Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 819, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 7, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 7, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 080002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 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. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB MON NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KING SALMON AND WEAKEN TO 970 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT BY MORNING. .MON...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT BY MORNING. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 20 KT TOWARD THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT TOWARD THE MORNING. HIGHEST WIND AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HIGHEST WIND AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST WIND AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 081252 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 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. PKZ197-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 961 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB MON AFTERNOON 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD AND THEN MOVES INLAND AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 50 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE...EAST WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 081855 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 UPDATED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 961 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB MON AFTERNOON 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD AND THEN MOVES INLAND AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 955 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS NORTHWEST...NE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS NORTHWEST...NE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 955 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090007 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 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. PKZ197-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 958 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF SEWARD TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS NORTHEAST...NE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...BARREN ISLANDS NORTHEAST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 7, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008
RETRANSMISSION
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
MASSIVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BETWEEN KAMCHATKA AND THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
EXTENDS NORTH TO THE POLE AND SOUTH TO 30 N THIS MORNING. A BROAD
UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO NEAR YAKUTAT...
WITH AN EMBEDDED CUT-OFF LOW WELL SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI. A WEAKER UPPER
LOW IS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW OVER NORTHERN
KAMCHATKA IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEATHER FRONT JUST WEST OF
SHEMYA...HIGH PRESSURE IS ENTRENCHED OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND
BERING...AND A WEAK LOW IS OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA. A LOW CURRENTLY
650 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL BE THE WEATHER MAKER FOR MOST OF THE
FORECAST AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS AGREE THAT THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN
AND THE LOW SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AKPEN AND KODIAK
ISLAND. THE UKMET AND GFS HAVE THE LOW MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN KODIAK
INTO THE AKPEN MON NIGHT...WHILE THE NAM MOVES THE LOW INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF. THE EC MOVES THE LOW EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE
KENAI. SINCE THE EC HAS BEEN MOST CONSISTENT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
RUNS THE FORECAST IS BASED ON ITS COMPROMISE SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST A WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING GALES AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WINDS TO THE WESTERN ISLANDS TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS WHICH
PERSIST THROUGH WED. THE EASTERN ISLANDS WILL BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THE WESTERN FLANK OF THE NORTHERN GULF LOW. THIS WILL KEEP FOG AND
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AND ISOLATED PATCHES OF FREEZING RAIN OVER THE
AREA TODAY. BY TONIGHT NORTHEAST FLOW AHEAD OF THE NIKOLSKI LOW WILL
SPREAD RAIN ALONG WITH GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE EASTERN ISLANDS THAT
WILL PERSIST INTO MON NIGHT. AT THAT TIME COLDER AIR AND NORTHWEST
FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW SHOWERS TO SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE BERING
AND CONTINUE INTO MID WEEK.
FOR SOUTHWEST AK THE WESTERN FLANK OF THE GULF LOW WILL KEEP SOME
SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA TODAY...AFTER PATCHY FREEZING RAIN.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH AT LEAST PARTIAL
CLEARING TONIGHT. AS THE LOW SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI MOVES INTO THE WESTERN
GULF MON AFTERNOON...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CROSS THE ALEUTIAN RANGE INTO
THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE..CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY TUE. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL REMAIN NORTHWEST OF THE
PRECIPITATION AREA THROUGH MID WEEK.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...WARM AIR ALOFT OVER COLDER SURFACE
CONDITIONS WILL CREATE AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING OVER
ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. AS THE GULF LOW DISSIPATES AND
MOVES EAST THIS AFTERNOON...IT WILL DRAW COLDER AIR ALOFT INTO THE
AREA AND CHANGE THE FREEZING RAIN TO SNOW SHOWERS THAT DIMINISH
TONIGHT. MEANWHILE LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN THROUGH MON. ON MON THE LOW MOVING TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND
WILL BRING RAIN TO THE ISLAND AND HEAVIER AMOUNTS TO THE GULF
COAST...ALONG WITH STORM FORCE WINDS TO ALL ZONES ALONG THE COAST.
SNOW WILL REACH SOUTH CENTRAL TUE INTO WED.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST A DRYING RIDGE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE BERING ON
THU. THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT PACIFIC LOW WILL THEN BRING STORMS TO THE
ENTIRE BERING FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. SOUTHWEST AK WILL HAVE A FEW
SHOWERS AHEAD OF THE RIDGE...AND THEN PARTIAL CLEARING FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...SNOW SHOWERS
WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THU. A LOW MOVING FROM SE AK WILL THEN
BRING MORE PRECIPITATION TO COASTAL SECTIONS AND THE COPPER RIVER FOR
THE END OF THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORMS 120 130 132 138
GALES 125 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 176 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 160 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 7, 9:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 9:55 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 8, 9:55 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 18 hr |
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