Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 235, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 19, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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 19, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
920 FZAK61 PAFC 191147 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-200300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1004 MB LOW AT 58N 140W WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF THROUGH THU MORNING. $$ PKZ351-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
516 FZAK61 PAFC 192356 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-201500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1004 MB LOW WILL REMAIN NEAR 58N 141W THROUGH THU MORNING THEN MOVE TO 59N 144W THU AFTERNOON AT 1002 MB. $$ PKZ351-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
220 FZAK61 PAFC 201141 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-210300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1004 MB LOW WILL REMAIN NEAR 57N 138W THROUGH THU MORNING THEN MOVE TO 59N 144W THU AFTERNOON AT 1010 MB. $$ PKZ351-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
499 FZAK61 PAFC 202313 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-211500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 58N 141W MOVES SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENS. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH HOLDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY. $$ PKZ351-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
197 FZAK61 PAFC 211135 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-220300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH HOLDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU. A 1004 MB BERING SEA LOW MOVES INLAND NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THU NIGHT AND MOVES TO INTERIOR ALASKA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 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 18, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
FORECAST GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AGAIN TODAY. SOME DIFFERENCES
CROP UP STARTING AROUND 60 HOURS WITH A FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING
SEA BUT THIS IS FAR ENOUGH OUT THAT A COMPROMISE SOLUTION CAN BE
USED.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE BASIC PATTERN CONSISTS OF AND UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE BERING
SEA AND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHWEST CANADA AND NUDGING INTO
EASTERN ALASKA. THERE IS ALSO AN UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF
ALASKA THAT IS MOVING EAST. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE ALEUTIANS IS
ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW WELL TO THE SOUTH THAT IS MOVING EVEN FURTHER
SOUTH. THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS NOW NORTHERLY OVER ALMOST ALL OF
MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA (AKPEN).
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE CANADIAN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT WEST THROUGH THURSDAY
AND BE CENTERED NEAR KOTZEBUE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE BERING SEA
RIDGE WILL BUILD THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING THEN WEAKEN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL GO FROM NORTHERLY ON
TUESDAY TO NORTHWESTERLY WEDNESDAY TO WESTERLY ON THURSDAY.
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY WITH THE FLOW ALOFT FROM MAINLY CONTINENTAL SOURCES. GAP
WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND REMAIN FAIRLY GUSTY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE EASING OFF ON THURSDAY WHEN THE UPPER FLOW
TURNS WESTERLY.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CONDITIONS WILL DRY OUT TONIGHT...AND DRY
COLD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. ON
WEDNESDAY A WEAK SYSTEM IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING ONLY A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA...MAINLY FOR THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA. AS THE FLOW TRANSITIONS TO WESTERLY ON
THURSDAY A SHORT WAVE RIDGE SHOULD KEEP THE AREA DRY.
FOR THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION AND WINDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN
BERING SEA AND THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT AS THE FRONT REMAINS STUBBORNLY IN PLACE. ON WEDNESDAY A LOW
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND BEGIN TO PUSH EASTWARD.
ALTHOUGH THE MODELS DISAGREE ON SOME DETAILS...THIS EASTWARD PUSH
WILL PROBABLY REACH THE PRIBILOFS AND EASTERN BERING SEA ON
THURSDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 150 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 160 165.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG MAR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 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.