Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 123, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 20, 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 20, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 22, 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 FZAK61 PAFC 202254 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 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. PKZ399-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 57N 141W MOVES TO 58N 146W AND WEAKENS TO 1002 MB TUESDAY MORNING. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 52N 146W TUESDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 59N 141W AND INTENSIFIES TO 969 MB WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-211400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ352-211400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 211122 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-220200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 982 MB LOW AT 48N 150W WILL MOVE TO 57N 142W LATE TUE NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 967 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 61N 138W AT 972 MB WED AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A 957 MB LOW AT 52N 169W WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 53N 158W BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-220200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E TO NE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-220200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N TO E WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 211125 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 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. PKZ399-220200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 982 MB LOW AT 48N 150W WILL MOVE TO 57N 142W LATE TUE NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 967 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 61N 138W AT 972 MB WED AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A 957 MB LOW AT 52N 169W WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 53N 158W BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-220200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E TO NE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-220200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N TO E WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 212255 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 53N 145W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB NEAR 58N 142W TUE NIGHT THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 60N 140W WED EVENING. A 984 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 55N 154W WED EVENING AND INTENSIFY TO 971 MB NEAR 59N 146W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-221400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-221400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 221124 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 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. PKZ399-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 967 MB LOW AT 58N 143W EARLY THIS MORNING WEAKENS TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE AROUND NOON TODAY AT 59N 139W. A 979 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 57N 150W LATE TONIGHT AND MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 976 MB THU EVENING. $$ PKZ351-230200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-230200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 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 20, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 20, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NOT SPECTACULAR AGREEMENT AMONGST THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE...BUT AN
IMPROVEMENT FROM THE LAST FEW DAYS. OF COURSE THIS DEGRADES
SIGNIFICANTLY BEGINNING ABOUT DAY FOUR OF THE FORECAST (THURSDAY).
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND ANOTHER OVER THE NORTHERN
BERING SEA. WEAK RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ALASKA WITH THE ARCTIC JET TO
THE NORTH OF THE STATE AND THE (MAIN) SUBTROPICAL JET DOWN AROUND 40
DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE. THE TWO LOWS MENTIONED ARE GRABBING SOME
ENERGY FROM EACH JET.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EXPECT THE GULF LOW TO WEAKEN TODAY AND THEN KICK OUT OF THE AREA TO
THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO ANOTHER LOW PUSHING UP FROM THE
SOUTH DUE IN THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATER TUESDAY. THE BERING LOW WILL
WORK EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA TODAY AND REACH THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY EARLY TUESDAY. THE BERING LOW WILL THEN
WEAKEN AS THE NEW GULF LOW DOMINATES THE PICTURE IN THAT AREA.
A RAPIDLY DEEPENING BOMB WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TUESDAY AND MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD...JUST SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIAN ISLAND CHAIN. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED FOR POSSIBLY
VERY HIGH WINDS LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE GULF LOW WILL KICK INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY AS THE
ALEUTIAN LOW WORKS INTO THE WESTERN GULF. ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
THIS LOW (THE FORMER ALEUTIAN ONE) WILL INTERACT WITH A POLAR LOW
DROPPING SOUTHWARD INTO CENTRAL ALASKA. AS MENTIONED...THE DETAILS
AT THIS TIME BECOME UNCLEAR AND CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST DROPS TO
VERY LOW LEVELS. PROBABLY THE MEAN LOW WILL BE OVER ALASKA NEXT
WEEKEND...BUT DETAILS ARE SKETCHY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 176.
GALE WARNING 175.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG OCT 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 3:36 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 21, 3:52 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 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.