Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 105, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at May 11, 2008, 6:55 AM AKDT. It was in force for 28 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
- May 11, 2008, 6:55 AM AKDT (14:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111958 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1155 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 UPDATE TO ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MON MORNING. A 966 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR CHIGNIK EARLY MON MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS IT HEADS NORTHWEST. $$ PKZ120-120200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1155 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-120200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-120200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-120200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-120200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-120200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-120200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 112308 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 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. PKZ197-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM AND WEAKENS TO 973 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER THEN MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS TUESDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-121400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-121400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-121400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-121400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-121400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-121400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 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. PKZ197-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 970 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT TO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST MON NIGHT AND TUE. A 962 MB NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-130200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-130200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-130200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-130200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-130200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-130200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121311 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 510 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 CORRECTED TYPO IN 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. PKZ197-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 970 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT TO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST MON NIGHT AND TUE. A 962 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-130200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-130200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-130200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-130200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-130200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-130200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 130003 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 AMENDED AREAS 120 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. PKZ197-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL MON NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO 960 MB AS IT MOVES 180 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED. $$ PKZ120-131400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST WIND 40 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SE WIND 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-131400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-131400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-131400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-131400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-131400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-131400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at May 11, 12:20 AM AKDT, 6 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 11, 12:20 AM AKDT, 6 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
520 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE POSITION AND TRACK OF A NORTH
PACIFIC LOW CROSSING OVER THE AKPENN MONDAY AND INTO BRISTOL
BAY...THEN THEIR SOLUTIONS DIVERGE SLIGHTLY AS IT WEAKENS IN THE
EASTERN BERING. MODELS ARE CONSISTENT RUN TO RUN WITH THIS SYSTEM
DURING THE LAST COUPLE RUNS...AND THEREFORE HAVE MADE ONLY MINOR
CHANGES TO THE FORECAST IN THE SHORT TERM. PAST THIS PERIOD...THE
MODELS ARE TRYING TO COME TO A CONCLUSION ON THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW TO
ENTER THE GULF. ALL MODELS HAD A TREND OF KEEPING THE TRACK IN THE
WESTERN GULF NEAR KODIAK ISLAND. USED GFS GUIDANCE AS IT HAD BEEN
HINTING TOWARD THIS SOLUTION FOR A FEW RUNS. THIS SOLUTION ALSO MADE
THE MOST SENSE AS THE ANCHOR LOW WILL BE IN THE CENTRAL BERING.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER RIDGE OVER EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA WITH A LOW COMPLEX
SPINNING OVER THE BERING. A DEEPENING NORTH PACIFIC SURFACE LOW IS
JUST SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR HEADING FOR THE AKPENN TO CROSS BY
TOMORROW. ITS FRONT IS ALREADY DRAPED ALONG THE AKPENN MOVING
NORTHEAST AND SPREADING ITS CIRRUS SHIELD INTO THE GULF AND OVER
KODIAK ISLAND. WITH THE LOW POSITIONED SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN...NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL BE EXPECTED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE BERING. A RIDGE AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS HELPING KEEP
THOSE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THE RIDGE AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WILL BE PUSHED UP AGAINST THE THERMAL LOW IN THE INTERIOR. THIS WILL
CAUSE WINDS TO PICK UP BEFORE OF THE FRONTAL PRECIPITATION. THIS WILL
BE A FIRE WEATHER CONCERN AND THEREFORE WILL ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING
FOR THE MATANUSKA AND COPPER RIVER VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH
THE EVENING. PRECIPITATION FROM THE FRONT WILL FOLLOW THE USUAL
DOWNSLOPING PATTERN THROUGH MONDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...INCREASING CLOUDS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
PRECIPITATION AS THE FRONT HEADS NORTHEAST AND THE LOW WEAKENS IN THE
EASTERN BERING. THIS WILL MOSTLY JUST AFFECT THE BRISTOL BAY AND
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AREAS AS DOWNSLOPING PROCESSES WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR
IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. AS THE LOW MOVES OFF INTO THE EASTERN
BERING...MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING CLOUDS AND
SHOWERS UNTIL THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW ARRIVES NEAR LATE WEDNESDAY.
BERING/ALEUTIANS...THE STRONG NORTH PACIFIC LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR
WILL PROVIDE GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE MARINE ZONES. WITH
GENERAL LOW PRESSURE SPINNING IN EITHER THE CENTRAL OR EASTERN BERING
THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...EXPECT PLENTY OF MOISTURE FOR
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LOOKING INTO LATER NEXT WEEK...THE MODELS ARE GRABBING A HOLD OF THE
CURRENT SUPER TYPHOON RAMMASUN NEAR JAPAN AND SLIDING IT EAST INTO
THE GULF AGAIN. CONFIDENCE IS REALLY LOW WITH THIS SYSTEM AS MODELS
HAVE A HARD TIME WITH THESE POWERFUL STORMS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 120 125 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165
170 171 172 179
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 111 141
LR MAY 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 11, 2:00 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| May 11, 10:51 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| May 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 11, 3:46 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 18 hr |
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