Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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
- Jan 10, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 110011 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 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. PKZ499-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING ON FRI. A SECOND FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 185W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 111203 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING WILL DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 50N 170E SATURDAY AND QUICKLY DEEPENS TO 952 MB NEAR 53N 172E BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 120013 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 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. PKZ499-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DRIFT EAST AND WEAKEN SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST BERING WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATE SAT EVENING. AN INTENSE 952 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 53E 173E SUN. $$ PKZ411-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 121236 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DRIFT EAST AND MOVE INLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL STRENGTHEN SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE EAST TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY SUNDAY NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY NEAR 48N 170E AND RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 948 MB NEAR 54N 173E SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO 964 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 52N 162E SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO E 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 37 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 70 KT. SEAS 50 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 38 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 65 KT. SEAS 44 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 35 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 45 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 Jan 10, 8:20 AM AKST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 8:20 AM AKST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 120 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE. GFS STILL THE MOST INTENSE..935 MB..WITH SUNDAYS WESTERN ALEUTIAN STORM..AND ASSOCIATED 75 KT SURFACE WINDS. OTHER MODEL RUNS ARE WEAKER BUT STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY. TRACK IS FARTHER WEST BY A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES. .VERY GENERAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST...NOT MUCH CHANGE WITH UPPER RIDGE AXIS ALONG 178E AND DOWNSTREAM COLD LOW MORE OR LESS CENTERED IN THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER VALLEY. 2 MAIN SHTWAVES ARE STILL AROUND. ONE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS B. BAY AND THE AK PEN AND ANOTHER STUCK OVER SCNTRAL ALASKA. THIS ONE PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SNOW AS FAR SOUTH AS AFOGNAK ISLAND IN THE KODIAK ZONE. JUST FLURRIES COPPER RIVER BASIN. TROF AXIS BARELY MOVES EAST NXT 30 HOURS WHICH WILL HOLD COLD NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AK PEN..ERN ALUTNS AND AREAS TO THE NORTH. SNOW THREAT CONTINUES..FROM JUST EAST OF THE WESTERN AK RANGE EASTWARD..THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. AFTER THAT..THE UPPER PATTERN BECOMES PROGRESSIVE WITH UPPER TROF AXIS ROLLING TO 140W AS POWERFULL STORM ENTERS THE SOUTHWEST BERING. INLAND CLEARING WILL DROP TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO ESPECIALLY THE MCGRATH ZONE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES IN THE ALEUTIANS. *** JAN 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.