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Gale Warning 23, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 19, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 19, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 19, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 201209
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST SUN JAN 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.

PKZ499-210300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 968 MB LOW NEAR 45N 173W SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 
982 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA MONDAY NIGHT. A
NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 48N 171E AT 996 MB MONDAY
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 210054
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST SUN JAN 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.

PKZ499-211500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 970 MB LOW 500 NM NEAR 45N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB NEAR 55N 166W
MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 61N 165W MON NIGHT. A 1005
MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB NEAR 46N
176W MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1012 MB AS IT MOVES
EAST TO 150 NM NEAR 55N 158W TUE AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 211228
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST MON JAN 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.

PKZ499-220300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 979 MB LOW AT 49N 169W WILL MOVE TO 59N 165W MON EVENING WITH
LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 62N 166W
BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW NEAR 46N 167E WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB
NEAR 52N 170W TUE MORNING THEN TO 1013 MB NEAR 59N 149W TUE NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 220105
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST MON JAN 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.

PKZ499-221500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR 56N 168W WILL MOVE TO 61N 166W AT 980 MB MON NIGHT
AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE SEWARD PENINSULA TUE. A LOW NEAR 40N
174E TUE WILL MOVE TO 52N 174E AT 970 MB WED.
$$

PKZ411-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 65 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.  
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 221217
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST TUE JAN 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.

PKZ499-230300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 979 MB LOW NEAR 63N 166W WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB OVER KOTZEBUE SOUND
TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE BY WED MORNING. 
A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 50N 177W WILL WEAKEN TO 1013 MB NEAR 55M 162W TUE
AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY WED MORNING. 
A 991 MB LOW NEAR 40N 174E TUE AFTERNOON WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO
972 MB AND MOVE TO NEAR 54N 177E BY WED EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 980 
MB NEAR 56N 179W BY THU MORNING. 

$$

PKZ411-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 70 KT. SEAS 38 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 34 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO NE 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 70 KT. SEAS 36 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 19, 1:30 PM AKST, 9 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 1:30 PM AKST, 9 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
630 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE MODELS
HAVE SLOWED THE NEXT STORM MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST BERING SEA OTHERWISE
THERE IS LITTLE CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS RUN. BEYOND MONDAY AFTERNOON
THE MODELS HAVE WIDELY DIVERGE SOLUTION FOR NEXT STORM APPROACHING
THE ALEUTIANS TUESDAY.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO DRIFT EAST. THE
300 MB JET ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALONG THE WEST COAST OF
THE STATE STILL APPEARS TO BE CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF THE FRONT.

CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW THE MAIN LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING
SEA IS STILL MOVING NORTH WITH THE FRONT ALONG THE YUKON-KUSKOKWIM
DELTA COAST AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE FRONT EXTENDS
SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WITH A LOT OF SUBTROPICAL AIR
MOVING NORTH ALONG IT. THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE GULF IS DRIFTING
EAST WITH THE UPPER RIDGE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...
THIS AREA WILL GRADUALLY COME UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER WESTERN
ALASKA WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST INTO KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY AND INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF SUNDAY NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE MONDAY. RAIN OVER
KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING WILL SPREAD INTO THE LOWER COOK INLET AND
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT AND INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD UP THE NORTHERN COOK INLET AND
SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT AND INTO THE REST OF THE VALLEY
SUNDAY. SINCE IT APPEARS THAT A LOT OF MOISTURE IS FLOWING UP THE
FRONT, SNOWFALL OVER THE VALLEY COULD BE SIGNIFICANT.

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM TONIGHT AS THE GRADIENT
OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND INCREASES. WINDS SPEED COULD REACH WARNING
LEVELS BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL CREATE DOWNSLOPE
CONDITIONS OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND NORTHWEST KENAI PENINSULA THAT
LITTLE RAIN OF SNOW IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE FRONT IS ALONG ON TOPS OF
THESE AREAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN SUNDAY. THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL HAVE WEAKEN AND NOT AS MUCH MOISTURE WILL FED INTO THESE AREAS.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ALONG THE COAST WITH JUST A LITTLE SLOPPING
OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.

SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER MOST OF THE AREA MONDAY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST WILL BEGIN TO PUSH INLAND AND WEAKEN FROM
THE NORTH TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN RANGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT, RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY TONIGHT AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY. COOLER
AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DROP TEMPERATURES BACK TO NEAR OR BELOW
FREEZING OVER NIGHT ALONG THE WEST COAST. RAIN WITH BECOME SHOWERS
BEHIND THE FRONT AND THEN SNOW SHOWERS WITH THE COOLING TEMPERATURES.
STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT.

ANOTHER STORM MOVING INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA WILL MORE RAIN AND
SNOW AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS INTO THE SOUTHWEST COAST MONDAY.

ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...
THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE NORTHERN BERING WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE NORTH INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN MONDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS OVER
THE BERING WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ANOTHER STORM OVER THE
NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL TURN NORTHEAST AND MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS MONDAY MORNING INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA MONDAY
AFTERNOON. MORE GALE FORCE TO POSSIBLY STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE
INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA, EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW OVER SOUTHEAST BERING MONDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO NW ALASKA
TUESDAY WITH HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE BERING SEA BEHIND IT.
LONG RANGE MODELS INDICATE HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND MAINLAND ALASKA WITH A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE
GULF AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL CLEAR THE SKIES
OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALASKA AND WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE COOLER
TEMPS INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH ZONE 101 TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 172 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM JAN 08

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 4:36 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC28 hr
Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 hr
Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC11 days
Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days
Jan 20, 11:05 AM AKSTHeavy Snow WarningAFC14 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.