Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 810, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 4, 2008, 5:25 AM AKST. It was in force for 11 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 4, 2008, 5:25 AM AKST (14:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041424 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 525 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 CORRECTED AREAS 129 AND 130 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 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 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. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041544 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 UPDATED ZONES 125 129 141 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. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 640 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 640 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 640 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041837 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 935 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 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. PKZ197-050300- .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 935 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 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. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 640 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 640 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ 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 935 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .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. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 640 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050020 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E WIND 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE WIND 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 4, 5:00 AM AKST, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 5:00 AM AKST, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON SYNOPTIC PATTERN
AND FAIR TO POOR AGREEMENT ON SMALL DETAILS IN THE SHORT TERM SUCH AS
SURFACE LOWS...PRECIPITATION...AND WINDS. MODELS AGREE ON A WESTWARD
TRACK WITH THE LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS...BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY
BEYOND 24 HOURS. THE LOW NEAR KODIAK IS A BIT LESS CLEAR WITH THE NAM
AND ECMWF TRY TO BRING THIS LOW TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY THIS
AFTERNOON...WHILE THE GFS AND UKMET KEEP IT MUCH FURTHER EAST.
SATELLITE APPEARS TO SUPPORT MORE OF THE GFS/UKMET TRACK AT THIS
TIME....WITH LIMITED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM SOME BUOYS IN THE AREA.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE DOMINANT FEATURE REMAINS A LARGE
CYCLONE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH MULTIPLE SURFACE LOW
CENTERS ROTATING AROUND UNDERNEATH THE UPPER LOW. THE ORIGINAL LOW IS
SOUTH OF ATKA...WHILE A NEWER LOW DEVELOPED NEAR COLD BAY AND IS NOW
MOVING WEST TOWARD THE PRIBILOFS. THE LEFTOVERS OF THE FRONT THAT
MADE LANDFALL YESTERDAY ARE STREWN ABOUT THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
MAINLAND ALASKA. THE LEFTOVER LIFT IS COMBINING WITH SHORTWAVES AND
SURFACE LOWS IN THE AREA TO CREATE MANY CHALLENGES FOR THIS MORNINGS
FORECAST PACKAGE. A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPED NORTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND
AND APPEARS TO BE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST. THE SOUTHERLY JET HAS
MOVED OFF TO THE EAST OF THE EASTERN DOMAIN AND IS NOW IMPACTING THE
ALASKA PANHANDLE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...THE MAIN CHALLENGE TODAY WILL BE LOCATION AND TIMING
OF PRECIPITATION BANDS. WHERE THE LOW ENDS UP IN THE NORTHERN GULF
WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENT FOR HOW MUCH PRECIP GETS INTO THE
ANCHORAGE AREA TODAY. AT THE TIME OF WRITING... IT SEEMS LIKE THE
GFS/UKMET SOLUTION OF A FURTHER EAST LOW IS BEGINNING TO LOOK THE
MOST LIKELY...WHICH WOULD KEEP ANCHORAGE IN MORE OF A SHOWERY PATTERN
FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. FURTHER EAST...STEADY SNOW WILL BE TAPERING
OFF BY MIDDAY IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WITH ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS
REMAINING THIS AFTERNOON..
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A MIXED BAG OF PRECIP TYPES OVER THE AREA TODAY
ARE CREATING A BIT OF A CHALLENGE. BRISTOL BAY IS WARM ENOUGH FOR ALL
RAIN...WHILE THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND PARTS OF THE DELTA ARE
STILL AT RISK FOR FREEZING RAIN TODAY. PRECIP IS ENDING FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH TODAY...HOWEVER A SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL
GIVE THE AREA ANOTHER CHANCE OF PRECIP LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN 2/3 OF THE
BERING SEA WILL PERSIST TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE
VICINITY OF THE LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS. TEMPERATURES ARE WARM ENOUGH
FOR ALL RAIN ALONG THE ALEUTIANS...MIXING WITH SNOW AT POINTS FROM
SAINT PAUL ISLAND NORTHWARD.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE LOW COMPLEX AFFECTING THE AREA TODAY WILL
SLIDE SLOWLY EASTWARD FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MODELS AGREE ON
BUILDING A RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA BEHIND THIS FEATURE...BUT MUCH
UNCERTAINTY REMAINS REGARDING HOW LONG THIS FEATURE WILL LAST BEFORE
TROUGHING MOVES BACK INTO THE AREA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM WARNING...185 412
GALE WARNING...120 172 175 176 179 411 413 414
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 66 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 3, 5:07 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Dec 3, 9:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 3, 9:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 3, 9:55 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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