Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 731, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 18, 2008, 4:00 PM 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 18, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 190053 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 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. PKZ197-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A COMPLEX SERIES OF LOWS SOUTH OF THE GULF WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A SINGLE 980 MB LOW THU AFTERNOON 250 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW COMPLEX WILL TRACK NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE GULF TUE NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE ALONG THE GULF COAST LATE WED. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FOOT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 190316 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 615 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 UPDATED AREAS 121 AND 140 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. PKZ197-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A COMPLEX SERIES OF LOWS SOUTH OF THE GULF WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A SINGLE 980 MB LOW THU AFTERNOON 250 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW COMPLEX WILL TRACK NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE GULF TUE NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE ALONG THE GULF COAST LATE WED. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 615 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FOOT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 615 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. LOWER WINDS AND SEAS N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 190552 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 CORRECTED AREA 129 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. PKZ197-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A COMPLEX SERIES OF LOWS SOUTH OF THE GULF WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A SINGLE 980 MB LOW THU AFTERNOON 250 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW COMPLEX WILL TRACK NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE GULF TUE NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE ALONG THE GULF COAST LATE WED. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 615 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI..NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 615 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. LOWER WINDS AND SEAS N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191247 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 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. PKZ197-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 998 MB LOW 345 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 994 MB AND MOVE TO 470 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN BECOME ABSORBED BY A 987 MB LOW 440 NM EAST OF KODIAK ON THURSDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. . .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. . .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OVER THE NORTHERN STRAIT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 18, 1:35 PM AKST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 18, 1:35 PM AKST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
135 PM AKST TUE NOV 18 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH WITH EMBEDDED
LOW COMPLEX IS CENTERED SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. A TRIPLE POINT
LOW ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS CIRCULATION QUICKLY STRENGTHENED THIS
MORNING AND HAS NOW BECOME OCCLUDED. THE FRONT IS BEING PUSHED NORTH
AND WEST INTO THE GULF WHILE THE LOW BEGINS TO CURVE TOWARD THE
SOUTHWEST. A RIDGE DOMINATES THE BERING WITH A TROUGH UNDERCUTTING
THE RIDGE TO THE SOUTH. ANOTHER HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH IS CENTERED
OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WITH A 165KT JET HEADED FOR THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO SURFACE OBSERVATIONS TO
CONFIRM THIS...BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY ALL OF THE MODELS ARE
TOO WEAK WITH THE LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF. THE MARINE FORECAST
WINDS ARE ALREADY HIGHER THAN MODEL GUIDANCE...SO WONT NEED TO MAKE
MANY ADJUSTMENTS. THE MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE INITIALLY IN GOOD AGREEMENT
WITH LOCATION OF THE MULTIPLE LOWS...BUT DIVERGE AS THEY CONSOLIDATE
INTO A SINGLE CENTER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GFS SHOWS GOOD RUN-TO-RUN
CONSISTENCY AND HAVE STUCK CLOSE TO ITS SOLUTION THROUGH THURSDAY.
THERE HAS BEEN A GENERAL TREND OF PUSHING THE FRONT FARTHER NORTH
AND WEST...SO WILL INCREASE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE GULF
COASTAL AREAS.
MODELS SHOW POOR RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY WITH LOWS APPROACHING THE
WESTERN BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THUS...NO MAJOR CHANGES WILL BE
MADE TO EXISTING FORECAST. THERE IS NOW GENERAL AGREEMENT IN
DEVELOPMENT OF TRIPLE POINT LOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MOVEMENT
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY...SO WILL TREND A
LITTLE MORE HEAVILY TOWARD THIS SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
AS FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF SHOULD HELP PRODUCE ENOUGH MIXING TO
EITHER WEAKEN OR BREAK THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION IN PLACE OVER MUCH OF
SOUTHCENTRAL. THEREFORE...EXPECT ANY FOG THAT DEVELOPS TONIGHT TO
BE LOCALIZED. PRECIPITATION WILL REACH KODIAK ISLAND EARLY TOMORROW
MORNING IN THE FORM OF SNOW AND ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW.
TEMPERATURES ON KODIAK ISLAND ARE CURRENTLY NEAR FREEZING AND DONT
EXPECT MUCH CHANGE BY THE TIME SNOW STARTS. WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR
ABOVE FREEZING DONT ANTICIPATE VISIBILITIES WILL GET LOW ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...BUT SOMEWHERE AROUND 1 MILE IS LIKELY.
THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT REACHES THE ISLAND. WHILE THE SURFACE
FLOW WILL REMAIN NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW RIGHT ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL
HAVE A NORTHEAST COMPONENT. THERE MIGHT BE JUST ENOUGH WARM AIR TO
MIX IN A LITTLE RAIN ALONG THE GULF...BUT PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN
PREDOMINANTLY SNOW. SNOW WILL ALSO OVERSPREAD THE PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND REGION ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP
IT GENERALLY LIGHT. THE BEST POSSIBILITY FOR ACCUMULATION LOOKS TO
BE WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WHICH WILL BE IN AN AREA OF STRONGER
UPPER LEVEL VERTICAL MOTION AND WILL HAVE AN UPSLOPE COMPONENT TO
THE WINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE. IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR
PRECIPITATION TO MAKE IT OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS. VERY DRY AIR
ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUALLY BE REINFORCED BY
NORTHERLY FLOW SO ANY PRECIPITATION T5HAT FALLS FROM ABOVE WILL
EVAPORATE BEFORE REACHING THE GROUND. AT MOST THERE MIGHT BE A FEW
FLURRIES RIGHT ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL
CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST INTO THE WEEKEND AS A LOW REMAIN OVER
THE GULF. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN
STRONG...RESULTING IN A CONTINUATION OF LOCALLY STRONG GAP WINDS
ALONG THE GULF COAST.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/ALASKA PENINSULA...A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND THE
ALASKA PENINSULA. AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE WILL THEN DROP DOWN
FROM THE NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY RESULTING IN MODERATE
TO STRONG COLD ADVECTION ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WILL PRODUCE
MORE WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM PERIOD.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING WILL GRADUALLY
BE PINCHED AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF ON THE EAST AND A STRONG
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS FRONT WILL REACH THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS LATE WEDNESDAY AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
PRIBILOFS FRIDAY. A LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND
TRACK ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY...BUT THERE IS LOW
CONFIDENCE IN THIS SOLUTION AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE SYSTEM AFTER
THIS POINT. MODELS INDICATE WINDS IN THE STORM FORCE TO NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE STRENGTH...BUT FOR NOW WILL MAINTAIN WINDS NO
HIGHER THAN GALE FORCE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXTENDED
TIME FRAME. HOWEVER...CURRENT MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE A MEAN
TROUGH SETTING UP OVER THE BERING SEA WITH UPPER JET SETTING UP JUST
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND THEN UP INTO THE GULF. IF ACCURATE...THIS
WILL RESULT IN AN ACTIVE STORM PATTERN FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...130 132 138 140 150.
GALE WARNING...120 121 141 155 160 165 175 176 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB NOV 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | ||
| Nov 19, 9:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Nov 19, 2:46 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 4 hr |
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