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Gale Warning 875, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 28, 2008, 10:15 PM AKST. It was in force for 18 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 28, 2008, 10:15 PM AKST (07:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 290712 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1015 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 AMENDED ZONE 121 129 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. PKZ197-291500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF SITKA AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB TUESDAY MORNING. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 435 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 1015 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 435 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 1015 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 291235 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON MORNING WILL DRIFT EASTWARD TO 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 999 MB MON NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING TUE MORNING. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .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. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
336 FZAK51 PAFC 300010 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MOVES EAST AND DISSIPATES TUESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH CONTINUES OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KTS. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 28, 2:00 PM AKST, 8 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 2:00 PM AKST, 8 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS AND FORECAST TRENDS THROUGH FRI MORNING ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT AND REASONABLE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...OMEGA BLOCK WITH RIDGE POSITION OVER THE BERING SEA LIKELY TO HOLD THROUGH THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEAK. HOWEVER...THE TROUGH AXIS THE GULF AND MAINLAND WILL SHIFT EAST SOME AS CUT-OFF OVER THE GULF LIFTS NORTH AND EAST. THIS WILL ALLOW THE NORTHERLY JET OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA TO SHIFT OVER THE MAINLAND TUE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE MAINLAND AND LOW PRESSURE WEAKENS OVER THE GULF. THE NET RESULT WILL BE TO CONTINUE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH MON AND THE NORTH GULF THROUGH TUE. UPPER SUPPORT INTENSIFIES AS SHORT WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT/TUE INCREASES NORTH/NE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. GRADIENTS SHOULD RELAX SOME OVER SOUTHCENTRAL MON NIGHT AND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH WED. SO WILL SEE WINDS FALL BELOW WARNING LEVELS IN ZONE 111 MON NIGHT AND TUE AFTERNOON ALONG THE NORTH GULF. HOWEVER STRONG WIND HEADLINES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER THE COPPER RIVER DELTA INTO WED. COLD TEMPS OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND COMBINED WITH GAP FLOWS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL ADVISORIES THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON FOR ZONES 141 AND 145. .WEST...BRISK AND GENERALLY DRY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SW MAINLAND THROUGH MON NIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MON NIGHT AND TUE AS JET CORE SHIFTS EAST AND RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE MAINLAND. COLD TEMPS WILL HOLD INLAND THROUGH MID WEEK. LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE AK PEN WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AS SHORT WAVE MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE EASTERN BERING SEA APPROACHES THE AK PEN. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE SOME LATER THIS EVENING AFTER WAVES MOVES SOUTH OF THE AK PEN. STRONG SE TO EAST WINDS LIKELY TO HOLD OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH WED WITH BERING SEA RIDGE AND STRENGTHENING TROUGH SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...WIND WARNINGS 111 131 AND 135. BLIZZARD WARNING 181. MARINE...GALE 121 130 132 150 155 165 175 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC DEC 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:35 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 62 hr | |
| Dec 29, 5:20 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 10 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.