Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 14, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 12, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 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 12, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 121251 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-130300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 962 MB LOW 45N 178E WILL MOVE TO 49N 168W TUE NIGHT AT 965 MB. $$ PKZ411-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE TO E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 121530 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 630 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 411 UPDATED ZONES 412 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-130300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 962 MB LOW 45N 178E WILL MOVE TO 49N 168W TUE NIGHT AT 965 MB. $$ PKZ411-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 630 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE TO E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 630 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW TO NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 130030 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-131500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 961 MB LOW NEAR 45N 180 WILL MOVE TO 50N 170W WED AT 960 MB. $$ PKZ411-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS SPREADING NORTH OVER NIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HIGHEST WIND AND SEAS NORTH AND WEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT... EAST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLAND SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FROM THE PRIBILOF ISLAND WEST NORTH WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 131259 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-140300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW 45N 172W WILL MOVE TO 50N 167W WED NIGHT AT 968 MB. A 970 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 45N 158W WED AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 52N 159W WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 140000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-141500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 46N 171W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 51N 169W WED AFTERNOON AND THE WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 54N 167W THU MORNING. A 970 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 48N 167W THU. $$ PKZ411-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 3O TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 168W. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 140107 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-141500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 46N 171W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 51N 169W WED AFTERNOON AND THEN WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 54N 167W THU MORNING. A 970 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 48N 167W THU. $$ PKZ411-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 3O TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 168W. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 141212 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-150300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 49N 170W WILL MOVE TO 50N 167W WHILE DISSIPATING THU MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 60N 177E FRI MORNING. A 964 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 53N 158W FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
350 FZAK62 PAFC 142355 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-151500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 966 MB LOW NEAR 48N 169W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 47N 162W THU EVENING. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB NEAR 54N 155W THU NIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR 59N 159W FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 151231 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-160300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 50N 167W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 50N 163W FRI MORNING. A 956 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 56N 157W FRI MORNING...AND MOVE INLAND AT 59N 159W FRI AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 59N 179E FRI MORNING...AND STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB NEAR 57N 178W SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ411-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 160008 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-161500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 48N 165W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 51N 162W FRI MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 957 MB NEAR 56N 158W FRI MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR 59N 160W FRI AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 58N 177W FRI NIGHT THEN MOVE TO NEAR 58N 171W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
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 11, 1:20 PM AKST, 14 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 1:20 PM AKST, 14 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
120 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE PINEAPPLE
EXPRESS HEADED FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. A STRONG UPPER JET IS
RIDING UP THE WEST SIDE OF A HIGH AMPLITUDE EAST PACIFIC
RIDGE...TRANSPORTING LOTS OF MOISTURE AND WARM AIR NORTHWARD TO THE
GULF OF ALASKA. A STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW IS LOCATED DOWN AROUND
40N...A SECOND LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MUCH FARTHER NORTH THIS
AFTERNOON AND TRACK INTO THE GULF TONIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY
CALM AND COLD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...BUT THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE FIRST
STEP IN A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN. MEANWHILE A WEAK UPPER
SHORT-WAVE IS PUSHING NORTHWARD ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...SPREADING LIGHT
SNOW NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A COUPLE WEAK LOWS REMAIN
ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. HOWEVER...THESE ARE ABOUT TO BE PUSHED
NORTHWARD BY AN AMPLIFYING TROUGH EXTENDING FROM AN UPPER LOW OVER
THE NORTHWEST BERING SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
A LARGE LOW COMPLEX IS TRACKING ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS...CURRENTLY TOO FAR SOUTH TO AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA.
THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP REINFORCE THE HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH AND
DOWNSTREAM RIDGE.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS DIFFER IN EXACT TRACK OF LOW ACROSS THE
GULF TONIGHT. PREFER THE VERY CONSISTENT ECMWF/UKMET SOLUTION...AND
18Z NAM IS NOW VERY CLOSE TO THAT. OTHERWISE...MODELS ARE IN VERY
GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 48 HOURS. DIFFERENCES THEN SHOW UP WITH LOW
COMPLEX OUT WEST AND POSITION/ORIENTATION OF WARM OCCLUSION PUSHING
TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS. WILL GO WITH A CONSENSUS OF
ECMWF/GFS/UKMET...NAM IS A CLEAR OUTLIER.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...WITH A LOW TRACK TO AROUND CAPE SUCKLING...THE BULK
OF WARM AIR WILL BE SHUNTED OFF TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
HOWEVER...THERE WILL STILL BE STEADY WARMING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
AS CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION MOVE IN. THE AMPLIFYING TROUGH OUT WEST
WILL SWING INTO THE GULF TONIGHT AND RAPIDLY PUSH NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE STATE MONDAY UNDER INFLUENCE OF STRONG SOUTHERLY JET...SO
SURFACE STORM WILL BE QUICK TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. OVERRUNNING
WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW TO SOUTHCENTRAL BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AND STEADIER SNOW WILL MOVE IN LATER TONIGHT. THE
HEAVIEST PRECIP IN THE VICINITY OF THE LOW WILL SPREAD TO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND EASTWARD TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA. HOWEVER...THE UPPER
TROUGH IS STRONG AND MOST AREAS WILL SEE SOME SNOW. THE REGION WILL
DRY OUT DURING THE DAY MONDAY. THERE WONT BE MUCH OF A BREAK
BETWEEN SYSTEMS. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL AMPLIFY TUESDAY AND VERY WARM
AIR WILL OVERRUN SOUTHCENTRAL TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
INITIALLY BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW...THEN FREEZING RAIN...AND AS WE
HEAD THROUGH MID WEEK IT SHOULD GET WARM ENOUGH FOR RAIN IN MOST
PLACES.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/ALASKA PENINSULA...AS THE UPPER TROUGH AMPLIFIES
TONIGHT AND SWINGS TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVIER..ESPECIALLY FROM DILLINGHAM NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTHERN
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WHERE 6 INCHES OF SNOW OR MORE ARE LIKELY. WILL
HAVE TO CONSIDER ISSUING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THE
BRISTOL BAY ZONE. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END MONDAY AS THE TROUGH EXITS
TO THE NORTH. WARM ADVECTION OUT AHEAD OF THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
BEGIN TUESDAY AND TURN PRECIPITATION TO RAIN MOST PLACES BY
WEDNESDAY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...IT IS A BORDERLINE CALL FOR CURRENT BLIZZARD
WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON MONDAY. AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES THE ALEUTIANS AND EAST WINDS PICK UP TEMPERATURES SHOULD
QUICKLY RISE. HOWEVER...IT IS VERY COLD NOW WITH TEMPS IN THE TEENS
AND THE QUESTION IS WHETHER IT WILL WARM ENOUGH BY THE TIME SNOW
ARRIVES TO PREVENT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FOR NOW WILL HOLD ON TO THE
WATCH AND WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT MODEL CYCLE BEFORE MAKING A DECISION
ON WHETHER TO UPGRADE THE WATCH TO A WARNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...WITH HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER WESTERN NORTH
AMERICA AND HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH OVER THE BERING IT WILL BE VERY
WARM AND WET OVER MAINLAND ALASKA MID TO LATE WEEK AND COLD OUT
WEST. MODELS INDICATE SOME EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE PATTERN
BY NEXT WEEKEND...SO COLDER AIR COULD MAKE ITS WAY BACK TO MAINLAND
ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 131.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...172 175.
GALE WARNING...120 130 140 170 171 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 130 140 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB JAN 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:02 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 11, 7:08 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 6:35 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 12, 8:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 12, 8:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 12, 11:01 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 12, 11:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr |
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