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Gale Warning 835, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 12, 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 12, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 13, 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 130018 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF COMBINED WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG GAP WINDS ALONG THE GULF COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE GULF SUN. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY.... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S OF CLAM GULCH...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S OF CLAM GULCH...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 131255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 30 KT OUT OF CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 131713 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 810 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 UPDATED 140 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 30 KT OUT OF CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 810 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 140057 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 15 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 12, 12:55 PM AKST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 12:55 PM AKST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1255 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE REGION IS SPLIT THIS MORNING. THE NORTHERN STREAM JET ROUNDS THE BOTTOM OF A LONG-WAVE TROUGH SITTING OVER RUSSIA THEN HEADS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA OVER TOP OF A MAINLAND ALASKA RIDGE INTO THE ARCTIC. THE SOUTHERN STREAM EXTENDS ACROSS THE WEST PACIFIC BETWEEN 30N AND 40N...HEADS SOUTH AROUND A CUT-OFF LOW NEAR 37N 170W...NORTH TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THEN EAST OVER TOP OF A STRONG EAST PACIFIC RIDGE. A SHORT-WAVE EXTENDING FROM SIBERIA SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING IS TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD...WITH MOST OF THE ENERGY STARTING TO LIFT TOWARD NORTHERN ALASKA DUE TO RIDGE OUT AHEAD OF IT. A SURFACE FRONT BENEATH THIS TROUGH IS QUICKLY WEAKENING AS IT PUSHES INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A STRONG SURFACE HIGH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA COMBINED WITH A TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF IS PRODUCING THE USUAL GUSTY WINDS THROUGH GAPS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. AREAS OF FOG HAVE FORMED INLAND WHERE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS WEAKER. FINALLY...A STRONG SURFACE LOW EAST OF KAMCHATKA IS TRACKING QUICKLY NORTH UNDERNEATH THE UPPER JET. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THIS LOW SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE SOUTHERLIES ACROSS THE REGION. .MODEL DISCUSSION...GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENCY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT LEADS TO HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE. BEYOND THAT DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO SHOW UP OUT WEST...INITIALLY WITH SYSTEMS TRACKING JUST EAST OF KAMCHATKA AND THEN OVER THE ENTIRE NORTH PACIFIC/BERING REGION. DIFFERENCES DONT INITIALLY HAVE MUCH IMPACT ON WEATHER OVER FORECAST AREA SO WILL USE LATEST GUIDANCE THROUGH MONDAY WITH NO CHANGES AFTER THAT POINT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT WEAKENING OF PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW DOWN NEAR WASHINGTON STATE HEADS INLAND AND PRESSURE RISES OVER THE GULF. HOWEVER...THAT WILL BE SHORT-LIVED. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN TONIGHT AS IT IS ABSORBED INTO RIDGE BUILDING BEHIND IT RIDGE AHEAD OF IT WITH ALL FLOW BECOMING ANTICYCLONIC BY LATE TONIGHT. THUS...SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SEE NO MORE THAN SOME MID TO HIGH CLOUDS AS THE REMNANTS OF THE SURFACE FRONT MOVE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS CLOUD COVER SHOULD HELP DISSIPATE SOME OF THE FOG IN PLACE OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY. SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT SO FOG WILL LIKELY REFORM. MEANWHILE...THE BUILDING RIDGE ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN THE SURFACE HIGH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA AND TIGHTEN UP THE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST ONCE AGAIN. AN UPPER JET STREAK WILL MOVE DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF THE UPPER RIDGE AND COMBINE WITH COLD ADVECTION TO ENHANCE SURFACE WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS THE SURFACE HIGH BUILDS DOWN OVER THE GULF. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE SURFACE FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL QUICKLY FALL APART THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING AN END TO THE SNOWFALL. CLEARING SKIES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LEAD TO FOG FORMATION TONIGHT...AND AREAS OF FOG WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL SLOWLY SLIDE EASTWARD ALLOWING ANOTHER BERING SEA FRONT TO REACH THE SOUTHWEST COAST BY MONDAY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE WESTERN BERING WILL CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED BY SYSTEMS TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TO THE ARCTIC THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MEANWHILE...THE CLOSED LOW CURRENTLY OVER 1000 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY TRACK NORTHWARD UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING RIDGE TO THE EAST...PUSHING A FRONT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE BERING SEA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. VERY WARM TROPICAL AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT AND QUICKLY CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN. .LONG TERM FORECAST...A BLOCKING RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FROM THE EAST PACIFIC TO MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK...SO ACTIVE WEATHER WILL REMAIN OUT WEST. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE THIS RIDGE MAY RETROGRADE INTO THE BERING AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN THAT SOLUTION. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...121 155 165 170 171 172 175 176 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB DEC 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 8:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr |
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