Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 228, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 8, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 71 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
- Mar 8, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 71 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
994 FZAK62 PAFC 081247 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 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 MAR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 58N 163W WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT SAT MORNING. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 57N 166E FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 65N 168W AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
160 FZAK62 PAFC 090026 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-091500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 65N 170W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA TONIGHT. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 58N 159W WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF SAT. A 995 MB LOW NEAR 60N 180 FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 64N 161W AT 1015 MB SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SAT AND CONTINUE SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. N OF 56N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT W 40 KT IN THE EVENING E OF 166W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
608 FZAK62 PAFC 091238 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 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 MAR 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 59N 179W WILL MOVE TO 63N 165W AT 1005 MB SAT NIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND SUN MORNING. A 969 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW ON SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND WEAKEN TO 977 MB MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
637 FZAK62 PAFC 092351 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-101500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 63N 170W WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR 64N 161W AT 1012 MB SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT WILL THEN BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH MON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUN INTO MON. $$ PKZ411-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ JM
939 FZAK62 PAFC 101132 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 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. PKZ499-110300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SAT NIGHT AND THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUN. $$ PKZ411-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
928 FZAK62 PAFC 102242 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-111500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ411-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT S 20 KT W OF 168W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 20 KT W OF 168W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ TP
697 FZAK62 PAFC 111107 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 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. PKZ499-120300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ PKZ411-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT E OF 167W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 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 Mar 7, 4:23 PM AKST, 11 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 4:23 PM AKST, 11 hours 37 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
423 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A POWERFUL AND SPRAWLING OCCLUDED CYCLONE IS CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER
THE AKPEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE THE CENTER OF THE SURFACE LOW IS
LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF COLD BAY...AN ELONGATED SURFACE TROUGH AXIS
EXTENDS NORTHWARD INTO BRISTOL BAY. THE CYCLONE DEEPENED TO NEARLY
954 HPA...MUCH DEEPER THAN EXPECTED FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY. A VERY
WELL DEFINED JET STREAK ORIENTED NEARLY SOUTH TO NORTH CAN BE SEEN ON
SATELLITE...WITH A WELL DEFINED MOISTURE SOURCE ORIGINATING FROM 30N.
NEAR THE BASE OF THE UPPER LOW...ROTATING AROUND THE SOUTHEAST
PERIPHERY...IS A DEEPENING UPPER LEVEL POTENTIAL VORTICITY ANOMALY
THAT IS TRACKING NORTHEAST. THIS FEATURE WILL MOVE OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS EVENING...WITH COLD AIR AND LOW
EQUIVALENT POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE AIR PUSHING INLAND. FARTHER EAST...A
VERY SHARP UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS OVER EASTERN ALASKA WILL SLOWLY
BREAKDOWN AS THE UPPER TROUGH AND EMBEDDED POTENTIAL VORTICITY
ANOMALY SLOWLY TRANSLATE NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE NOW IN VERY AGREEMENT OVERALL WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
POWERFUL CYCLONE OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS...ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MINOR
DISCREPANCIES WITH SMALLER EMBEDDED FEATURES WITHIN THE LOW. THE
VARIOUS GLOBAL AND HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS DIVERGE TOWARDS SATURDAY
EVENING INTO SUNDAY AS A LOW AMPLITUDE SHORTWAVE TROUGH TRACKS EAST
THROUGH THE BERING AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS FEATURE IS
EXPECTED TO DIVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND AMPLIFY ON SUNDAY...BUT
TO WHAT DEGREE AND THE EXACT TRACK IS NOT WELL KNOWN AT THIS TIME. A
VARIOUS BLEND OF THE GLOBAL MODELS WAS FAVORED SATURDAY AND BEYOND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED WARM FRONT IS CURRENTLY SITUATED
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF...AND HAS ALREADY CLEARED KODIAK ISLAND. A VERY
WELL DEFINED MOISTURE RIVER ON RADAR AND SATELLITE CAN BE SEEN
IMPACTING THE KENAI PENINSULA...WITH SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN DEVELOPING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN KENAI INCLUDING HOMER AND SELDOVIA.
FARTHER NORTH...LOCATIONS UP COOK INLET WILL GENERALLY REMAIN UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF DRY DOWNSLOPE FLOW. AS THE FRONT SLIDES
EASTWARD...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN INTO THIS
EVENING...WITH TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS PEAKING THIS EVENING BEFORE
DIMINISHING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS ALONG THE HILLTOP AND
DOWN INTO THE EAST ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE WILL ALSO BEGIN TO TO INCREASE
AS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA BREAKS DOWN. WINDS ACROSS THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL ALSO PICKUP BY THIS EVENING AS THE LOW TRACKS
NORTH OVER BRISTOL BAY...BUT HIGH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED OVER THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS.
FARTHER EAST...THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE RIVER WILL DIRECT
PRECIPITATION OVER PWS AND THE COASTAL RANGES. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
WILL CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN ALONG THE COAST...WITH INTERIOR LOCATIONS
INCLUDING VALDEZ REMAINING MOSTLY SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THOMPSON PASS BY LATE THIS EVENING AS
HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPS AND SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE INTO THE 30 TO 45
MPH RANGE.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/ALASKA PENINSULA...
AS THE SURFACE TRACKS TO THE NORTH...POWERFUL NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE WESTERN
ALASKA PENINSULA. ABUNDANT SNOW SHOWERS WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW WILL
ACCOMPANY THE WINDS...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVER THE WESTERN PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
OVER BRISTOL BAY REGION AND NEAR THE ALEUTIAN RANGE OVER MAINLAND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...EAST SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AS THE
LOW TRACKS JUST OFF THE BRISTOL BAY COAST. ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES TO
DILLINGHAM...A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY SLIDE EASTWARD...WITH
SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
TRACK TO THE EAST FRIDAY AND IS EXPECTED TO CLEAR THE REGION BY
FRIDAY EVENING...WITH LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS INTO EARLY SATURDAY.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS STRETCHING FROM THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS TO UNALASKA WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THE UPPER LOW BEGINS TO
ACCELERATE EASTWARD. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY MOVE IN BEHIND
THE SYSTEM...BRINGING AN END TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT. A
FEW WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCES WILL TRACK ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...BUT RATHER QUIESCENT WEATHER FOR THE REGION WILL SETTLE IN
AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT TAKES HOLD HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
SUNDAY AND BEYOND...ALL GLOBAL MODELS CONTINUE TO DEPICT A HIGH
AMPLITUDE RIDGE AXIS BUILDING OVER THE BERING SEA LATE SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY. A SHARP UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE IN NORTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED
TO QUICKLY TRACK ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE AKPEN LATE SATURDAY
THEN AMPLIFY OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA ON SUNDAY. THE GLOBAL GUIDANCE
DIFFERS SUBSTANTIALLY WITH THE TRACK OF THIS FEATURE WITH THE GFS
FAVORING A NORTHWARD TRACK ALONG THE GULF COAST...WITH THE ECMWF
FAVORING MORE OF A SOUTHERN TRACK OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. EITHER
WAY...COLD AIR WILL FILTER IN BEHIND THE WAVE SUNDAY...WITH THE
THREAT FOR SNOW SHOWERS FROM KODIAK TO THE GULF COAST AND INTO THE
INTERIOR... INCLUDING THE ANCHORAGE BOWL.
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ALL GLOBAL MODELS INCLUDING THE GFS AND
ECMWF ENSEMBLES DEPICT A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE
BERING AND EXTENDING THROUGH THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. WITH THE POLAR VORTEX
DISPLACED FROM THE ARCTIC...AND ANOTHER HIGH AMPLITUDE BLOCK OVER
GREENLAND...THIS WILL FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COLDER AND DRIER
OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN OVER ALASKA. JUST HOW COLD...HOWEVER...REMAINS
THE BIGGER QUESTION AS THE ECMWF AND GFS DIFFER IN JUST HOW FAR THE
POLAR AIR OVER THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES RETROGRADES INTO ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131 181 185 195
HIGH WIND WARNING 101 161.
MARINE...GALES 120 125 130 132 136 137 138 140 160 172 175 176 180
185 351 352 411 413.
STORMS 150 155 165 170 171 179 412 414.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 179 412 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AHSENMACHER MAR 13In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 8, 12:15 AM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1215 AM AKST FRI MAR 08 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
657 PM NON-TSTM WND GST DUTCH HARBOR 53.90N 166.55W
03/07/2013 M85 MPH AK ASOS
830 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MCHUGH CREEK 61.00N 149.43W
03/07/2013 M82 MPH HANDAR
1000 PM NON-TSTM WND GST GLEN ALPS AK 61.09N 149.69W
03/07/2013 M95 MPH HANDAR
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KUTZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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