Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 9, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 9, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 100002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST WED JAN 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... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU MORNING. THIS FRONT GRADUALLY WEAKENS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING ON FRI. $$ PKZ411-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ413-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 101300 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN BERING FRIDAY. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING ON FRIDAY. A SECOND FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .FRI...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ412-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE TO SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE TO SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ413-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ414-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 110011 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST THU JAN 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... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING ON FRI. A SECOND FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 185W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 111203 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING WILL DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 50N 170E SATURDAY AND QUICKLY DEEPENS TO 952 MB NEAR 53N 172E BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 120013 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 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. PKZ499-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DRIFT EAST AND WEAKEN SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST BERING WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATE SAT EVENING. AN INTENSE 952 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 53E 173E SUN. $$ PKZ411-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 121236 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DRIFT EAST AND MOVE INLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL STRENGTHEN SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE EAST TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY SUNDAY NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY NEAR 48N 170E AND RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 948 MB NEAR 54N 173E SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO 964 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 52N 162E SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO E 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 37 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 70 KT. SEAS 50 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 38 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 65 KT. SEAS 44 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 35 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 45 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 9, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AST WED JAN 9 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM THROUGH THURSDAY. CONSISTENCY WITH PREVIOUS RUNS IS ALSO GOOD. FRIDAY AND BEYOND THE MODELS ALL HAVE DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS WITH THE LOW COMING INTO THE SOUTHER GULF ALTHOUGH THE NAM AND GFS HAVE FAIRLY SIMILAR SOLUTIONS. GENERALLY WENT WITH A GOOD NUDGE TOWARD GFS THIS MORNING. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A BROAD 500 MB TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA CONTINUES TO SLOWLY ROTATE EASTWARD WHILE AND THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL BY FRIDAY. A BERING SEA OMEGA BLOCK WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE UPPER JET CONTINUES TO REMAIN WELL TO THE SOUTH OF RUNNING ALONG 35N. THIS SHOULD BEGIN TO CHANGE BY SUNDAY AS THE JET BEGINS TO PUSH UP AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. THIS COULD LEAD TO A MORE STORMY PATTERN ALONG THE WEST COAST. AT THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY MOVING IN AND OUT OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH THURSDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WELL INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO FEED COLD AIR OVER WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH THE PERIOD. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH CENTRAL... WITH THE BROAD UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST AND THE GULF LOW IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS EXPECT AREAS OF SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE OVER MOST AREAS IN SOUTHCENTAL THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CONTINUED MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLDER WITH THE WEAK NORTHERLY FLOW. ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA... WITH THE HIGH IN PLACE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER MOST AREAS WITH MORE PERSISTENT SHOWERS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A MODERATE STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY BRINGING SNOW AND GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH IT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MID RANGE MODELS SHOW THE OMEGA BLOCK WILL HOLD THROUGH SATURDAY BUT WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD EAST ON SUNDAY. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE FEEL MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. CLOUDS AND PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. COLDER DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND WILL PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SUNDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JAN 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.