Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 788, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 20, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 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 20, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 210016 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-211500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A COMPLEX LOW IN THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA WILL SEND SEVERAL WEATHER FRONTS THROUGH THE BERING SEA THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ411-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTH OF 55 N...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF 55 N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SOUTH OF 55N...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. NORTH OF 55N...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...WEST OF 175 W...SW WIND 30 KT. EAST OF 175 W...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 211237 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-220300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A COMPLEX LOW IN THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA WILL SEND SEVERAL WEATHER FRONTS THROUGH THE BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 220009 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-221500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 60N 170E WILL MOVE TO 65N 175W AT 985 MB TUE. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 51N 168E SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE NEAR BRISTOL BAY MON NIGHT AT 988 MB. $$ PKZ411-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 221251 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 22 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-230300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A DEVELOPING 998 MB LOW NEAR 56N 173W WILL MOVE TO 59N 149W TUESDAY MORNING AS 988 MB. A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 48N 170E TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 53N 177E TUESDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ411-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON DEC 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON DEC 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 230005 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-231500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A DEVELOPING 987 MB LOW NEAR 59N 163W WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA MON NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH TUE NIGHT AHEAD OF A 1006 MB LOW THAT DEVELOPS NEAR 51N 175W TUE NIGHT AND STRENGTHENS TO 1004 MB NEAR 57N 171W WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 231233 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-240300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A DEVELOPING 1009 MB LOW NEAR 45N 167E WILL MOVE TO 56N 169W WEDNESDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 1002 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 167W WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 231428 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 530 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 UPDATED ZONE 412 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-240300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A DEVELOPING 1009 MB LOW NEAR 45N 167E WILL MOVE TO 56N 169W WEDNESDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 1002 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 167W WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 530 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 231847 AAB OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 945 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 UPDATED TO ZONE 413 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-240300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A DEVELOPING 1009 MB LOW NEAR 45N 167E WILL MOVE TO 56N 169W WEDNESDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 1002 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 167W WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 530 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 945 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 240000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-241500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 51N 174E TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE NEAR 56N 170W WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 1004 MB LOW AT 47N 175W WED WILL STRENGTHEN TO 992 MB THU MORNING NEAR 54N 160W AND THEN TO 986 MB NEAR 55N 153W THU AFTERNOON. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING THU. $$ PKZ411-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 0 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 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 20, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL THROUGH 84 HOURS. THE NAM AND GFS BOTH INITIALIZED A LITTLE TOO FAR SOUTH ON THE LOW IN THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. THE NAM ALSO HAS IT A LITTLE STRONGER THIS EVENING WHICH IS PROBABLY GOOD. THIS WILL NOT MAKE MUCH OF AN IMPACT ON THE FORECASTS SINCE THE LOW IS WEAKENING AND MOVING OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE MEAN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE STATE WITH THE UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM STAYING SOUTH OF THE AREA. THIS IS KEEPING THE WEATHER PATTERN QUIETER THAN NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE JET STREAM WILL ENTER THE PICTURE FOR THE BERING SEA AREA MONDAY AND THEN EXTEND OVER MOST OF THE BERING SEA BY TUESDAY. THE MAIN SURFACE LOW IN THE EAST IS WELL SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH THE SECONDARY AND WEAKER LOW SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT PULLS TO THE SOUTHEAST AND OUT OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. IN THE WEST A COMPLEX LOW IS IN THE KAMCHATKA AREA AND WILL EVENTUALLY FOLLOW THE EASTERN RUSSIA COAST TOWARD THE BERING STRAIT BY TUESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS TO CROSS THE BERING SEA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS LOW COMPLEX. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THERE IS NOT A LOW OF WEATHER TO TALK ABOUT TODAY. THERE IS RAIN IN KODIAK AND SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS NEAR THE NORTH GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE FRONT IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS WEAKENING AND BRINGING MINIMAL PRECIPITATION THERE. THERE IS SOME PATCHY FOG IN THE BERING SEA. THE COOK INLET REGION COLD SEE SOME FOG DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT BUT CONDITIONS ARE NOT NEARLY AS FAVORABLE FOR IT AS COMPARED TO A FEW DAYS AGO. .LONG TERM FORECAST...STILL SOME MODEL UNCERTAINTY BEYOND TUESDAY...BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING...IT LOOKS LIKE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING AFTER WEDNESDAY WITH COLD NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND AND A GENERAL DRYING TREND AFTER AN UNSETTLED EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 170 175 176 179. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. DEC 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 1:45 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:36 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 22 hr |
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