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Gale Warning 876, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 29, 2008, 4:00 AM 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 29, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 291305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 510 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 988 MB TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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920 FZAK52 PAFC 300020 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A 981 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES WEST AND DISSIPATES. A SECONDARY 962 MB LOW MOVES TO 640 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 300325 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 625 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 UPDATED ZONE 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A 981 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES WEST AND DISSIPATES. A SECONDARY 962 MB LOW MOVES TO 640 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 625 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 301259 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A 984 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES WEST AND DISSIPATES TUE NIGHT. A 964 MB LOW DEVELOPS 550 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 470 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 963 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours 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 28, 10:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 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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