Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 79, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 17, 2008, 11:00 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
- Jan 17, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181235 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 290 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE BY MIDDAY FRI. ON FRI AFTERNOON A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF ADAK. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 956 MB AND MOVE TO 350 NM WEST OF ST PAUL BY SAT AFTERNOON. BY SAT NIGHT IT WILL WEAKEN TO 969 MB AND MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 2 FT. BLOWING SNOW AND AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND AT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 181914 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1015 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 UPDATED ZONE 171 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 290 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE BY MIDDAY FRI. ON FRI AFTERNOON A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF ADAK. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 956 MB AND MOVE TO 350 NM WEST OF ST PAUL BY SAT AFTERNOON. BY SAT NIGHT IT WILL WEAKEN TO 969 MB AND MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 2 FT. BLOWING SNOW AND AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 1015 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND AT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 190043 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE TO 370 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST MONDAY. A 1002 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC FRI NIGHT WILL DEEPEN TO 973 MB 320 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 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 17, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN CLOSER AGREEMENT THIS MORNING THAN THEY WERE YESTERDAY
BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME DIFFERENCES ESPECIALLY IN THE SHORT TERM.
THE 00Z NAM/GFS RUNS HAD LARGE DIFFERENCES IN THE TRACK OF THE LOW IN
THE GULF. GFS HAD AN EASTERLY TRACK WHILE NAM HAD THE LOW MOVING INTO
THE PWS...06Z MODEL RUNS SHOW THE GFS TRENDING MORE TOWARD THE NAM.
NAM HAS DONE WELL IN THE SHORT TERM OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS SO THAT
SOLUTION WAS SELECTED FOR THE FIRST 48 HOURS. OUT WEST THE NAM AND
THE GFS ARE IN MUCH CLOSER AGREEMENT WHILE THE ECMWF/UKMET SOLUTIONS
VARY GREATLY. THE CURRENT FORECAST LEANS TOWARD THE NEW GFS SOLUTION
WHICH MOVES THE LOW IN THE ALEUTIANS NORTHWARD AT A MUCH SLOWER PACE
THAN THE EC/UK.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IS VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAYS ALTHOUGH THE
LONGWAVE TROUGH/RIDGE COUPLET HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY IN AMPLITUDE.
THE JET STREAM CONTINUES TO BE VERY STRONG AND A 140 KT JET MAX
MOVING INTO THE BASE OF THE TROUGH WILL DEEPEN IT SLIGHTLY AGAIN.
THIS STRONG JET WILL ALSO PROVIDE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR THE NEXT
LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE BASE OF THE TROUGH BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT.
IN THE MEANTIME THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE
GULF WILL NOT HAVE MUCH COLD AIR ADVECTION SUPPORTING THE
INSTABILITY...SO THEY WILL NOT BE AS STRONG IN SPITE OF THE UPPER
LEVEL SUPPORT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THIS FORECAST IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE
TRACK OF THE LOW. WITH THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THE SOUTHCENTRAL
REGION CAN EXPECT TO SEE SNOW AGAIN IN THE SHORT TERM BUT NOT
EXPECTING ADVISORY LEVEL ACCUMULATIONS. FOG IS PERSISTENT THIS
MORNING BUT THIS SHOULD DISSIPATE QUICKLY AS THE CLOUDS BEGIN TO ROLL
IN. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES IN THE WESTERN MARINES AS THE LOW
APPROACHES. EXPECT A REPEAT OF YESTERDAY AND THIS MORNING FOR FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY AS SNOW HITS THE REGION AND THEN SKIES CLEAR OUT WHEN
THE RIDGE MOVES IN.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...SNOW SHOWERS PERVADE THE EASTERN BERING
WITH A SHORTWAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE REGION. THIS TROUGH
SHOULD SLOWLY MOVE ONSHORE THURSDAY EVENING AND WILL BRING A BRIEF
PERIOD OF SNOW TO THE MAINLAND THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. AFTER THAT THE
RIDGE WILL SET UP AND FOG WILL BE A CONCERN ONCE AGAIN. IN THE
ALEUTIANS CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CALM FOR THE NEXT DAY BUT BY FRIDAY
MORNING THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BE FEELING THE EFFECTS OF THE LOW
MOVING UP FROM THE BERING. THIS WILL BRING GALE WINDS TO THE
ALEUTIANS IN THE SHORT TERM AND EVENTUALLY RAIN WITH THE WARM AIR
COMING IN FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE WEEKEND FORECAST IS STILL HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON HOW MUCH WARM AIR
GETS PUMPED UP AHEAD OF THE LOW IN THE BERING. CURRENT MODEL RUNS
INDICATE THAT A STRONG RIDGE WILL SET UP OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND THAT
THE RAIN SNOW LINE WILL MAKE IT UP INTO THE INTERIOR. THIS MEANS AN
UNPLEASANT WEEKEND FOR THE WEST COAST IN PARTICULAR. IT IS DIFFICULT
TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT WILL BE RAIN OR SNOW OR A MIX OF BOTH EAST OF
THE ALASKA RANGE...ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A MAJOR CHINOOK
EVENT FOR SOUTHCENTRAL AT THIS POINT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 120 130 138 140 155 165 170 171 172 175 351 411 413 414
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LEWF JAN 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 18, 5:15 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 18, 5:32 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 18, 10:45 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 15 hr |
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