Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 803, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 2, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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
- Dec 2, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 022354 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. A SECONDARY WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN INTO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. NE GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031240 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MOVE ONSHORE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. BARREN ISLANDS E...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. BARREN ISLANDS E...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SNOW AND RAIN. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031531 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 625 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 UPDATED ZONES 125 129 138 140 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MOVE ONSHORE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 625 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 625 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. BARREN ISLANDS E...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. BARREN ISLANDS E...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 625 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 625 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040004 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF WED NIGHT AND THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATE EARLY THU MORNING. A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE 100 NM EAST OF SEWARD THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND... E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040322 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 UPDATED ZONE 129 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF WED NIGHT AND THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATE EARLY THU MORNING. A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE 100 NM EAST OF SEWARD THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND... E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041251 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING THU EVENING. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT BY NOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 2, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
ALL MODELS DID A GOOD JOB OF INITIALIZING AND ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN
THE SHORT TERM EXCEPT FOR THE GFS OUT WEST. THE ECMWF AND THE NAM
SEEM TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON THE NEXT FRONTAL WAVE ROTATING AROUND
THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE GFS ENSEMBLE
MEMBERS AND ENSEMBLE MEAN SUPPORT THE ECMWF POSITION. SO OUT WEST WE
TRENDED TOWARD THE ECMWF AND IN THE EAST USING THE NAM FOR ITS DETAIL.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LARGE CUTOFF LOW CONTINUES TO REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY INTO WEDNESDAY
WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA.
AS THE WEEKEND APPROACHES RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT OVER THE EASTERN
GULF/PANHANDLE. THE WESTERN LOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH AND
DRIFT EAST OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WHILE A DECENT RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE DEVELOPING TO THE WEST THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE STATE THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY SHIFT EAST INTO
CANADA BY THIS EVENING. MOISTURE MOVING IN FROM THE GULF WILL RESULT IN
INCREASING CLOUDS TODAY. AS THE UPPER TROUGH ROTATES IN FROM THE WEST
THE UPPER FLOW TURNS SOUTHERLY AND HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE BACK IN THE
TWENTIES BY WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHWEST...
WITH AN APPROACHING FRONT TODAY TEMPERATURES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MODERATE
WITH WARM ADVECTION PUSHING INTO BRISTOL BAY BUT EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO
REMAIN AS SNOW BUT WITH WARM AIR MOVING IN ALOFT WE MAY SEE SOME
FREEZING RAIN ALONG LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING ALONG BRISTOL
BAY. ELSEWHERE EXPECT GENERALLY DRY CLOUDY CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL REMAIN
NORTHERLY AND GUSTY ALONG THE WEST COAST AND BRISTOL BAY.
ALASKA PENINSULA/ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
WITH THE LOW COMPLEX IN THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY WINDY OVER MOST AREAS THROUGH TODAY AND
TONIGHT. WITH THIS LOW ALMOST STATIONARY THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL
CONTINUE TO SEE STRONG NORTHWESTERLIES INTO THURSDAY. EXPECT STRONG
SOUTHEASTERLY WIND AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT FOR THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS AGAIN FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MODEL ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT IN TO NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES BUILDING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. WHILE A DEVELOPING NORTH
PACIFIC LOW DEEPENS AND MOVE INTO THE THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY
MONDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 176 185.
GALES 120 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 179
180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 6:55 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 3, 7:15 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 3, 7:15 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 3, 9:26 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Dec 3, 10:58 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 18 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.