Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 210, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 8, 2008, 9:55 AM AKST. 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
- Dec 8, 2008, 9:55 AM AKST (18:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 081855 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 UPDATED ZONE 130 AND 140 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. PKZ197-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 961 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB MON AFTERNOON 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD AND THEN MOVES INLAND AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 955 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS NORTHWEST...NE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS NORTHWEST...NE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 955 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090007 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 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. PKZ197-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 958 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF SEWARD TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS NORTHEAST...NE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...BARREN ISLANDS NORTHEAST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090209 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 508 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 958 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF SEWARD TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 508 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS NORTHWEST...NE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...BARREN ISLANDS NORTHEAST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091225 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 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. PKZ197-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 961 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 972 MB TUE AFTERNOON NEAR SEWARD AND THEN MOVES INLAND. WEAK LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. BARREN ISLANDS AND EAST...NW WINDS 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Dec 8, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
REX BLOCK AT UPPER LEVELS THIS MORNING WITH A STRONG HIGH OVER
NORTHERN AK AND A DEEP LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING IS
ALSO OVER THE GULF OF AK...WHILE ZONAL FLOW CROSSES THE WESTERN
BERING. AT THE SURFACE...A DEEP LOW IS SOUTH OF THE AKPEN WITH RIDGES
OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND THE WESTERN HALF OF THE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE COME INTO VERY GOOD AGREEMENT IN RESOLVING THE TRACK OF
THE LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN. THE GFS AND EC ARE BOTH BRINGING THE
SYSTEM JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND MON NIGHT AND ACROSS THE KENAI
PENINSULA TUE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE MAT-SU TUE NIGHT. THE FORECAST
RELIES HEAVILY ON THE GFS SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST...AS THE LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN TRACKS TOWARD KODIAK ALL
SURFACE FLOW OVER THE BERING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND SNOW
SHOWERS ALONG WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED. AT THAT
POINT A WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN...AND GALES TO
THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS WHICH WILL SPREAD TO THE
EASTERN BERING THROUGH THU.
FOR SOUTHWEST AK...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES IN RESPONSE TO THE AKPEN LOW MOVING TO
KODIAK. THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL REACH THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA BUT WILL BE HEAVILY SHADOWED OUT BY THE AK RANGE AND
LITTLE PRECIP WILL REACH THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THIS WILL CHANGE WED
AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND AND SLOWLY DISSIPATES. ALL OF SOUTHWEST AK
WILL THEN RECEIVE SNOW SHOWERS AS COLD AIR MOVES IN FROM THE NORTH
AND WEST BY THU.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...RAIN ALONG WITH GALES AND STORMS
WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ALONG THE GULF COAST AND TOWARD SOUTH CENTRAL
AS THE LOW MOVES TO EAST OF KODIAK TONIGHT. AS THE LOW THEN MOVES TO
THE KENAI PENINSULA TUE EVENING...COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SNOW IS EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH IT IS TOO EARLY FOR AMOUNTS.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CROSS INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TUE NIGHT INTO
WED. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THU AS THE LOW REMAINS OVER THE
REGION.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST...SEVERAL LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS
THE BERING AND SHOW SIGNS OF MERGING THU NIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW ALONG
WITH STORM FORCE WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE FEATURES...AND WILL CROSS
THE EASTERN BERING FRI. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE BERING FOR
THE WEEKEND IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT KAMCHATKA LOW ASSOCIATED FRONT.
SOUTHWEST AK WILL DRY THU INTO FRI BENEATH A RIDGE AND THEN BE HIT BY
SNOW ON SOUTHWEST FLOW FRI. THIS WILL BE A RAPID EVENT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FRI AFTERNOON AND PERSISTS INTO THE
WEEKEND. SHOWERS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE WILL END THU NIGHT AS
COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FRI AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORMS 120 130 132 138
GALES 121 125 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 176 179
185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...160 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 7, 9:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 9:55 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 18 hr |
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