Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 69, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 13, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 13, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 131300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 245 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WED NIGHT AT 968 MB. A 970 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 690 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WED AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 205 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 140000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WED AFTERNOON AND THE WILL DISSIPATE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR THU MORNING. A 970 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND N. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT...EXCEPT 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 140107 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WED AFTERNOON AND THEN WILL DISSIPATE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR THU MORNING. A 970 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND N. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT...EXCEPT 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 141215 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU MORNING. A 964 MB LOW WILL BE 165 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
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 12, 12:30 PM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 12:30 PM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1230 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A STRONG SHORT-WAVE TROUGH EXTENDING
FROM A CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA EASTWARD
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND IS A TEMPORARY KINK IN THE STRONG
EAST PACIFIC RIDGE. THE THROUGH IS LIFTING QUICKLY NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE STATE. A MODERATE SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTH GULF SOUTH OF CAPE
SUCKLING IS WEAKENING AS IT HEADS TOWARD YAKUTAT AND THEN INLAND.
LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES AHEAD OF THE TROUGH FROM THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL. HOWEVER THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS
JUST OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW OVER THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER
BASIN...INCLUDING MCCARTHY...WHERE UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE.
THE UPPER RIDGE IS BUILDING BEHIND THE SHORT-WAVE TROUGH AHEAD OF
A DIGGING TROUGH OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC. THERE IS A DEEP
COLD CORE LOW EMBEDDED WITHIN THIS TROUGH WITH OCCLUDED FRONT
PUSHING TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAX GALE TO MIN
STORM FORCE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW ARE PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ALONG THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN ALEUTIANS. SURFACE
TEMPERATURES ARE SLOWLY CREEPING UP AS THIS FRONT GETS CLOSER.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL AGREEMENT IS REASONABLE WITH LARGE SCALE
PATTERN...BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN MAIN LOW CENTER OUT WEST AS
WELL AS WITH SURFACE LOWS/UPPER WAVES MOVING UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE
EAST PACIFIC RIDGE. THESE DIFFERENCES WILL ONLY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT
THE FORECAST IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FEATURES...ESPECIALLY IN THE
CORRIDOR FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
DO NOT PARTICULARLY HAVE A FAVORED MODEL SOLUTION. WILL GENERALLY
STICK CLOSE TO CURRENT FORECAST WITH SOME MINOR CHANGES.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHERN MAINLAND...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. A LONG FETCH OF SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL
TRANSPORT TROPICAL AIR AND MOISTURE ORIGINATING DOWN AROUND 30N
NORTHWARD ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA. THE WARM AIR WILL INITIALLY
OVERRUN THE COLD ARCTIC AIR CURRENTLY IN PLACE...BUT WILL GRADUALLY
ERODE THAT AIR AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK. INITIAL OVERRUNNING
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN DURING THE DAY TUESDAY SPREADING OVER THE
ENTIRE REGION BY TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL START AS
SNOW MOST PLACES...BUT QUICKLY CHANGE TO RAIN IN COASTAL AREAS BY
LATE TUESDAY. THE AIR ALOFT WILL BE SO WARM THAT FREEZING RAIN WILL
BECOME A THREAT STARTING TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING WEDNESDAY FOR
INLAND LOCATIONS WHERE THE ARCTIC AIR IS DEEPEST. MEANWHILE...AT THE
SURFACE LOWS WILL TRACK FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWARD TO THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND THEN UP ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
REGION. AS EACH OF THESE MOVES NORTHWARD THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
TIGHTEN SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE EAST RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS
THE GULF WATERS AND GAP WINDS THROUGH THE CHUGACH...ALASKA...AND
ALEUTIAN RANGES. THIS WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION VERY LIGHT IN THE LEE
OF THE MOUNTAINS...BUT UPSLOPE AREAS SUCH AS THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL
SEE ENHANCED SNOWFALL. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WILL HAVE
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE WESTERN SUSITNA TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...BUT THE TIMING OF CHANGE IN PRECIPITATION TYPE IS IN
QUESTION...SO WILL HOLD OFF FOR NOW UNTIL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF
HOW FAST THE WARMING WILL OCCUR.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE OCCLUDED FRONT SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS
WONT MAKE MUCH MORE NORTHWARD PROGRESSION. HOWEVER...TEMPS HAVE
WARMED TO 34 DEGREES AT BOTH ADAK AND ATKA AND VISIBILITIES ARE
STARTING TO IMPROVE. THEREFORE...WE WILL LIKELY BE ABLE TO CANCEL
THE BLIZZARD WARNING THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD
EAST OF THE REGION...TOWARD THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA
PENINSULA...PUSHING WARMER AIR NORTHWARD AND CHANGING PRECIPITATION
TO RAIN. MEANWHILE...COLDER AIR WILL HEAD BACK SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL TO WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THERE IS
A CHANCE THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD MOVE BACK IN...BUT
PRECIPITATION CHARACTER WILL BE SHOWERY SO LOW VISIBILITIES WOULD
NOT LAST LONG. IN AREAS FARTHER EAST WHERE THE PRECIPITATION WILL
BE STEADIER TEMPS SHOULD BE WARM ENOUGH TO PREVENT BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL TRACK TO TOWARD
THE ALASKA PENINSULA MID WEEK AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY WEEKS
END. ARCTIC AIR WILL USHER SOUTHWARD BEHIND THIS LOW PRODUCING THE
USUAL STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE THE STRONG
BLOCKING RIDGE PROGRESSING EASTWARD A BIT BY NEXT WEEKEND AND
ALLOWING A COLD TROUGH TO MOVE BACK INTO MAINLAND ALASKA.
HOWEVER...NOT READY TO BUY COMPLETELY INTO THIS YET SINCE MODEL
BIAS IS TO CHANGE A STABLE PATTERN SUCH AS THIS TOO QUICKLY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 187 191.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176
179.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...165 179 185.
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 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:53 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 13, 5:13 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 28 hr |
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