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Gale Warning 26, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 26, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 26, 2009, 4:00 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 26, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 28, 2009, 4:00 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 270003
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 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.

PKZ499-271500-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 996 MB LOW NEAR 49N 174W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 52N 168W AT 992 MB
MONDAY MORNING THEN WEAKEN TO NEAR 54N 158W AT 996 MB WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND 
SEAS S. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 271203
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 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.

PKZ499-280300-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 993 MB LOW NEAR 52N 170W WILL BECOME A 989 MB LOW NEAR 57N
154W WED NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ411-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ413-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 280058
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 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.

PKZ499-281500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 994 MB LOW NEAR 53N 168W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 55N 151W THU
AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 50N 171E THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 281319
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 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.

PKZ499-290300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 991 MB LOW NEAR 53N 166W INTENSIFIES TO 985 MB THU EVENING NEAR 47N
149W AND THEN IS ABSORBED INTO A NORTHERN GULF AREA OF LOW PRESSURE.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE BERING WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 290100
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 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.

PKZ499-291500-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 991 MB NEAR 56N 158W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB THU AFTERNOON NEAR
61N 150W. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE BERING SEA THU
THROUGH FRI.

$$

PKZ411-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 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 26, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO DISAGREE ON DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLUTION OF LOW
CENTERS IN BOTH THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE NORTH PACIFIC.
INITIALIZATION FOR THE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS PARTICULARLY POOR
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE ACTUAL LOW WELL SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
INITIALIZED POSITIONS. PERFORMANCE IS BETTER THAN THE PAST SEVERAL
DAYS HOWEVER...WITH MODELS COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ON THE TRACK
OF THE LOW SOUTH OF ADAK. THE 26/12Z GFS IS THE OPERATIONAL MODEL OF
CHOICE THIS AFTERNOON...DUE TO GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL ZONAL FLOW EXISTS ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN
MAINLAND OF ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE A 996 MB LOW IS LOCATED NEAR 56N
146W. A 998 MB LOW IS LOCATED NEAR 50N 174W...OR ABOUT 100 NM SOUTH
OF ADAK.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

.SOUTHCENTRAL...
GENERALLY BENIGN WEATHER WILL EXIST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH
TUESDAY...WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY
WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING AS THE LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF DEPARTS
INTO CANADA. PATCHY FOG WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS ALONG COOK INLET AND
PARTS OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY THROUGH TUESDAY. AFTER TUESDAY MODELS
ARE TRENDING TOWARD THE SOLUTION OF THE LOW NEAR ADAK MOVING ALONG
THE ALASKA PENINSULA...AND UP COOK INLET BY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS
TREND IS LIKELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT INSTEAD OF UPPER LEVEL ZONAL
FLOW...A WEAK RIDGE IS NOW FORECAST TO BUILD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
WITH A TROUGH DIGGING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. WITH THIS LOW
TRACK SOUTHCENTRAL COULD SEE AN INCREASED THREAT OF PRECIPITATION BY
WEDNESDAY...WITH A DECENT OVERRUNNING EVENT SETTING UP AHEAD OF THE
LOW. ACCORDINGLY...THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE
FORECAST BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT. IF MODELS HANG ON TO THIS SOLUTION
IN FUTURE RUNS...CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION MAY HAVE TO BE INCREASED
FURTHER.

.SOUTHWEST...
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHWEST
THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW AND RAIN WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE AK
PENINSULA TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE AREA. PRECIPITATION
WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BRISTOL
BAY...WITH PRECIPITATION REMAINING ALL SNOW. PRECIPITATION WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE SAME AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH LOCATIONS ON
THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW. ELSEWHERE ACROSS
SOUTHWEST...EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE WITH NORTHERLY
FLOW DEVELOPING BY MID WEEK.

.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
CHAIN...REACHING THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WARM AIR
ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL RESULT IN A SNOW AND RAIN MIX FOR THE
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...REMAINING ALL SNOW FOR THE PRIBILOFS. AS THE LOW
EXITS TO THE EAST...COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL BRING GALE FORCE
NORTHERLY FLOW AND WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS. MAIN PRECIPITATION BULK
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE STRENGTHENING ALEUTIAN LOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING
EASTWARD...ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY
THE END OF THE WEEK. COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL BE STRONG ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW...BRINGING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AND
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA FOR THE WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 130 170 172 175
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

NRH JAN 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC7 days
Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC8 days
Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jan 27, 10:50 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC17 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.