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Gale Warning 119, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 6, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 6, 2013, 4:00 AM 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: Feb 6, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 9, 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.

603 
FZAK62 PAFC 061256
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 6 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.

PKZ499-070300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 6 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 952 MB LOW NEAR 49N 175E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 50N 171W AT 980 MB EARLY
FRI MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING
WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE EASTERN BERING AND SW ALASKA EARLY
THU. 

$$

PKZ411-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED FEB 6 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 TO 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N.
.THU...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 TO 25 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED FEB 6 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED FEB 6 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED FEB 6 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 12 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

7 follow-up statements

418 
FZAK62 PAFC 070032
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 6 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.

PKZ499-071500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 6 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 956 MB LOW NEAR 50N 177E WILL MOVE TO 50N 176W THU AFTERNOON AT 
970 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 51N 169W ON FRI. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD WED NIGHT
AND THU.
$$

PKZ411-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED FEB 6 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 TO 36 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 TO 30 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 56N. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED FEB 6 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 25 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED FEB 6 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.THU...W OF 176W...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF 176W...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
16 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED FEB 6 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. S OF 57N...S WIND 20 KT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

147 
FZAK62 PAFC 071251
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 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.

PKZ499-080300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 965 MB LOW NEAR 50N 180 WILL MOVE TO 50N 169W AT 986 MB FRI MORNING
AND DISSIPATE. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL
WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO NEAR
51N 168W AT 964 MB EARLY SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 TO 31 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 55N. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 25 KT E OF 174W. SEAS 15
TO 21 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT E OF 174W. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF 58N. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 30 KT N OF 57N. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF 166W. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY W OF 166W. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

546 
FZAK62 PAFC 080031
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 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.

PKZ499-081500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 972 MB LOW NEAR 50N 177W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 48N 171W THU NIGHT. 
A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 
970 MB AS IT TRACKS TO 56N 156W SAT AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS SAT.
$$

PKZ411-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.  PATCHY FOG. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF 175W. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF 57N. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF 166W. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 166W.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

563 
FZAK62 PAFC 081204
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 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.

PKZ499-090300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 971 MB PACIFIC LOW NEAR 43N 163W WILL MOVE TO 54N 157W AT 966 MB
SAT MORNING...THEN MOVE ASHORE SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY SAT EVENING. A
LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 49N 165E AT 978 MB
SUN MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL
ALEUTIAN CHAIN ON SAT...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN.

$$

PKZ411-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
55N. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY N OF 54N. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 20 TO 30 KT W OF 168W. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 13 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 167W. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 TO 14 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

842 
FZAK62 PAFC 090013
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 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.

PKZ499-091500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 960 MB LOW NEAR 47N 161W WILL WEAKEN TO 968 MB NEAR 56N 156W 
SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA SAT EVENING. 
A 989 MB LOW NEAR 52N 163W EARLY SUN MORNING WILL MOVE INTO THE 
WESTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON. A 974 MB LOW NEAR 50N 165E SAT AFTERNOON
WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50N 170E SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
N OF 55N. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 167W AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

611 
FZAK62 PAFC 091227
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 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.

PKZ499-100300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 962 MB LOW NEAR 52N 158W WILL MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
THIS EVENING. A LOW FORMING NEAR 51N 170W TONIGHT WILL QUICKLY TRACK
TO 54N 157W AT 988 MB SUN MORNING AND THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF AK.
A COMPLEX 973 MB LOW NEAR 50N 164E WILL MOVE TO 52N 177W AT 989 MB BY
EARLY MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

662 
FZAK62 PAFC 100000
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 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.

PKZ499-101500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 968 MB LOW NEAR 58N 160W WILL MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
THIS EVENING. A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 51N 170W SAT EVENING AND
WEAKEN TO 989 MB AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON. A 973
MB LOW NEAR 50N 164E WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB NEAR 49N 174E LATE SUN
NIGHT AND BE ABSORBED INTO A LARGE AND COMPLEX LOW OVER THE EASTERN
BERING SEA ON MONDAY.
$$

PKZ411-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.SUN...NE TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
55N. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 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 Feb 5, 12:57 PM AKST, 15 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 12:57 PM AKST, 15 hours 3 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1257 PM AKST TUE FEB 5 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS PROGRESSIVE WITH
SYSTEMS MOVING RELATIVELY QUICKLY FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA. SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IS QUIET AT THE MOMENT UNDERNEATH
A WEAK SHORT-WAVE RIDGE WITH SOME MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS PASSING
OVERHEAD AS WELL AS A FEW ISOLATED AREAS OF FOG. A LOW SPINNING SOUTH
OF THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS PUSHED A WEAK FRONT NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS
THE EASTERN GULF. THIS HAS TIGHTENED UP THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG
THE NORTH GULF COAST JUST ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED GAP WINDS
IN THE USUAL PLACES.

LOOKING UPSTREAM...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW AND SHARP SHORT-WAVE ARE
MAKING THERE WAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA PRODUCING AREAS OF
SNOW...WITH RAIN ALONG THE NORTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA. WITH LIGHT
WINDS AND A STABLE AIRMASS (AS SCENE IN THE BETHEL AND MCGRATH
SOUNDINGS) AREAS OF FOG AND STRATUS HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED ACROSS THE
REGION.

MEANWHILE A VERY LARGE AND STRONG LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS HAS
BOTTOMED OUT AROUND 950 MB AND IS REALLY BEGINNING TO WRAP UP. THE
OCCLUDED FRONT IS SPREADING NORTH AND EASTWARD TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE 12Z NAM WAS QUITE A BIT FARTHER NORTH THAN
OTHER MODELS WITH TRACK OF SHORT-WAVE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. 18Z HAS TRENDED SOUTHWARD GIVING MORE CONFIDENCE IN
THE SOUTHERN SOLUTION. MODELS SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT WITH HANDLING OF
THE SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH ABOUT THURSDAY MORNING.
DIFFERENCES ARISE AS THE TRIPLE POINT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF
ON THURSDAY. THE WESTERN MOST SOLUTIONS (NAM/ECMWF) TRACK THE TRIPLE
POINT TO NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS WHICH WOULD PRODUCE STRONG
DOWNSLOPING WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES FOR THE WESTERN
KENAI/ANCHORAGE/MAT VALLEY. THE EASTERN MOST SOLUTION (GFS) TRACKS
THE TRIPLE POINT INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WHICH WOULD MEAN WEAKER
DOWNSLOPING WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES. FOR THE TIME BEING WILL
GO WITH AN INTERMEDIATE SOLUTION UNTIL GAIN MORE CONFIDENCE IN WHERE
THIS TRIPLE POINT WILL TRACK.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EXPECT LOCALIZED GAP WINDS ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST TO DISSIPATE THIS EVENING AS THE LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF
EXITS TO THE SOUTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY TOMORROW MORNING ALONG
THE COOK INLET TO SUSITNA VALLEY CORRIDOR AS THE TROUGH OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA ARRIVES. THE TROUGH IS FAIRLY SHARP AND ACCOMPANIED
BY LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION. HOWEVER IT WILL BE PROGRESSING EASTWARD
FAIRLY FAST WHICH WILL LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATION. OBSERVATIONS OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA TODAY INDICATE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. EXPECT
SIMILAR AMOUNTS AS THE TROUGH CROSSES SOUTHCENTRAL WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS THANKS TO WEAK
UPSLOPE FLOW. THIS TROUGH WILL QUICKLY EXIT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A
SHORT-WAVE RIDGE MOVES IN. THIS WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO FORMATION OF
AREAS OF FOG. HOWEVER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY MOVE IN FROM THE
BERING ON THURSDAY BRINGING PRECIP BACK INTO THE AREA. EVEN WITH
POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPING WINDS...MODELS INDICATE UPPER FLOW WILL
BE SOUTHERLY...SO STILL EXPECT SOME PRECIP IN THE TYPICAL DOWNSLOPE
AREAS. AS MENTIONED IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY
WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE TRIPLE POINT WHICH WILL AFFECT EXTENT OF
DOWNSLOPING WINDS...TEMPERATURES...AMOUNT OF PRECIP...AND
PRECIP-TYPE.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN THIS AFTERNOON
AND CHANGE PRECIP TO ALL SNOW ALONG THE NORTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA.
PRECIP WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE TROUGH MOVES TO SOUTHCENTRAL
ON WEDNESDAY. THE COMPLETE LOSS OF MID AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE
BEHIND THE TROUGH COMBINED WITH VERY MOIST LOW LEVELS WILL LEAD
TO WIDESPREAD AREAS OF STRATUS AND FOG. THESE AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS
AND FOG WILL PERSIST UNTIL THE FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE ALEUTIAN
LOW ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE FRONT WILL BE
WEAKENING AS IT ARRIVES...BUT WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE
SOME BLOWING SNOW ISSUES ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. TRIPLE POINT WILL
TRACK ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA WHICH MEANS AIRMASS WILL STAY COLD
ENOUGH FOR ALL SNOW WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTHERN
ALASKA PENINSULA/ALEUTIAN RANGE.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE GREATEST IMPACT FROM THE ALEUTIAN LOW
WILL BE WIDESPREAD GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM
SLOWLY PROGRESSES NORTH AND EASTWARD. WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE
OCCLUSION AND RESULT IN PRIMARILY RAIN ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AND
SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA. THE PRIBILOFS HOWEVER WILL REMAIN ON THE
COLD SIDE OF THE FRONT. EVEN THOUGH EASTERLY FLOW IS NOT THE MOST
FAVORABLE FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
IN THE 20S AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE FAIRLY HEAVY AS THE MAIN
PRE-FRONTAL BAND MOVES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THE PRESENCE OF SEA ICE IN THE VICINITY CAN ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO LESS
OF A MARINE INFLUENCE...HELPING MAINTAIN COLDER AND DRIER CONDITIONS
WHICH ARE MORE FAVORABLE FOR BLOWING SNOW. THEREFORE...WILL ISSUE A
BLIZZARD WARNING WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE ALEUTIAN STORM SYSTEM WHICH WILL AFFECT
MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA AS OCCLUDED FRONT TRACKS TO SOUTHCENTRAL
THURSDAY...WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN ON FRIDAY. MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD
AGREEMENT ON THE SYNOPTIC EVOLUTION AFTER THIS POINT WITH TWO MAJOR
LOWS MOVING INTO THE REGION...ONE OVER THE NORTHWEST
PACIFIC/ALEUTIANS AND ANOTHER MOVING FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWARD TO
THE MAINLAND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...172 175 176.
         GALE WARNING...160 170 171 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SERB FEB 13

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	6 days
Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 5, 4:04 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	13 hr
Feb 5, 4:04 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	29 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Feb 6, 5:12 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	35 hr
Feb 6, 5:17 AM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFC	11 hr
Feb 6, 6:35 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	9 hr
Feb 6, 6:35 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	9 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.