Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 96, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 23, 2008, 6:55 AM AKST. It was in force for 16 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 23, 2008, 6:55 AM AKST (15:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 232058 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1155 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 UPDATED AREAS 120 121 125 129 130 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. PKZ197-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1009 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. A 993 MB LOW WILL FORM 60 NM SOUTH OF HOMER THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1155 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 1155 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1155 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 1155 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1155 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1155 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240008 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 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. PKZ197-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A 995 MB LOW DEVELOPING 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 25 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 980 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AND THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLAND... VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING T0NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240322 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 725 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...UPDATED ZONES 120 138... 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. PKZ197-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A 995 MB LOW DEVELOPING 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 25 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 980 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AND THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLAND... VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241426 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ197-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA ON THURSDAY THEN MOVE EAST THURSDAY NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS WILL BECOME A 984 MB LOW 45 NM WEST OF SITKA BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Jan 23, 12:00 AM AKST, 6 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 12:00 AM AKST, 6 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT. GFS CONTINUES TO HAVE A STABLE
MIDDLE GROUND SOLUTION OUT THROUGH AT LEAST 72 HOURS AND IS THUS THE
PREFERRED MODEL OF THE DAY. THE GFS DOES SEEM TO OVER SIMPLIFY THE
FORECAST FOR MAINLAND ALASKA BEGINNING AROUND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NAM
UKMET AND ECMWF ARE ALL ABLE TO RESOLVE MULTIPLE LOW CENTERS ACROSS
SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THE GFS HOWEVER IS
ALONE IN RECOGNIZING ONLY A SINGLE LARGE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF. WE
WILL MOST LIKELY NEED TO REFINE THE FORECAST LATER ON BUT THE SIMPLER
GFS SOLUTION IS PREFERRED FOR THE MOMENT.
.UPPER LEVELS...
TROUGH ALOFT OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA
MOVES OVER WESTERN CANADA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
STRONG RIDGE ALOFT OVER THE WESTERN BERING PROGRESSES GRADUALLY
EASTWARD TODAY THEN BEGINS TO FLATTEN OUT TONIGHT AS IT MOVES OVER
MAINLAND ALASKA.
A CUT OFF UPPER LEVEL LOW DEVELOPS ABOVE SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON THEN
WEAKENS OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA THURSDAY EVENING.
.SURFACE FEATURES...
A 1014 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE OVER COASTAL
BRITISH COLUMBIA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
PERSIST ALONG THE GULF COAST.
A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS THURSDAY NIGHT THEN
RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TO 976 MB NEAR CAPE YAKATAGA BY FRIDAY EVENING.
A 975 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN
TO 967 MB AS IT PASSES OVER THE CHAIN THIS MORNING. THE LOW WILL
MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL WESTERN BERING
SEA BY THU MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN
FLANK OF THE LOW TODAY AND ALONG THE NORTHERN FLANK TONIGHT. STORM
FORCE WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE LOW TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. ULTIMATELY THE LOW WEAKENS TO AROUND 991 MB JUST
SOUTH OF SAINT MATT ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATES
AS IT DRIFTS EASTWARD.
.FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
SURFACE WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST TODAY ACROSS MOST OF
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AS THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF MOVES OFF TO THE
EAST. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CURRENTLY BEING REPORTED FROM HOMER TO
PALMER TO CORDOVA. SHOWER ACTIVITY LESSENING THROUGHOUT THE MORNING.
PARTIAL CLEARING POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF THE
NEXT SYSTEM.
.FORECAST FOR SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND...
NORTHWEST WINDS AND A DRYING TREND TODAY ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA.
HOWEVER THE RESPITE WILL BE BRIEF. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE EAST AND
INCREASING CLOUDS AGAIN TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE BERING SYSTEM. SNOW
DEVELOPING ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA FROM THE SOUTHWEST
ON THURSDAY THEN SPREADING INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT.
.FORECAST FOR PRIBILOFS ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS...
WINDS SHIFTING TO THE EAST TODAY IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING STORM.
PLENTY OF WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM. PRECIPITATION BEGINNING
AS SNOW THEN MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO RAIN TOWARD MORNING THURSDAY.
BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE PRIBILOFS FOR CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING AROUND NOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION
CHANGING BACK TO SNOW SNOW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY.
.FORECAST FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
VERY STRONG EAST WINDS TODAY. UP TO 65 MPH ACROSS THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS AND UP TO 80 MPH OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. HIGH WIND
WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. PRECIPITATION FALLING
MAINLY AS MIXED RAIN AND SNOW. HOWEVER BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS BRIEFLY OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
THIS MORNING.
.EXTENDED...
THE LOW PROGGED TO BE OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS THURSDAY NIGHT IS
PROGGED TO RAPIDLY DEEPEN AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF BY
FRIDAY NIGHT. OUT WEST ANOTHER VERY STRONG NORTH PACIFIC LOW IS
PROGGED TO FOLLOW A SIMILAR PATH TO ITS PREDECESSOR.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND 191
BLIZZARD 195
MARINE...GALE 120 121 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 171 180
STORM 130 172 179 185
HURC 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ASB JAN 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 10:57 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 23, 6:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 23, 6:55 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 64 hr | |
| Jan 23, 10:47 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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