Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 18, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 16, 2012, 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 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2012, 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.
515 FZAK62 PAFC 170014 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 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. PKZ499-171500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A LOW COMPLEX OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD WEST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ411-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FR AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ JAM
5 follow-up statements
021 FZAK62 PAFC 171251 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-180300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
756 FZAK62 PAFC 172356 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 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. PKZ499-181500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD WEST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING THURSDAY. $$ PKZ411-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
455 FZAK62 PAFC 181254 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-190300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BERING THROUGH WED. A WEAK FRONT OVER WESTERN ALASKA THU MORNING WILL APPROACH THE ALEUTIANS LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
892 FZAK62 PAFC 190010 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 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. PKZ499-191500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD WEST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING THURSDAY. $$ PKZ411-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
017 FZAK62 PAFC 191237 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-200300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN AK WILL REACH THE ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT TO 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$
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 16, 5:15 AM AKST, 10 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 5:15 AM AKST, 10 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
515 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED RIDGE THAT STRETCHES
FROM THE 40 N PARALLEL COVERS MUCH OF THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL BERING
THIS MORNING. AS A RESULT...DRY NORTHERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW DOMINATES
MAINLAND ALASKA. A 100 KT JET IS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
ALASKA...BUT IT IS ONLY SUPPORTING A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN
GULF OF ALASKA. TO THE EAST...THE CLOSEST UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED
ALONG THE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES. DESPITE ITS
DISTANCE FROM ALASKA...A SHORTWAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW BRIEFLY
BOOSTED GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH AT VALDEZ THIS MORNING.
.AT THE SURFACE...THE MAIN WEATHER STORY FOR MAINLAND ALASKA
CONTINUES TO BE GUSTY WINDS THROUGH LOCAL GAPS. ALTHOUGH SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND IS DECREASING IN INTENSITY AS THE UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE MOVES WESTWARD...GAP WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG
AND EVEN STRENGTHEN IN SOME PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY. BOTH THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND MID LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A
MORE FAVORABLE ORIENTATION TODAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE
CONTINUES TO PROGRESS WEST. OUT WEST...A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY
EXTENDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A LOW LEVEL JET
THAT LIES ALONG THIS BAROCLINIC ZONE IS BRINGING GUSTY WINDS TO THE
REGION. THIS JET IS ALSO HELPING TO TRANSPORT MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO
THE WESTERN BERING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
WITH SUCH STRONG FEATURES IN PLACE...MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT
AGREEMENT THIS MORNING. THE NAM MODEL WAS FAVORED FOR THE SHORT TERM
DUE TO ITS ABILITY TO CAPTURE ALL OF THE LOCAL GAP WINDS. IN THE
LONG TERM...MODELS DIVERGE BUT MAINTAIN THE SAME GENERAL FEATURES. A
BLEND OF THE GFS MODEL AND HPC GUIDANCE WAS USED.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...WELL BELOW-NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS CLEAR SKIES PERSIST.
THESE COLD TEMPERATURES...AND THE ANOMALOUSLY STRONG HIGH SURFACE
PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT GUSTY GAP WINDS.
WITH THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS LOCATED OVER THE BERING...THE
SOUTHCENTRAL REGION WILL BE IMPACTED BY A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. NO GOOD MOISTURE SUPPLY EXISTS NEAR THE SOUTHCENTRAL
REGION...SO THE MAIN IMPACT OF THESE SHORTWAVES WILL BE TO
PERIODICALLY ENHANCE GAP WINDS. THE MOST IMPRESSIVE SHORTWAVE WILL
DIG ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND HELP TO CUT OFF THE
BERING RIDGE.
.SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE
OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND TROUGHING ACROSS THE WEST AND CENTRAL BERING
WILL SUPPORT NORTHEASTERLY FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
TODAY. THE RIDGE ALOFT SHOULD SUPPORT GENERALLY CLEAR
SKIES...ALTHOUGH SOME MORNING STRATUS IS EXPECTED TO LINGER NEAR
BETHEL.
.ALEUTIANS...THE FRONT THAT LIES ALONG THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL
MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS BAROCLINIC REGION
WILL SUPPORT STEADY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS MAINTAIN RIDGING OVER THE MAINLAND OVER
THE NEXT WEEK...BUT SLOWLY SHIFT THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE WESTWARD
IN TO THE BERING. AS A RESULT...MODELS INDICATE THE POSSIBILITY OF A
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SNEAKING INTO THE EAST GULF BY NEXT
WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 172 175
GALE 170 171 176 179 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 138 140 141 165 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
ELN JAN 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days |
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