Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 776, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 7, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 071242 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 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. PKZ499-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING DISSIPATES MON MORNING. A STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING DISSIPATES SUN NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 44N 163W INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB MON NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 57N 150W. $$ PKZ411-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT BY MIDDAY W OF 177W. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST W. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 177W...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. E OF 177W...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 080009 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SUN NIGHT. A 965 MB LOW NEAR 48N 162W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 152W AND STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB MON NIGHT THEN MOVE TO NEAR 59N 155W AND WEAKEN TO 970 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ413-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 081247 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 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. PKZ499-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 961 MB LOW NEAR 51N 159W INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB MON AFTERNOON NEAR 53N 154W. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 59N 150W AND THEN MOVES INLAND. NORTHWEST FLOW DOMINATES THE BERING MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ413-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ414-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 090009 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 958 MB LOW NEAR 54N 153W WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60N 148W TUE AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST BEHIND THIS LOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE WED. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 T0 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 091250 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 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. PKZ499-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 961 MB LOW NEAR 58N 150W WEAKENS TO 972 MB TUE AFTERNOON NEAR 60N 150W. NORTHWEST FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE BERING THROUGH WED. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING WED MORNING AND REACHES THE CENTRAL BERING WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 091530 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 630 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 UPDATED ZONE 412 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 961 MB LOW NEAR 58N 150W WEAKENS TO 972 MB TUE AFTERNOON NEAR 60N 150W. NORTHWEST FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE BERING THROUGH WED. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING WED MORNING AND REACHES THE CENTRAL BERING WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 630 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 100029 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 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. PKZ499-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUE NIGHT AND WED. A 989 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 51N 160E WED MORNING AND MOVE TO 58N 172E THU AFTERNOON AT 976 MB. A STRONG FRONT AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN BERING WED AFTERNOON AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN BERING THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 101216 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE BERING SEA WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 965 MB LOW NEAR 57N 166E WED NIGHT MOVES TO 61N 179E AND WEAKENS TO 992 MB THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT TO BRISTOL BAY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 110018 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 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. PKZ499-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT AND INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI. $$ PKZ411-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 111226 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT AND INLAND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI MORNING. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI MORNING AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 Dec 6, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE ECMWF AND NAM MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND APPEARS TO BE THE MOST CONSISTENT MODELS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE GFS MODELS HAS BECOME MORE STABLE OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS BUT IS A LITTLE TOO SLOW ON THE NEXT LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER AIR... MOST OF THE UPPER AIR FEATURES OVER ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD. A WEAK UPPER LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN. AN UPPER SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND NORTON SOUND IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AND WILL SPREAD SNOW SHOWERS INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT. A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. AT THE SURFACE... A WEAK LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WITH A WEAK WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEAST OF THE LOW HAS PRODUCED AREA OF LIGHT RAIN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, KENAI PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY TODAY. AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL END BY THIS AFTERNOON AS COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF... THE LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF AND ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY. THE UPPER SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND KENAI PENINSULA SUNDAY NIGHT. AREAS SNOW ASSOCIATED THE THE UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. A NEW STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH TO ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE GULF MONDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. AREAS OF SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY. THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND NORTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL FORM A CUT-OFF HIGH OVER NORTHERN ALASKA MONDAY. SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR MONDAY OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. RAIN, SNOW AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY MONDAY AS THE NEXT STORM APPROACHES THE STATE. BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY THEN DISSIPATED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MONDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE NORTHEAST IN THE NORTHERN GULF TUESDAY THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND WEDNESDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM DEC 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 7, 1:22 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 8 hr |
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