Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 107, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at May 22, 2008, 3:35 AM AKDT. It was in force for 19 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 22, 2008, 3:35 AM AKDT (11:35 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221638 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 835 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 UPDATE FOR ZONES 150 155 MARINE 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. PKZ199-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF KING COVE STRENGTHENS TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES TO FALSE PASS FRI MORNING. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 835 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 835 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-230200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-230200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-230200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-230200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-230200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-230200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 222314 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... THE 987 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL INTENSIFY TO 980 MB TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 986 MB 120 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE WEAKENING TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND SAT. $$ PKZ150-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-231400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-231400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-231400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-231400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-231400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-231400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 230706 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1105 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 UPDATED ZONE 170 AND 171. MARINE 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. PKZ199-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... THE 987 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL INTENSIFY TO 980 MB TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 986 MB 120 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE WEAKENING TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND SAT. $$ PKZ150-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-231400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-231400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-231400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1105 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-231400- UNALASKA BAY 1105 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-231400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-231400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 231130 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF FALSE PASS EARLY THIS MORNING CROSSES FALSE PASS LATER THIS MORNING. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 989 MB 90 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL FRI NIGHT...AND FURTHER WEAKENS TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND LATE SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-240200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-240200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-240200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-240200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-240200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-240200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-240200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-240200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-240200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-240200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-240200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-240200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 21, 11:09 PM AKDT, 4 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 21, 11:09 PM AKDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
409 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008
CORRECTED TIME.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A STRONG...DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS POSITIONED THIS MORNING FROM
THE BERING SEA SOUTH TO 30N...WITH A JET STREAM OF ABOUT 150 KT
ROUNDING OUT THE TROUGH. A WEAK SURFACE LOW IN THE SOUTHERN BERING
IS DISSIPATING THIS MORNING AS A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS
RAPIDLY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND MOVES NORTH TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. A NOSE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TODAY. AS THIS HAPPENS...A
SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WHICH HAS BEEN POSITIONED FROM APPROXIMATELY
MCGRATH EAST TO GLENNALLEN MOVES NORTH AND OUT OF OUR FORECAST
AREA...ALLOWING FOR LESS AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAN
YESTERDAY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ON THE TRACK OF THE MAJOR
LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTH TO AROUND UNIMAK ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING AND
INTO THE EASTERN BERING FRIDAY AFTERNOON FRIDAY NIGHT. GFS HAS BEEN
CONTINUALLY TRENDING TOWARD THE MORE WESTERLY AND SLOWER SOLUTION OF
THE NAM...AND IT APPEARS THAT THE NAM WILL TURN OUT TO BE RIGHT.
MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT OVERALL...EVEN INTO THE
EXTENDED.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
SOME SUBTLE CHANGES IN THE WEATHER FOR TODAY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. AS A
NOSE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THE NORTHERN GULF...THE THERMAL
TROUGH MOVES FURTHER NORTH WITH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY EXPECTED FURTHER NORTH AS WELL...MOSTLY NORTH
OF THE ALASKA RANGE. HOWEVER...THERE WILL STILL BE A BIT OF
AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWER ACTIVITY MAINLY INLAND. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY OR A LITTLE COOLER. SKIES WILL GENERALLY BE
PARTLY CLOUDY EXCEPT THEY WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE NORTHERN GULF
FROM SEWARD TO CORDOVA TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WITH MARINE STRATUS.
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE AROUND THE
ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND NORTHERN
GULF FRIDAY. THIS FRONT BRINGS HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE USUAL UPSLOPE
AREAS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA...SOUTHWEST TO
KODIAK ISLAND AND THE EAST SIDE OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. DECENT WINDS
ARE EXPECTED OVER NEARLY ALL OF SOUTHCENTRAL WITH SOLID GALE FORCE
WINDS IN MOST MARINE AREAS. THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES
LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH SOMEWHAT CALMER WEATHER FOR THE
WEEKEND.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
THE THERMAL TROUGH MOVES NORTH TODAY...WITH MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY FROM MCGRATH NORTH. GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS BEGIN TO PICK UP
TONIGHT AS THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
PRECIPITATION BEGINS FIRST AROUND BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND THEN
SPREADS ELSEWHERE ON FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE
TERRIBLY HEAVY OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BECAUSE OF DOWNSLOPE
FLOW...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE SIGNIFICANT ESPECIALLY JUST WEST OF
THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. CONDITIONS WILL BE SLOW TO CLEAR OVER THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND FOR THE WEEKEND THANKS TO MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW
CONTINUING AS THE LOW TRACKS NORTH ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
LOW PRESSURE RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES IN THE NORTH PACIFIC TODAY AS IT
APPROACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE LOW CROSSES NEAR FALSE PASS
FRIDAY MORNING AND SLOWLY WEAKENS AS IT SLOWS DOWN AS IT MOVES NORTH
ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING JUST EAST OF THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH SUNDAY.
SOLID GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE LOW ON BOTH THE FRONT
AND BACK SIDE...WITH POSSIBLY SOME LOCALIZED STORM FORCE WINDS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE EXTENDED WITH A CALMER
WEATHER PATTERN SETTING UP. EXPECT ZONAL FLOW ON MONDAY
TRANSITIONING INTO HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA NORTHWEST
INTO THE EASTERN BERING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING ZONES 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 351 352
414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FOISY MAY 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 4:20 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| May 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 22, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 22, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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