Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 111, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Aug 18, 2008, 10:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 18 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
- Aug 18, 2008, 10:00 AM AKDT (18:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181759 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 UPDATED 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. PKZ199-190200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL DEEPEN TO 974 MB 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUESDAY NIGHT AT 997 MB. $$ PKZ150-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1000 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1000 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...EAST OF SAND POINT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...EAST OF SAND POINT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-190200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-190200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-190200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-190200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-190200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-190200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181851 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1050 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 UPDATED ZONE 170 AND SYNOPSIS (PKZ199) MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL DEEPEN TO 974 MB 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUESDAY NIGHT AT 997 MB. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1000 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1000 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...EAST OF SAND POINT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...EAST OF SAND POINT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-190200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-190200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-190200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1050 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WATERS SOUTH OF UMNAK ISLAND... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-190200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-190200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-190200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 182327 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 18 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. PKZ199-191400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE WELL EAST OF THE AREA BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL DRIFT TO 140 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 1002 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT EAST OF SAND POINT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-191400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-191400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-191400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR THE WATERS SOUTH OF UMNAK ISLAND... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-191400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-191400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-191400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 191133 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 19 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 125 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT DRIFTS TO 100 NM NORTH OF KISKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-200200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-200200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-200200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-200200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-200200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-200200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 19 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY FOR THE WATERS SOUTH OF UMNAK ISLAND... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-200200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-200200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-200200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-200200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-200200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-200200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Aug 18, 5:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 5:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKDT MON AUG 18 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE IMPACTING THE FORECAST AREA TODAY IS A
RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ENTERING THE WESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA THIS MORNING. IN THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF A JET STREAK
ALOFT...THE CENTRAL PRESSURE WILL REACH THE MID 970S BY THIS
AFTERNOON. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE A STRONG POSSIBILITY ON THE
NORTH AND WEST SIDE OF THIS LOW TODAY AND THIS EVENING BEFORE THE LOW
DRIFTS EASTWARD AND BEGINS TO WEAKEN. THE SYSTEM SHOULD REMAIN FAR
ENOUGH SOUTH THAT ONLY COASTAL AREAS ALONG THE GULF SHOULD SEE
INCREASED WINDS AND A CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION. OUT WEST...A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE OVER THE BERING SEA AND MULTIPLE
WEAK VORTICES WILL SPEED ALONG JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO INITIALIZE WELL AND AGREE ON MOST OF THE MAJOR
FEATURES THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. ECMWF CONTINUES TO MOVE THE
GULF OF ALASKA LOW EASTWARD SLIGHTLY FASTER THAN THE GFS. AT THIS
POINT...GFS HAS SHOWN EXCELLENT RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY AND THERES
CONTINUES TO BE THE MODEL OF CHOICE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
FOR THE MOST PART FAIR WEATHER WILL BE THE NORM TODAY IN A RELATIVE
LULL. THE THERMALLY INDUCED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT BROUGHT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHCENTRAL THE LAST FEW DAYS HAS SHIFTED
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE. INSTABILITY WILL TEMPER SOMEWHAT
TODAY...ALTHOUGH MOUNTAIN SHOWERS WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY. AS THE
GULF OF ALASKA LOW MOVES TOWARDS THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT A
POSSIBILITY OF RAIN WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTH GULF COAST...BUT
PROBABLY NOT FURTHER INLAND.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND ALEUTIANS...
SHOWERS FROM YESTERDAYS CONVECTION BROUGHT TO THE REGION ABUNDANT LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE AND POCKETS OF FOG THIS MORNING. THE FOG SHOULD
QUICKLY BURN OFF THIS MORNING AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL DOMINATE
THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. A CONDITIONALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD
TO MORE CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER
MOST OF THE MAINLAND TODAY. FURTHER WEST A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO DOMINATE OVER THE BERING SEA AND BRING WIDESPREAD MARINE
STRATUS AND FOG.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS CONTINUE TO AGREE FAIRLY WELL THAT THE CURRENT FAIRLY ZONAL
FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME MORE AMPLIFIED BY THE END OF THE WEEK WITH THE
MEAN LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 132 351 352.
GALES 120 130 138 150.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DANG AUG 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Aug 18, 5:10 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Aug 18, 10:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Aug 18, 10:41 AM AKDT | Ashfall Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Aug 18, 10:43 AM AKDT | Marine Weather Statement | AFC | 5 hr |
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Sources
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