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Storm Warning 94, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 8, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. 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
- Mar 8, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090058 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 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 973 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 65 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES POINT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES POINT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090625 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 UPDATED AREA 130 132 AND 141 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 973 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 65 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES POINT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES POINT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 920 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 920 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 920 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 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 970 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR ILIAMNA BAY SUN EVENING AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Mar 8, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH TUESDAY EXCEPT THE NAM. SEEMS THE
MODELS MAY BE A BIT SLOW WITH THE NORTHWARD PROGRESSION OF THE LOW IN
THE GULF THOUGH...BASED UPON SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE NAM IS THE
FARTHEST EAST OF THE SOLUTIONS THIS MORNING WITH THE GULF LOW MOVING
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. HIGH PRESSURE STILL TO
DOMINATE OVER THE ARCTIC AND SIBERIA AT THE SURFACE. WEAK LOW
PRESSURE TO REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SUNDAY. ALL MODELS
AGREE THE GULF LOW WILL MOVE INLAND SUNDAY NIGHT NEAR SEWARD AND
LEAVE A WEAK LOW OVER THE INTERIOR THROUGH TUESDAY. MEANWHILE...A LOW
MOVES TO THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING MON AFTERNOON WITH A GOOD FRONT
ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW AND SUCCESSION OF LOWS WILL BE
THE MAIN PLAYER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
.UPPER LEVELS...
THE MEAN TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING TO DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS WITH A NEW MEAN TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN BERING
FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
.ANALYSIS...
A SHORT WAVE MOVED THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL LAST NIGHT AND BROUGHT GOOD
AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE AREA. HAD A BRIEF PERIOD OF CLEARING
BUT NEXT SYSTEM IN THE GULF ALREADY SPREADING CLOUDS OVER THE AREA.
PRECIPITATION ALREADY SPREADING INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA WINDWARD
SIDE. A STRONG FRONT WILL WORK TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS
EVENING AND PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY THROUGH GAPS TONIGHT INTO
TOMORROW MORNING. FOG WAS PREVALENT ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA
THIS MORNING AND SHOULD MAKE A RETURN TONIGHT TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
THE BRISTOL BAY AREA SHOULD START TO SEE THE INFLUENCE FROM THE GULF
LOW AND EXPERIENCE STRONGER OFFSHORE FLOW AND SOME PRECIPITATION
ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. WEAK LOW PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL BERING
CONTINUING SHOWERS THERE THROUGH TOMORROW.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
ALEUTIANS...ALASKA PENINSULA AND BERING...
WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING KEEPING SHOWERS OVER THE
AREA THROUGH TOMORROW. WINDS WILL REMAIN RATHER WEAK AS WELL. HIGH
PRESSURE TO BUILD FROM THE NORTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY OVER THE BERING
SEA. HOWEVER...A FRONT TO PUSH INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING
MONDAY. THE FRONT WILL NOT MOVE PAST ADAK TUESDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINING OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING.
WESTERN ALASKA...
WEAK LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE NORTON SOUND CREATING AREAS OF SNOW AND
FOG OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA. SOMEWHAT CLEAR CONDITIONS
OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AREA OUTSIDE OF THE FOG THIS MORNING. BRISTOL
BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO START BEING INFLUENCED BY A LOW IN
THE GULF. WINDS TO BECOME MODERATE ALONG THE PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN
RANGE WITH THE LOW SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION TO SPREAD OVER THE ALEUTIAN
RANGE TONIGHT AND OVER THE REGION TOMORROW OUT TO THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA. SOME SHOWERS TO MAKE IT INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AS WELL. THE
LOW TO SLIDE INLAND SUNDAY NIGHT AND OVER THE MAINLAND MONDAY.
PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME BENIGN AND WIDELY SCATTERED IN NATURE. THE
LOW WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH TUESDAY WITH PRECIPITATION ON THE
DECLINE AS HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE BERING MOVES ALONG THE COAST.
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...
LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF PUSHING A STRONG FRONT TO THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST WITH A
BARRIER JET MOST LIKELY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING NORTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND TO HINCHINBROOK AND THE SOUTHERN SOUND. THIS WILL
ALSO BRING STRONG WINDS TO TURNAGAIN ARM TOMORROW AND OTHER EAST WEST
GAPS ALONG THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THIS
WOULD MEAN A STRONG DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT IN THE ANCHORAGE AND PORTAGE
AREA AS WELL AS THE WESTERN KENAI. STRONG WINDS TO WRAP AROUND THIS
LOW ON THE BACKSIDE NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TOMORROW AFTERNOON EFFECTIVELY
CUTTING OFF PRECIPITATION TO KODIAK.
PRECIPITATION ALREADY ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA WINDWARD SIDE AND
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND. PRECIPITATION MOST LIKELY TO REMAIN RAIN/SNOW
MIX FOR AREAS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THE LOW TO MOVE INLAND SUNDAY
NIGHT. COLD AIR TO WRAP AROUND THE LOW TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
WITH MOST AREAS CHANGING TO SNOW BY MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW TO WEAKEN
INLAND MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY ON THE DECLINE
STARTING MONDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
STARTING TUESDAY NIGHT...MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE OVER THE WESTERN
NORTH PACIFIC. AGREE WITH HPC ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION THAT
CONSOLIDATED LOW TO DEVELOP BY THURSDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. A LOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE WESTERN CHAIN WEDNESDAY AND
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING THURSDAY. ANOTHER LOW TO DEVELOP ON THE
SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE TROUGH IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. THESE TWO SYSTEM TO
WRAP UP SOUTH OF ADAK FRIDAY. THIS NEW LOW TO INFLUENCE THE ENTIRE
BERING WITH HIGH PRESSURE NOW ENTRENCHED OVER THE MAINLAND. STRONG
WINDS SHOULD THE RULE AROUND THE LOW ESPECIALLY NEAR THE EDGE BOUNDED
BY THE COLD INTERIOR AIR MASS. THE LOW IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE TO THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 120 130
GALE 121 125 129 132 138 140 150
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN MAR 08The 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 | Storm Warning | AFC | 23 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 | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 47 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.