Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 147, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 23, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 23, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 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. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 974 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY THIS MORNING MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CORDOVA THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW MOVES INTO THE GULF BEHIND THE LOW FOR TONIGHT AND FRI. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. WINDS BECOMING NW 30 KT WEST OF MIDDLE ISLAND AND SE 30 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS BECOMING N 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. WINDS BECOMING W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231338 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 540 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 UPDATE TO ZONE 125 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. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 974 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY THIS MORNING MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CORDOVA THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW MOVES INTO THE GULF BEHIND THE LOW FOR TONIGHT AND FRI. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. WINDS BECOMING NW 30 KT WEST OF MIDDLE ISLAND AND SE 30 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS BECOMING N 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. WINDS BECOMING W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 540 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231414 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 540 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 974 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY THIS MORNING MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CORDOVA THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW MOVES INTO THE GULF BEHIND THE LOW FOR TONIGHT AND FRI. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. WINDS BECOMING NW 30 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND SE 30 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS BECOMING N 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. WINDS BECOMING W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 540 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240007 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 59N 145W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 60N 143W THU EVENING. STRONG WEST FLOW IN THE GULF BEHIND THE LOW TONIGHT WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST FRI. $$ PKZ120-241400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-241400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-241400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-241400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-241400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-241400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-241400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Oct 22, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE CURRENT SET OF MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE
MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. OUT
OVER THE BERING, THE MODEL DIFFER OVER THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW
DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT AND HOW FAST IT WILL
WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS. I LIKE THE GFS POSITIONS BUT THINK
PRESSURES ARE 2 TO 4 MB TOO DEEP AND WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH SOONER
THAN MODEL INDICATES.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN SHORT-WAVE OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA HAD
PRODUCED AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AROUND ANCHORAGE, MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA
VALLEYS AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
A LARGE SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH AN ASSOCIATED
WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND ALASKAN PENINSULA
CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. STORM FORCE WINDS WERE MAINLY ALONG THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE LOW WHERE THE COLD ADVECTION IS THE STRONGEST.
ANOTHER 974 MB LOW NEAR YAKUTAT THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH
INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY TODAY.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
HAS CLEARED SKIES OVER KODIAK ISLAND, BRISTOL BAY AND PARTS OF THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER SHORT-WAVE WILL SWING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN TONIGHT. AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE REST OF THE GULF AND INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY THURSDAY MORNING.
AREAS OF SNOW WILL END OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL, MATANUSKA VALLEY AND
SUSITNA VALLEY BY LATE AFTERNOON AND SKIES WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR
TONIGHT. SNOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY
TONIGHT.
THE LARGE 961 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST
AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB OVER THE SOUTH GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THEN DISSIPATE THURSDAY EVENING. A 976 MB TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT THEN MOVE ONSHORE JUST EAST OF
CORDOVA THURSDAY EVENING AND INTO NORTHWEST CANADA FRIDAY. THE
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
INLAND ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
THURSDAY AND THE YUKON TERRITORY FRIDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO
KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AND SPREAD TO THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA
AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN THURSDAY. SNOWS WILL BECOME SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY.
STRONG COLD ADVECTION ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW WILL PRODUCE STRONG
WINDS ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND, KENAI PENINSULA AND PARTS OF PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALEUTIAN
AND KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REMAIN PARTLY CLOUDY BUT DRY THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING, BUT MORE CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION AS AN UPPER TROUGH SWINGS DOWN FROM NORTHWEST
ALASKA THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE COLD AIR WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SATURDAY, BUT A NEW STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE
BERING BY MONDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
MARINE...STORM 130, 155, 170, 171
GALE 120,125, 132, 138, 140, 150, 160
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM OCT 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 23, 5:16 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Oct 23, 5:16 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 29 hr |
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