Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 131, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 31, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 31, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
083 FZAK62 PAFC 010014 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 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. PKZ499-011500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 50N 177E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB AT 52N 177E TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN TO 984 MB NEAR 55N 178E WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
636 FZAK62 PAFC 011252 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-020300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SLIDE EAST OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 50N 178E WILL MOVE TO 53N 178E AT 981 MB TUE NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 57N 177E AT 988 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF 55N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO E 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. N OF 55N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW. .WED...N TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
860 FZAK62 PAFC 020010 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 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. PKZ499-021500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SLIDE EAST OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 51N 178E WILL MOVE TO 57N 178E AT 989 MB THU MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 62N 179W AT 999 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
466 FZAK62 PAFC 021246 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-030300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SLIDE EAST OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 51N 178E WILL MOVE TO 57N 178E AT 989 MB THU MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 62N 179W AT 999 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N TO E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W OF 176E...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. E OF 176E...E TO S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .THU...W TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
845 FZAK62 PAFC 022349 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 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 WED FEB 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 981 MB LOW NEAR 54N 178E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 63N 179W FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 1002 MB. $$ PKZ411-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 55N...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. S OF 55N...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
966 FZAK62 PAFC 031259 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-040300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 55N 178E WILL MOVE TO 62N 180W THU NIGHT AT 998 MB AND THEN TO THE CHUKCHI SEA BY FRI EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FROM THE SOUTH THU NIGHT AND TO THE AKPEN BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .TODAY...W OF 176E...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. E OF 176E...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 176W...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W OF 176W...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
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 31, 6:00 AM AKST, 10 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 6:00 AM AKST, 10 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
600 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...HIGHLY AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL PATTERN
CONTINUES TO BE IN PLACE OVER ALASKA WITH A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE
EASTERN PACIFIC EXTENDING FROM THE MIDLATITUDES NORTHWARDS INTO THE
ARCTIC. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CENTERED OVER EASTERN SIBERIA COVERS
MUCH OF THE BERING SEA. A 115KT 250MB JET DELINEATES THE BOUNDARY
BETWEEN THESE TWO AIRMASSES AND IS ACTING TO STEER A SERIES OF UPPER
LEVEL WAVES...WITH SURFACE LOW REFLECTIONS...INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
AND ULTIMATELY SOUTHCENTRAL. THE FIRST OF THESE FEATURES IS A LOW
THAT HAS MOVED FROM SHELIKOF STRAIT INTO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION
PUSHING A FRONT ONSHORE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THIS
SYSTEM IS BRINGING SNOW TO THE USUAL UPSLOPE AREAS...WITH RAIN MIXING
IN FARTHER EAST AROUND CORDOVA. THE LOW HAS ALSO BROUGHT SNOW TO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA OVERNIGHT.
FARTHER WEST A RIDGE IS STARTING TO BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING
THOUGH THIS IS CURRENTLY BEING IMPINGED UPON BY A WEAK SHORTWAVE THAT
IS BRINGING AREAS OF CLOUDS AND SHOWERS TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. A SHARP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH LOCATED YET FARTHER WEST IS
ACTING TO SPIN UP A COMPACT...BUT IMPRESSIVE SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS INITIALIZE REASONABLY CLOSE TO EACH
OTHER THIS MORNING...HOWEVER BY 36 HOURS SOME IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES
START TO CROP UP. THE ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH THE TRACK OF THE NEXT LOW
POISED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY NIGHT. ALL OF THE
MAJOR MODELS PROG A LOW TO MOVE INTO THE REGION TUE NIGHT INTO
WED...HOWEVER THERE ARE SUBTLE DIFFERENCES IN THE TRACK OF THE LOW
THAT COULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL SEEING A
SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT OR PRECIP FALLING AS ALL RAIN. THE ECMWF AND
CANADIAN MODELS ARE TRACKING THE LOW WEST UP COOK INLET AND INTO THE
SUSITNA VALLEY...KEEPING THINGS WARM ENOUGH FOR RAIN WHILE THE NAM IS
THE FARTHER EAST OF THE MODEL SOLUTIONS...TRACKING THE LOW INTO
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...A CLASSIC SNOW SETUP FOR ANCHORAGE.
THE GFS IS A LITTLE SLOWER IN TRANSITIONING THE LOW INTO THE
ANCHORAGE AREA...BUT OVERALL TRACKS THE LOW RIGHT OVER ANCHORAGE AND
THE MAT VALLEY...JUST FAR ENOUGH TO THE EAST TO KEEP THESE AREAS ON
THE COLD SIDE OF THE LOW. THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE FAVORS A MORE
EASTERLY SOLUTION...SIMILAR TO THE NAM AND GFS...WITH THE THINKING
THAT THE COLDER AIR IN PLACE SHOULD FAVOR A MORE EASTERLY TRACK. 12Z
PAFC SOUNDING DATA LENDS CREEDENCE TO THIS AS THE ECMWF 850MB TEMPS
ARE INITIALIZING ABOUT 2 DEGREES TOO WARM.
DIFFERENCES CONTINUE PAST 48 HOURS AS A SERIES OF LOWS MOVE UP INTO
THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL HOWEVER THE NAM IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE IN
THE EAST. IT IS ALSO FAVORED IN THE WEST WHERE THERE IS A DIVERGENCE
OF TRACKS IN THE LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON NIGHT INTO
TUE MORNING. THE NAM SPLITS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF
AND AS SUCH SEEMS MOST PRUDENT FOR NOW.
CONFIDENCE IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST PAST 84 HOURS IS STILL VERY LOW
AS THERE ARE MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ONSHORE TODAY...BRINGING SNOW TO UPSLOPE AREAS ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE AS WELL AS TO MUCH
OF SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. PRECIP WILL TAPER OFF BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEXT LOW STARTING THIS
EVENING...
AS MENTIONED ABOVE THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF
THIS NEXT LOW BUT RIGHT NOW ALL OF THE INGREDIENTS...SOUTHERLY FLOW
BRINGING ABUNDANT MOISTURE WITH LITTLE DOWNSLOPING...A NEGATIVELY
TILTED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PROVIDING LIFT...AND ENOUGH COLD AIR
ALREADY IN PLACE...ARE POINTING TOWARDS THE FIRST MAJOR SNOWFALL FOR
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MAT-SU OF 2011. THIS LOW IS THE FIRST IN A
SERIES OF LOWS THAT WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL FROM THE
GULF...EACH BRINGING A POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AND RESULTING IN WHAT IS
LOOKING TO SHAPE UP INTO A VERY SNOWY WEEK ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. STAY
TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS...
SOUTHWEST AK...THE REMNANTS OF THE LOW MOVING NORTH ACROSS BRISTOL
BAY WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA TODAY AND
INTO TONIGHT. AFTER THAT THOUGH MOST OF THE ACTION WILL BE CONFINED
TO SOUTHCENTRAL AS A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL
SERVE TO DRY THINGS OUT FOR THE MIDWEEK. A CHANCE OF SNOW CREEPS BACK
INTO THE FORECAST BY LATER IN THE WEEK AS RESIDUAL MOISTURE FROM THE
LOWS AFFECTING SOUTHCENTRAL SPILLS OVER THE ALASKA RANGE.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...RELATIVELY QUIET ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND BERING AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. TO THE WEST A COMPACT LOW
FORMING SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS SPREADING SNOW AND GALES INTO THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE PROXIMITY OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
TO THE PRIMARY UPPER LEVEL JET IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL KEEP THEM IN
LINE FOR A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL WAVES TO BRUSH THE CHAIN...KEEPING
SNOW AND RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THIS WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...GIVEN THE LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN ANY SINGLE
MODEL SOLUTION...DETAILS ARE SUITABLY VAGUE AT THIS POINT...THOUGH
THE GENERAL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE BROAD SYNOPTIC PATTERN WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE QUITE UNSETTLED AS THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC IS NOT LIKELY TO BREAK DOWN ANYTIME SOON. THIS WILL KEEP MUCH
OF THE AOR IN THE BULLSEYE FOR THE NORTH PACIFIC STORM TRACKS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM WARNING...130
GALE WARNING...120 125 155 160 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
WOOD JAN 11In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 31, 10:50 AM AKST, 5 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1050 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 AKZ101-111-121-125-131-135-141-145-010400- ...UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNS TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS WEEK... A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND FOLLOW A SIMILAR PATH TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE FIRST LOW WILL ARRIVE LATER THIS EVENING AND SPREAD MOISTURE INLAND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST. INLAND...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING SO THAT ALL PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORM OF SNOW. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL VARY ACROSS THE REGION AS SUBSEQUENT LOWS TAKE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PATHS DURING THE WEEK. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND COASTAL AREAS LIKE VALDEZ WHERE COLD AIR WILL REMAIN TRAPPED. NO WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED AS OF MONDAY MORNING BUT STAY TUNED AS THE SYSTEM EVOLVES AND SLIGHT CHANGES IN THE TRACK OF THE DEVELOPING LOWS COULD LEAD TO LARGE CHANGES IN FORECASTED SNOWFALL TOTALS. THE LATEST INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST WEB PAGE... HTTP://PAFC.ARH.NOAA.GOV AB JAN 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 1, 12:31 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 54 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days |
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