Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 30, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 25, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 260008 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 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. PKZ399-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 59N 140W WILL MOVE INLAND FRI NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 261254 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL NORTHEAST ACROSS KODIAK SUN THEN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 261941 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ399-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS KODIAK SUN THEN TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 270101 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TO MOVE OUT TONIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE TO KODIAK THIS SUN MORNING THEN TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. A 991 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 58N 150W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 271246 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SUN JAN 27 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. PKZ399-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT WILL MOVE TO KODIAK THIS MORNING THEN TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 57N 150W EARLY MON MORNING THEN MOVES TO 55N 140W AT 990 MB BY EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ351-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 280110 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST GULF TONIGHT AND THEN STALL OVER THE CENTRAL GULF MON MORNING. A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 58N 152W SUN NIGHT. THE LOW WILL TRACK TO 56N 143W MON NIGHT AND INTO THE PACIFIC ON TUE. $$ PKZ351-281500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-281500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 281251 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST MON JAN 28 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. PKZ399-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 58N 151W WILL TRACK TO 55N 141W EARLY TUE MORNING AND INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ON TUE. A 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 157W LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST MON JAN 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST MON JAN 28 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 281539 AAA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 640 AM AST MON JAN 28 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 58N 151W WILL TRACK TO 55N 141W EARLY TUE MORNING AND INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ON TUE. A 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 157W LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 640 AM AST MON JAN 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 640 AM AST MON JAN 28 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 290035 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST MON JAN 28 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. PKZ399-291500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 57N 147W WILL TRACK INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC MON NIGHT INTO TUE. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 52N 161W TUE AFTERNOON AT 972 MB AND THEN TO 52N 144W WED AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVE BACK SOUTHWARD WED. $$ PKZ351-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST MON JAN 28 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST MON JAN 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 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 25, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST FRI JAN 25 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE SYSTEM NOW AFFECTING SOUTHCENTRAL AND MOVING
TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA IS PROGRESSING MUCH FASTER THAN WHAT ANY
MODEL HAD...FORECASTS WERE ADJUSTED TO THIS. MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD
AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE MODELS THEN DIVERGE ON THE TRACK
AND STRENGTH OF A NORTH PACIFIC LOW ENTERING THE EASTERN BERING.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LOW IS NORTH OF MACKENZIE BAY WITH
A TROUGH EXTENDING DOWN INTO THE GULF. AT THE BOTTOM...A SURFACE LOW
IS TRAVELING EAST ACROSS THE GULF CONTINUING TO SPREAD SNOW OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE STRETCHING OVER EASTERN SIBERIA
AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS IS MOVING EAST ALONG WITH ITS
SURFACE COUNTERPART. A WEAKENING LOW WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND
CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE BERING AND PRIBILOFS. A LARGE
LOW SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA IS PRODUCING A TRIPLE POINT LOW
JUST WEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND PUSHING ITS WARM FRONT OVER
THE CHAIN.
THE UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO BE
OVER THE MAINLAND AND CENTRAL GULF BY SUNDAY NIGHT. A LARGE UPPER LOW
WILL FOLLOW BEHIND AND POSITION ITSELF OVER THE WESTERN BERING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...A SHORTWAVE IN THE UPPER TROUGH
WILL DEEPEN THE LOW IN THE GULF WHILE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN
MAINLAND STRENGTHENS AND PUSHES SOUTH. COMBINED WITH COLD ADVECTION
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER LOW...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE PICKING UP
AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. LOOK FOR WINDS NEAR THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA AND THOMPSON PASS TO BE OBSERVING SOME OF THE HIGHEST
WINDS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THE HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTH AND THE
WEST WILL BRING CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION BY LATE
TONIGHT TO LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SUNDAY THE NEXT SYSTEM FROM THE
WEST WILL PUSH A FRONT OVER KODIAK SUNDAY THEN HEAD NORTHEAST THROUGH
THE GULF.
WESTERN MAINLAND AND ALASKA PENINSULA...SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE
WEAKENING BERING LOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THEN
CLEAR TONIGHT. SATURDAY WILL BRING CLEAR SKIES OVER THE MAINLAND
WHILE A FRONT BRINGS A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE PENINSULA.
TEMPERATURES THAT HAD COOLED FROM THE COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE
OF THE UPPER LOW WILL HOLD STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP ALL PRECIPITATION IN
THE FORM OF SNOW OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY. A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS IN BEHIND THIS.
BERING/ALEUTIANS/PRIBILOFS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
PRIBILOFS TODAY FROM THE WEAKENING LOW. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WITH
THE FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SPREAD RAIN ACROSS
THE CHAIN AND BERING TODAY AND SATURDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL FILL IN
BEHIND AS COLD AIR REPLACES FROM THE NORTHWEST AND SLIGHT RIDGING
FILLS IN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 120 121 130 132 150 172 175 176 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 130 141 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LR JAN 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 25, 2:25 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 25, 2:44 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:45 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 53 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:06 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:07 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 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.