Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 74, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 15, 2008, 11:00 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
- Jan 15, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160024 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 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. PKZ197-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED MORNING. A 1010 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 1006 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...EAST WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. MONTAGUE ISLAND WEST... SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING THIS EVENING TO SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160545 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 UPDATED ZONES 120 125 130 138 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. PKZ197-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED MORNING. A 1010 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 1006 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...EAST WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS DIMINISHING AROUND MIDNIGHT TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. MONTAGUE ISLAND WEST...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW WIND 15 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160751 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1050 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 UPDATED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED MORNING. A 1010 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 1006 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...EAST WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS DIMINISHING AROUND MIDNIGHT TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. MONTAGUE ISLAND WEST...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW WIND 15 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1050 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 845 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161234 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 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. PKZ197-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE THIS MORNING. ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON A 1009 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK. IT WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TO 1003 MB AND MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MID MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008
CORRECTED WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE NEAR TERM. THEY
DO DIVERGE RATHER QUICKLY AFTER 36 HOURS...ESPECIALLY WITH THE
MOVEMENT OF FRONTAL WAVES IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE BERING SEA
LOW TRACK THROUGH 120 HOURS IS ALMOST IDENTICAL AMOUNG THE
MODELS...HOWEVER THEIR TIMING IS VERY DIFFERENT. THIS IS NOT A HUGE
SURPRISE IN THIS TYPE OF PATTERN. THEREFORE THERE IS NOT A HUGE
DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE IN THE MODELS AT THIS TIME.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE MOST STRIKING FEATURE WHEN LOOKING
AT THE SATELLITE IS THE JET STREAM AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY
THAT EXTENDS FROM AROUND 25N 180W INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.
A STRONG LOW JUST NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL MOVE INTO NORTON
SOUND OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER LOW SOUTH OF KISKA ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON
WILL MOVE WEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THURSDAY. THIS WILL KEEP THE
SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. AN INTERESTING FEATURE
SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR IS A POLAR LOW THAT IS A BIT STRONGER THAN THE
MODELS ARE SHOWING. THIS LOW IS DECOUPLED FROM THE JET STREAM BUT IS
STILL HOLDING TOGETHER AND MOVING STEADILY NORTHEAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE LARGE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA IS BRINGING A LOT OF MOISTURE THAT IS OVERRIDING
THE COLD AIR THAT IS ENTRENCHED OVER THE AREA. THIS RESULTING SNOW IS
LIKELY TO PERSIST OVER THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA INTO WEDNESDAY.
THE SUSITNA VALLEY IS ALSO RECEIVING A GOOD AMOUNT OF SNOW WITH THE
SNOW ADVISORY IN ZONE 145 VERIFYING NICELY. THE SHORT TERM WILD CARD
IS THE POLAR LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. THE NAM HAS IT MOVING INTO
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TOMORROW. THIS COULD PRODUCE MORE SNOWFALL IN
THE SOUTH CENTRAL AREA SHOULD IT TAKE THIS TRACK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...NOT A BIG CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN BETWEEN
NOW AND THE WEEKEND. A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICAN AND THE JET STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE STATE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...SNOW ADVISORY 145.
MARINE...GALE 120 125 150 160 165 172 179 180 351 352 412 414.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 140 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JAN 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 15, 12:18 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 15, 6:45 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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