Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 111, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 31, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. 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, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
941 FZAK62 PAFC 010010 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 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 THU JAN 31 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 47N 176E WILL MOVE TO 49N 176E AT 988 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE FRI EVENING. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 48N 172W FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 51N 169W AT 968 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
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474 FZAK62 PAFC 011205 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-020300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 49N 176E WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 48N 170W THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB NEAR 52N 167W SAT AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 976 MB NEAR 53N 163W LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
881 FZAK62 PAFC 020002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 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 FRI FEB 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 49N 177E WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 48N 170W WILL MOVE NEAR 55N 163W AT 983 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NEAR THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ412-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT N OF 57N. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$
340 FZAK62 PAFC 021200 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-030300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 51N 168W WILL MOVE NEAR 57N 160W AT 988 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NEAR THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA SUN AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT S OF 55N. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
538 FZAK62 PAFC 030024 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 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 SAT FEB 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 969 MB LOW AT 52N 166W WILL MOVE TO 55N 160W SUN AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 59N 156W AT 992 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW AT 50N 173E SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 52N 180 MON AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ411-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT S OF 56N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF 175W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF 167W. .SUN...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
418 FZAK62 PAFC 031202 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-040300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW AT 53N 162W WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB AND MOVE TO 56N 158W TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 59N 158W AT 994 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW AT 49N 177E LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 51N 171W LATE MON NIGHT AT 994 MB. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT S OF 55N. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
550 FZAK62 PAFC 040019 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 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. PKZ499-041500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW AT 55N 160W WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB AT 58N 158W MON AFTERNOON...THEN TO 60N 159W AT 995 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW AT 51N 167E WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB NEAR 51N 179W MON AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 51N 172W LATE TUE MORNING. A 967 MB LOW AT 45N 167E MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 48N 171E TUE AFTERNOON AND DEEPEN TO 954 MB. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 56N...N TO E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 56N...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
476 FZAK62 PAFC 041210 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW AT 56N 157W WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR 59N 158W MON EVENING. A 993 MB LOW AT 49N 179E WILL MOVE TO 50N 166W LATE TONIGHT AT 996 MB...THEN DISSIPATE. A 960 MB LOW AT 45N 167E LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 49N 174E LATE TUE NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 955 MB. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 175W. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
545 FZAK62 PAFC 050024 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 4 2013 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. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW AT 50N 177W WILL MOVE TO 50N 170W AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A 952 MB LOW AT 46N 170E TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 50N 178E AT 957 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 4 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 56N...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON FEB 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON FEB 4 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 175W...N TO E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 4 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 30 KT E OF 166W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 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 31, 2:20 PM AKST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 2:20 PM AKST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
220 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS A RATHER COMPLEX PATTERN IN THE
UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER THE STATE TODAY. THERE ARE TWO LONG WAVE
FEATURES. THE FIRST IS A RIDGE RUNNING JUST OFF THE WEST COAST OF
NORTH AMERICA THAT BENDS NORTHWEST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND
TERMINATES IN THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. THE SECOND IS A LONG WAVE
TROUGH EXTENDING OUT OF RUSSIA AND INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA WHERE
A CUT OFF LOW HAS DEVELOPED. THERE IS A SECONDARY UPPER LEVEL LOW
SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THAT IS HELPING TO STEER THE MAIN JET
STREAM SOUTH OF THE REGION. THE RESULT IS BROAD SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER
THE BERING SEA REGION AND SOUTHERN GULF THAT TURNS ANTI-CYCLONIC TO
THE WEST-SOUTHWEST OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE.
THE SURFACE MAP SHOWS A LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH A
FRONT REACHING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND BENDING WESTWARD
OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. ANOTHER NORTH
PACIFIC LOW IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD TOWARD KISKA. THE MAIN RIDGE
IS WELL OUT INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN BUT THE ARCTIC FRONT HAS BEEN
PUSHED NORTHWARD KEEPING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN NORTHERN ALASKA.
THIS HAS LEFT SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA UNDER RELATIVELY
WEAK FLOW AT THE SURFACE.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE CONSISTENT THROUGH THE NEXT DAY BUT
THEN DIVERGE RAPIDLY BY FRIDAY NIGHT IN REGARDS TO THE LARGE LOW
MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.
BY SATURDAY NIGHT THERE IS A 500 MILE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NAM
LOCATION AND THE ECMWF LOCATION. THE GFS IS SITTING RIGHT BETWEEN THE
OTHER SOLUTIONS AND THAT IS PART OF THE REASON THE GFS IS THE FAVORED
MODEL. THE ECMWF AND GFS THEN CONVERGE A BIT ON THEIR SOLUTIONS AFTER
THAT AND FOLLOW A SIMILAR SOLUTION INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE
NAM MODEL IS THE ONE THAT IS STRUGGLING THE MOST ESPECIALLY IN THE
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLAND AREAS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL WAVES HAS BEEN MOVING
FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY BRINGING SOME
SNOW TO THE REGION. AS THE FINAL WAVE MOVED THROUGH THE COOK INLET
REGION THE WEAK RIDGE MOVING INTO THE AREA BEHIND IT TRAPPED THE LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE IN A STABLE LAYER AND HAS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD LOW
CLOUDS AND FOG. THIS FOG AND STRATUS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO
TOMORROW DUE TO THE LACK OF WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND THE STABLE LAYER
KEEPING ANY VERTICAL MIXING FROM DISSIPATING IT. CLOUD CEILINGS
SHOULD LIFT TOMORROW AS A FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTH GULF COAST
INCREASES THE SURFACE GRADIENT AND PULLS DRIER AIR FROM THE INTERIOR
OF THE STATE INTO THE REGION.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS IN A SIMILAR SITUATION AS SOUTH CENTRAL AS THE
RIDGE HAS TRAPPED THE MOIST AIR IN A STABLE LAYER PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD FOG. THIS FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THE
BRISTOL BAY REGION. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL LIKELY SEE FOG LESSENING
OVERNIGHT AND NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MOVE INTO THE AREA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP MILD
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...DENSE FOG ADVISORY 101 111 121 145.
MARINE...GALE 130 132 150 155 170 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JAN 13In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 AKZ101-111-010105-
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 | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 18 days | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 days | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:51 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 5 hr |
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