IN CLOUDS. THIS WOULD ALLOW MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TO DEVELOP BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 170 172 175 176 185. 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 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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