Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 121, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 11, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 120000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 58N 151W WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TO THE EASTERN BERING ON SUN AND DISSIPATE. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN SUN MORNING REACHING THE SW ALASKA COAST MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT...BUILDING TO 15 TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 TO 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 2O TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 121151 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL REACH THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 59N 167E SUNDAY NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 57N 173W MONDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB. A 989 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 58N 164W MONDAY MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NORTH OF 56N...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SOUTH OF 56N...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 130250 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008 CORRECTION ZONE 413 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...A STRONG FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING WILL REACH THE SOUTHWEST COAST MON AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 58N 163W MON AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO NEAR 58N 158W AT THE SAME INTENSITY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 131100 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 13 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 59N 178E WILL MOVE TO 59N 150W TUESDAY NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 59N 168E WILL MOVE TO 59N 180 MONDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 1006 MB. $$ PKZ411-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 13 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 Oct 11, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 11, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A DEEP UPPER TROUGH IS SITUATED ALONG
ALASKAS WEST COAST WITH A SFC LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND SEVERAL
FRONTS EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO THE NORTH AND EAST. STRONG NORTHERLY
FLOW EXISTS ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN THE
CENTRAL BERING AND A DEEPENING LOW WEST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS ARE SIMILAR ON THE LARGE SCALE, BUT
THE NAM IS DEPECTING THE FRONTAL BOUNDARIES AND POSITION OF THE LOW A
BIT BETTER. THE NAM IS THE SLOWER OF THE OF THE TWO MODELS WHICH ALSO
FITS WITH CURRENT OBSERVATIONS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND HAS SEVERAL FRONTS
EXTENDING TO THE NORTH AND EAST. ONE SUCH FRONT STRETCHES NORTH
TOWARD MCGRATH. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THIS FRONT AS IT MOVES EVER
SO SLOWLY EAST. ANOTHER FRONT STRETCHING EAST JUST SOUTH OF THE
EASTERN KENAI WILL ALSO TAKE ITS TIME LIFTING NORTH. THESE FRONTS
WILL PRODUCE RAIN AND SNOW AND PLENTY OF WIND. COLD AIR IS BANKED UP
BEHIND THE WESTERN MOST FRONT AND WILL SLOWLY SEEP INTO SOUTHCENTRAL
ON SUNDAY.
THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT LIFTS NORTHEAST TOWARD WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MUCH OF THE PRECIP IN SOUTHCENTRAL
WILL START AS RAIN THANKS TO A DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT TO THE WIND
KEEPING TEMPS IN THE 30S AND 40S. SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL...RAIN SHOULD BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...THEN MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO
SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND
NORTHWEST WINDS COOL THE AIRMASS SUFFICIENTLY. THE UPPER TROUGH
SWINGS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH THE SNOW COMING TO AN END. SNOW
AMOUNTS ARE TRICKY TO PREDICT AT THIS TIME AS AN EXACT CHANGEOVER
TIME IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.
THE LOW WEAKENS AS IT MOVES EAST...BUT RESIDUAL MOISTURE HANGING
AROUND AS THE COLD AIR TAKES OVER WILL CHANGE RAIN SHOWERS OVER TO
SNOW. AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY
MAY GET ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WITH A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
UPSLOPE FLOW. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ALLOWING FOR SOME CLEARING
ON MONDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE BERING.
FURTHER WEST...SNOW WILL LINGER ALONG THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGES
OVERNIGHT WITH CLEARING SKIES ALONG THE COAST WITH SLOWLY DIMINISHING
WINDS. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE NIGHT
ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE AKPENN. WEAK RIDGING SLIDES EAST FROM THE
CENTRAL BERING AS A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
LATE TONIGHT. MAX GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT
AS IT MAKES STEADY PROGRESS ACROSS THE BERING...REACHING THE SW COAST
BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 125 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 179
180 185 411 412 413 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JCAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.