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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Jan 21, 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.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 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 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. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 230058 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 43N 176E TUE EVENING WILL MOVE TO 52N 177E AT 972 MB WED MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 57N 179W AT 980 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING E 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 70 KT. SEAS 20 TO 35 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 45 TO 60 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 TO 35 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 TO 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 32 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ413-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 231202 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 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. PKZ499-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 48N 176E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB NEAR 55N 175E WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 991 MB NEAR 59N 174W THURSDAY NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 70 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 43 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 42 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 37 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 34 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 65 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 35 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 240022 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 54N 172E WILL MOVE TO 58N 176E AT 973 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1010 MB NEAR 59N 166W FRI AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 70 KT BECOMING SW WIND 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 42 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 37 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 40 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ414-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 240324 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 625 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 UPDATED ZONES 412 AND 414 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. PKZ499-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 54N 172E WILL MOVE TO 58N 176E AT 973 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1010 MB NEAR 59N 166W FRI AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 70 KT BECOMING SW WIND 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 42 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 37 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 625 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 40 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ414-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 625 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 241212 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 56N 173E WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB AND MOVE TO 60N 170W FRI MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE BY FRI EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDS SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. IT WILL PASS OVER THE PRIBILOFS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND THU NIGHT. A 963 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC THU NIGHT WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 51N 163E BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ411-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hurricane force wind 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 hurricane force wind warning went out at Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN MOSTLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE
FIRST FEW DAYS. THERE IS SOME SIGNIFICANT DIVERGENCE IN THE BERING
SEA PAST 74 HOURS BUT THAT IS NOT UNUSUAL. THE LARGER ISSUE LOOKS TO
BE IN THE NEAR TERM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AREA. SATELLITE SHOWS A
WAVE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THAT IS NOT ON THE GFS MODEL AT ALL. IT IS
ON THE NAM MODEL BUT THE NAM HAS IT MOVING NORTH TOO QUICKLY AND A
LITTLE FAR TO THE WEST. IN SHORT...THIS LOOKS TO BE A FEATURE THAT
WILL HAVE SOME IMPACT ON THE SHORT TERM FORECAST BUT NONE OF THE
MODELS APPEAR TO HANDLE IT VERY WELL.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE BIG LOW MOVING OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA IS ON TRACK AND SHOULD MOVE OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT
AND THEN TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA AFTER THAT. THIS LOW IS QUITE WARM
AND IS BRINGING RAIN AHEAD OF IT AND WITH IT. THE TEMPERATURE
GRADIENT IS RATHER SHARP BEHIND THIS LOW AND AREAS WEST OF IT WILL BE
IN SNOW.
IN THE EAST THE BIG QUESTION IS THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVING UP THE
GULF OF ALASKA. THIS FEATURE APPEARS TO BE MORE OF AN UPPER LEVEL
FEATURE SINCE THE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS NEAR THERE ARE NOT SHOWING A
STRONG RESPONSE TO IT. HOWEVER IT IS IN A DATA SPARSE AREA AND RADAR
SHOWS A LOT OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND IN THE
NORTHERN GULF WITH IT. THE SUSPICION IS THAT THERE WILL NOT BE A BIG
INFLUENCE ON SURFACE GRADIENT BECAUSE OF IT BUT THERE WILL BE A BIT
OF PRECIPITATION WITH IT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...LOTS OF PROBLEM AREAS OUT WEST WITH THIS LOW.
THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS GETTING CLOSE TO WIND WARNING CRITERIA AS THE
FRONT IS RIGHT ON THEM AND SO ARE THE STRONGEST WINDS. THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS WILL GET INTO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING WITH SNOW. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER IT WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES ENOUGH TO WARRANT A BLIZZARD WARNING...AND RIGHT NOT IT
PROBABLY WILL NOT. THINKING IS THAT THE STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL BE
MOVING OUT AS THE WIND INCREASES AND THERE WILL ONLY BE OCCASIONAL
PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY.
THE BRISTOL BAY AREA IS ALSO A BLIZZARD CANDIDATE FOR TOMORROW. IT
WILL BE WARM AND RAINY TONIGHT BUT THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY AND THEN THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME SNOW AS THE
TEMPERATURE RAPIDLY DROPS. EASTERN AREA OF ZONE 155 MAY ALSO STRUGGLE
WITH THIS AS WELL AS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL
BE BREEZY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
IN THE EAST THE BIG QUESTION WILL BE HOW MUCH WIND AND HOW MUCH
MELTING WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES. CURRENTLY FORECASTS
HAVE BEEN FOR A CHINOOK WIND EVENT WITH WINDS IN SOUTH CENTRAL
TURNING TO THE SOUTHEAST BY MIDNIGHT. THIS IS DUE TO THE STRONG LOW
OUT WEST AND THE TRACK IT IS TAKING OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND. IN ANCHORAGE
THE SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD COME OVER THE CITY AROUND MIDNIGHT WHEN
THE LOW PASSES NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. THERE IS A WRENCH IN THE
WORKS IN THE POSSIBLE INFLUENCE FROM THE WAVE IN THE GULF. IF IT DOES
HAVE A STRONGER EFFECT AT THE SURFACE IT WILL BAG OUT THE PRESSURE
FIELD AND GREATLY DIMINISH WINDS FROM WHAT ARE EXPECTED...HOWEVER
THIS REMAINS MORE OF A REMOTE POSSIBILITY THAN A LIKELY SCENARIO.
SUMMED UP...IT IS POSSIBLE IT WILL BE MORE OF A SOUTHERLY PUSH OF
WIND UP COOK INLET THAN A CHINOOK EVENT WITH ADIABATIC WARMING OFF TE
MOUNTAINS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...TEMPERATURES OVER THE AREA WILL RETURN TO MORE
NORMAL LEVELS BY MID WEEK. BY WEDNESDAY A RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA ATTEMPT TO CLEAR OUT A GOOD BIT OF THE AREA...BUT
BEWARE OF FOG AND STRATUS AS THERE IS A LOT OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE
LEFT BY THE CURRENT SYSTEM.
A LARGE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MID WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 140 150 171 172 176 179 180 185.
STORM 155 160 165 170 175.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JAN 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:54 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:01 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:04 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr |
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Sources
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