Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 2, 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 2, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2009, 4:00 AM 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 021249 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 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. PKZ499-030300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A LARGE COMPLEX 961 MB LOW NEAR 47N 165E WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 976 MB. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 49N 177W EARLY SAT AND MOVE TO NEAR 51N 177W SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST W. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 174W. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST W. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 175W. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST W. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 176W. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 173W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 030006 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-031500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 49N 173E WILL MOVE TO 50N 169E FRI NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE SAT. A 980 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 45N 173W FRI NIGHT AND TRACK SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL DROP SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS SAT AND SUN. $$ PKZ411-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 031243 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 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. PKZ499-040300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A LARGE COMPLEX 969 MB LOW NEAR 43N 164E MOVES TO 49N 176E SUN AND BECOMES STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 985 MB. A 977 MB LOW DEVELOPS SAT NEAR 50N 169W AND MOVES TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA DROPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 175W. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST W. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST W. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 040047 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-041500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A LARGE COMPLEX 969 MB LOW NEAR 43N 164E MOVES TO 49N 176E SUN AND BECOMES STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 985 MB. A 977 MB LOW DEVELOPS SAT NEAR 50N 169W AND MOVES TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA DROPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 041303 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 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. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A COMPLEX 975 MB LOW NEAR 48N 167E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 58N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 58N. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 58N. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 050002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A COMPLEX 975 MB LOW NEAR 48N 167E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ + PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 T0 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 051259 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 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. PKZ499-060300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 48N 166E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 060003 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-061500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 48N 165E MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS. A 964 MB LOW MOVES TO 48N 173W WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 060720 AAA OFFALU UPDATED ZONE 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1020 PM AKST MON JAN 5 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. PKZ499-061500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 48N 165E MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS. A 964 MB LOW MOVES TO 48N 173W WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 1020 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 061300 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-070300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 48N 163E WILL MOVE WEST AND DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL FORM AND MOVE NEAR 49N 173W AT 967 MB WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
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 1, 12:30 PM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 12:30 PM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1230 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING PATTERN REMAINS
IN PLACE WITH A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND COMPLEX CLOSED
LOWS CENTERED OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND NORTHERN CANADA. THE
SUB-TROPICAL IS WELL SOUTH OF ALASKA OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. A
SHORT-WAVE IS CURRENTLY DROPPING DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF THE BERING
RIDGE ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA...BRINGING A REINFORCEMENT OF ARCTIC
AIR WITH IT. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND ARE ALREADY
QUITE BRUTAL WITH WIDESPREAD VALUES OF 10 TO 30 BELOW AND VALUES
APPROACHING 50 BELOW IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THERE IS SOME
LIGHT SNOW OUT AHEAD OF THE UPPER WAVE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.
STRATUS DOMINATES THE EASTERN BERING SEA UNDERNEATH THE RIDGE. OUT
WEST A STRONG VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS NEARLY STATIONARY SOUTHWEST
OF THE ALEUTIANS. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE BEING OBSERVED JUST AHEAD
OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWS THIS FRONT BEGINNING TO ELONGATE AND STRETCH APART
AS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT IS PUSHED RAPIDLY EASTWARD
BY THE UPPER JET. A WAVE HAS FORMED ON THE FRONT SOUTH OF ADAK
IS AND TRAVELING WESTWARD ALONG THE FRONT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
THE FRONTAL WAVE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS...WHICH NONE OF THE MODELS
PICKED UP ON. HOWEVER...DONT EXPECT THIS TO DEVELOP INTO ANYTHING
SIGNIFICANT. THERE ARE SOME MINOR MODEL DIFFERENCES WITH LOW
POSITION IN THE GULF IN THE SHORT-TERM...BUT IT WILL ONLY IMPACT
FORECAST FOR IMMEDIATE VICINITY...AS ALL OTHER AREAS WILL OBSERVE
COLD ADVECTION WINDS NO MATTER THE LOW POSITION. OUT WEST THERE
ARE MORE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WITH DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFACE LOW
EAST OF THE MAIN LOW AND TRACK TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. WILL STICK
CLOSE TO CURRENT FORECAST WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE ECMWF AND REPRESENTS
A COMPROMISE POSITION BETWEEN THE GFS AND UKMET.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHERN MAINLAND...THE BULK OF THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE UPPER WAVE WILL GET CAUGHT UP ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOUTHCENTRAL WILL OBSERVE SOME MID TO HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS AND MAYBE SOME FLURRIES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHILE
SOUTHWEST ALASKA DRIES OUT. ARCTIC AIR ACCOMPANYING THE SHORT-WAVE
WILL QUICKLY ADVECT SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION...RESULTING IN GUSTY
WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG THE GULF COASTAL WATERS.
THE COLD ADVECTION WILL AID IN DEEPENING OF THE EVER-PRESENT LOW
OVER THE GULF FRIDAY WHICH WILL IN TURN TIGHTEN UP THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND INCREASE WINDS FURTHER ALONG THE GULF COAST. ANOTHER
SHORT-WAVE WILL DROP DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY...THIS TIME FARTHER WEST AS THE RIDGE RE-FORMS BACK OVER
EASTERN SIBERIA IN RESPONSE TO BEING SQUEEZED BY CURRENT SHORT-WAVE
AND ALEUTIAN SYSTEM. THIS SECOND WAVE WILL DROP DUE SOUTH ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY
WITH AN UPPER LOW FORMING TO THE EAST OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. THIS WILL
TRANSPORT ARCTIC AIR SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA
PENINSULA. A POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH WILL ALLOW A LOW EMBEDDED IN
THE PACIFIC FLOW TO TRACK TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA SUNDAY...WHICH
WILL ONCE AGAIN TIGHTEN UP THE GRADIENT AND STRENGTHEN THE WINDS
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. THE VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE COMPLEX UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIANS WHILE SHORT-WAVES EMBEDDED
WITHIN THE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION ALONG WITH THEIR SURFACE REFLECTIONS
WILL ROTATE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS. THE DETAILS OF THESE FEATURES
WILL BE HARD TO NAIL DOWN VERY FAR OUT IN TIME. BOTTOM LINE THOUGH
IS STRONG FLOW WILL PERSIST BETWEEN THE LOW TO THE SOUTH AND RIDGE
TO THE NORTH AND EAST AND THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN
ALONG THE ALEUTIANS. THIS PATTERN WILL PERSIST INTO AT LEAST EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS SHORT-WAVES CONTINUE TO DROP DOWN THE
EASTERN SIDE OF THE UPPER RIDGE NEXT WEEK IT WILL CONTINUE TO
RETROGRADE WESTWARD ACROSS RUSSIA. BY MID WEEK EXPECT A LONG-WAVE
TROUGH TO BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE ALASKA/BERING SEA REGION. THIS
MAY LEAD TO A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN PATTERN BY THE END
OF NEXT WEEK AS THE TROUGH AMPLIFIES AND A RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD
OVER THE EAST PACIFIC/WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE
STORM TRACK TO SHIFT BACK TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA AND BRING A RETURN
TO MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 172 175 176 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 130 138 140 150 160
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 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Jan 2, 6:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Jan 2, 6:35 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 69 hr | |
| Jan 2, 7:45 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 8 days |
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