Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 84, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 7, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 23 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
- Mar 7, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2008, 10:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 081254 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 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. PKZ399-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 147W SAT AFTERNOON AT 973 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SEWARD SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ351-090300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-090300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 090059 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 54N 146W WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB NEAR 59N 150W SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ351-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEASS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 090059 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 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. PKZ399-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 54N 146W WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB NEAR 59N 150W SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ351-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 091504 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 CORRECTED TO ADT WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 970 MB LOW 57N 152W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR ILIAMNA BAY SUN EVENING AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ351-100300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-100300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Mar 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 3:05 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 47 hr |
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