Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 107, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
735 FZAK52 PAFC 241219 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 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. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. A 1013 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE TONIGHT AT 999 MB THEN DISSIPATE WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT...GUSTING TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF 160W...N WIND 35 KT. E OF 160W...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...W OF 160W...NW WIND 35 KT. E OF 160W...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ JAM
1 follow-up statement
614 FZAK52 PAFC 250027 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 50 SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 999 MB TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
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 23, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE NAM MODELS HAS INITIALIZED MUCH BETTER OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THAN THE OTHER MODELS AND APPEARS TO HAVE THE BEST SOLUTION FOR THE GULF THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER LOW CENTERED SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND CONTINUES TO DRIFT EAST. AN UPPER TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND CENTRAL MAINLAND. HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE UPPER LEVELS AND AT SURFACE OVER THE WESTERN BERING. A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAIN OVER THE GULF. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL TURN NORTH INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUESDAY AFTERNOON THEN TURN NORTHWEST INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN INTO A RIDGE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...THE COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST BY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA THIS EVENING THEN CHANGE TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ENTER THE EASTERN GULF TUESDAY AFTERNOON THEN TURN NORTHWEST TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A COLD NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST HAS CREATED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE PRODUCED WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 50 BELOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY. .BERING SEA...THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR THURSDAY AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND NORTHWEST CANADA FRIDAY. THE SURFACE WILL OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE THURSDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN THE THE GULF LATE FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL WEAK AND MOVE BACK INTO CENTRAL SIBERIA BY FRIDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. MARINE...GALES 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM JAN 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 3:59 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 23, 4:18 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 24, 4:48 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 8 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.