Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 627, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. 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
- Oct 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
541 FZAK62 PAFC 102330 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 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. PKZ499-111500- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN RUSSIA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW NEAR 50N 158W WILL MOVE TO 50N 150W FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 44N 178W WILL MOVE TO 49N 163W FRI AFTERNOON AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ411-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
254 FZAK62 PAFC 111109 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-120300- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 967 MB LOW NEAR 49N 170W WILL MOVE TO 50N 161W AT 975 MB FRI AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME ABSORBED BY A COMPLEX LOW IN THE GULF OF AK SAT MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SAT. $$ PKZ411-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
116 FZAK62 PAFC 112340 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 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. PKZ499-121500- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 50N 170W WILL MOVE TO 54N 147W SAT AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SAT. $$ PKZ411-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
452 FZAK62 PAFC 121132 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-130300- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 50N 165W WILL TRACK TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK ON SAT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SAT AND PERSIST INTO SUN. $$ PKZ411-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT WEST OF 175W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT . .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
229 FZAK62 PAFC 122342 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 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. PKZ499-131500- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A DEVELOPING 976 MB LOW NEAR 50N 163W WILL MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK ON SAT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SAT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ411-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
219 FZAK62 PAFC 131135 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-140300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA COUPLED WITH SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF AK WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BRISK NORTH FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ411-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 175W. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT W OF 176W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Oct 10, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... MATURE LOW WITH EVIDENT DRY AIR WRAPPING INTO ITS CENTER DRIFTING BACK NORTHWARD TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE EASTERN PACIFIC RIDGE IS ON ITS LAST LEGS TODAY WITH THE NARROW RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALL THE WAY TO THE CHUKCHI PENINSULA. A LARGE STACKED SYSTEM SPINS BETWEEN KAMCHATKA AND SHEMYA WITH A JET STREAK/SHORTWAVE TROUGH WRAPPING AROUND THE SOUTHSIDE OF THE SYSTEM. A COMPACT SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING UNDER THESE FEATURES PUSHING TOWARD THE WESTERN CHAIN. .MODEL DISCUSSION... GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. AS THE COMPACT PACIFIC SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE WESTERN/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IT WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT FEATURE IN AN ELONGATED SURFACE/UPPER TROUGH BY THE END OF THE WEEK. AT THIS JUNCTURE A SHORTWAVE DROPPING IN FROM THE NORTH WILL AMPLIFY THE SHEARED TROUGH TO THE SOUTH AND DEVELOP A STRONG LOW IN THE VICINITY OF THE GULF. GUIDANCE IS STILL SPREAD ON THE EXACT POSITION AND STRENGTH BUT AN EASTERN GULF TRACK EVENTUALLY WRAPPING UP TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THICK LAYER OF STRATUS WAS NOT ABLE TO MIX OUT OVER THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE BOWL TODAY AND HAS SINCE MAINTAINED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. DRIER ARE IS STILL ALOFT AND NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PICK UP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE MAT-SU AND ANCHORAGE BOWL SO EXPECTING PARTIAL CLEARING BY THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST LOCATIONS. STRATUS MAY HANG ON TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. WITH THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION COMING EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...MOST AREAS OVER THE MAINLAND HAVE CLEARED OUT LEAVING ONLY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND. LOW STRATUS AND FOG REMAINS OVER THE BRISTOL BAY REGION...MAINLY INLAND...WHICH WILL MIX OUT DURING THE DAY TODAY. HIGH CIRRUS WILL SPREAD OVERHEAD FROM A SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH BUT THE FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE FIRST SHOT OF WINTER LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL COME OVER THE WEEKEND AS COLD NORTHERLY FLOW SETS UP ALOFT. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE ALEUTIANS REMAIN UNDER A BROAD EASTERLY FLOW WITH TWO MATURE SYSTEMS TO THE WEST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CHAIN. A NEW COMPACT SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL JOIN THE MIX LATE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING SPREADING RAIN OVER MOST LOCATIONS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A PATTERN SHIFT WILL BE UNDERWAY BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND WITH GUIDANCE SUGGESTING THE FIRST COLD DUMP OF ARCTIC AIR THIS YEAR. THE COLD AIR PUSH COMBINED WITH A DEVELOPING STRONG LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF HAS THE LOOK OF A WINTER-LIKE PATTERN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 138 155 170 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE MTL OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 10, 7:35 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 50 hr | |
| Oct 11, 1:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 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.