Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 233, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 16, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 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
- Mar 16, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
840 FZAK62 PAFC 162347 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 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. PKZ499-171500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 57N 174E WILL WEAKEN TO 1018 MB AS IT MOVES TO 61N 167W SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS TO BRISTOL BAY SUN EVENING. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 44N 176E SUN AFTERNOON AT 986 MB AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY WHILE DEEPENING TO 980 MB. $$ PKZ411-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 18 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT E OF 173W. .SUN...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
513 FZAK62 PAFC 171132 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-180300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 60N 175W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR HOOPER BAY THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT AS IT TRACKS TO BRISTOL BAY. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 43N 177E MON MORNING AND THEN TRACK FURTHER SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. $$ PKZ411-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .MON...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ TP
155 FZAK62 PAFC 172309 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 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. PKZ499-181500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1019 MB LOW AT 60N 165W WILL DISSIPATE EARLY MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON WITH LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ411-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .MON...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...NW TO NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
667 FZAK62 PAFC 181146 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-190300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED MORNING WITH LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TUE MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN THROUGH WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 13 TO 18 FT S OF 56N. PATCHY FOG N OF 56N. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ TP
495 FZAK62 PAFC 182318 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 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. PKZ499-191500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. A 1003 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 56N 174E WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT N OF 56N. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT N OF 56N. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 58N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF 58N. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 20 KT N OF 58N. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF 58N. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TUE...N TO E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
225 FZAK62 PAFC 191126 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-200300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING WED MORNING AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ TP
376 FZAK62 PAFC 192337 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 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. PKZ499-201500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW AT 53N 159E WILL MOVE TO 59N 179E THU MORNING AT 1004 MB THEN TO 60N 169W THU AFTERNOON. A 955 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 50N 157E THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON W OF 177E. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 20 KT N OF 58N. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF 58N. PATCHY FOG W OF 175W. .WED...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 20 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT E OF 175W. PATCHY FOG W OF 175W. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT E OF 175W. PATCHY FOG W OF 175W. .WED...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT E OF 175W. RAIN AND SNOW. PATCHY FOG W OF 175W. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...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 16, 11:40 AM AKDT, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 11:40 AM AKDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1140 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A COLD CORE ANCHOR LOW IS CENTERED
OVER THE SEA OF OKHOTSK WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING EASTWARD ACROSS
THE BERING SEA. A STRONG BLOCKING HIGH IS CENTERED OVER THE BEAUFORT
SEE WITH RIDGING EXTENDING SOUTHWARD INTO MAINLAND ALASKA. SYSTEMS
CROSSING THE BERING SEA HAVE BEEN SHEARING APART AS THEY REACH AN
AREA OF DIVERGENT FLOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS SOME OF THE ENERGY
LIFTS NORTHWARD ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE AND SOME ENERGY
MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS IS OCCURRING TODAY
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND UPPER LEVEL
SHORT-WAVE...WITH SNOW DIMINISHING AS IT MOVES INLAND. MEANWHILE...
A COMPACT LOW IS NEARLY STATIONARY SOUTH OF CORDOVA. ASIDE FROM SOME
LOCALIZED WINDS NEAR THE LOW CENTER THE ONLY IMPACT IS A SMALL AREA
OF PRECIP SPREADING WESTWARD ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE REST
OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IS CLEAR AND CALM UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
UPPER RIDGE.
LOOKING OUT WEST...A MODERATE STRENGTH LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING
IS TRACKING QUICKLY EASTWARD. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES A STRONG
JET ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOW CENTER HELPING TO FEED COLD AIR
INTO THE CENTER. THIS COLD AIR ALOFT HAS CREATED UNSTABLE CONDITIONS
WHICH ARE LEADING TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND SOME
LIKELY SOME FAIRLY INTENSE CONVECTION.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH JUST SOME MINOR (LOW IMPACT) POSITIONAL
DIFFERENCES. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO THE NORTH WILL
MAINTAIN COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. A FEW WEAK FEATURES WILL TRANSIT TO THE
SOUTH ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL
CHANGE EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE BEAUFORT SEA RIDGE RETREATS TO
THE POLE AND A NEW RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA. THIS WILL
ALLOW ARCTIC AIR TO SPILL SOUTHWARD ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA INTO
THE GULF...PRODUCING COLDER CONDITIONS WHILE MAINTAINING THE DRY
THEME AS WE HEAD THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL ALSO RESULT IN
STRONG GAP WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST BEGINNING IN THE
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY TIME FRAME.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...ONE MORE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE BERING SEA AND
AFFECT SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON SUNDAY. BY THE TIME THE LOW REACHES THE
SOUTHWEST COAST IT WILL BE MUCH WEAKER THAN IT IS NOW. HOWEVER...IT
WILL BRING A MUCH MORE UNSTABLE AIR MASS THAN IS CURRENTLY IN
PLACE...SO EXPECT SOME LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. DON'T EXPECT THESE WINDS TO BE WIDESPREAD
OR LONG-LIVED ENOUGH TO PRODUCE ANY MAJOR BLOWING SNOW PROBLEMS.
COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SETTLE IN MONDAY AS A
STRONG UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL TAKE A
EAST-NORTHEAST TRACK ACROSS THE BERING SEA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH
MOST OF THE PRECIP AND WINDS REMAINING NORTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. DO
EXPECT SOME STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS
TO MOVE THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS OVERNIGHT. MEANWHILE A TROUGH
DIGGING OUT OF ASIA TODAY WILL INITIATE CYCLOGENESIS SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS SUNDAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING AND KEEP THIS
SYSTEM CENTERED OVER THE PACIFIC. HOWEVER...A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY
WILL MAKE ITS WAY NORTHWARD AND AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE GFS 500MB 5-WAVE SHOWS A MEAN RIDGE OVER
THE BERING AND A MEAN TROUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. THE OPERATIONAL
RUNS HAVE BEEN FLUCTUATING WITH EXACT POSITION OF BERING RIDGE AND
AS WELL AS POSITION OF COLD UPPER LOW OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. SOME
RUNS OCCASIONALLY TRY AND MOVE ENERGY THROUGH THE BERING RIDGE. FOR
NOW...THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO IS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF COLD AND
DRY WEATHER FROM THE EASTERN BERING TO MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH MOST
OF NEXT WEEK WITH THE STORM TRACK SUPPRESSED SOUTH AND WEST OF THE
ALASKA REGION. COLD AIR SPILLING FROM THE MAINLAND INTO THE GULF
WILL MAINTAIN ONE OR MORE LOW CENTERS...BUT ANY PRECIP WITH THESE
WILL LIKELY REMAIN OFFSHORE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...127.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB MAR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Mar 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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