Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 239, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 21, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 21, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
881 FZAK62 PAFC 212350 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 21 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. PKZ499-221500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 59N 169W MOVES INLAND THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC 954 MB LOW NEAR 49N 159E MOVES TO 54N 173E AND WEAKENS TO 985 MB FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB AND MOVE TO 55N 166W SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N OF 56N...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. S OF 56 N...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 58N...E WIND 35 KT. S OF 58N VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013 .TONIGHT...SW TO W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 58N...E WIND 30 KT. S OF 58N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
949 FZAK62 PAFC 221149 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-230300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 52N 166E WILL MOVE TO 55N 177E FRI EVENING AT 993 MB THEN TO 56N 154W SAT NIGHT AT 999 MB. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N OF 57N...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. S OF 57N...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. S OF 56N...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SAT...N OF 56N...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. SNOW N...RAIN S. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...N OF 58 N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. S OF 58N...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF 176W. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF 167W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT S OF 56N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT S OF 56N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
541 FZAK62 PAFC 222350 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 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. PKZ499-231500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 53N 172E MOVES TO 56N 161W AT 1005 MB SATURDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 56N 157W SATURDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SATURDAY THEN MOVES EAST SUNDAY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY. $$ PKZ411-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 56N...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...NE TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 17 FT BY AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 58N...E WIND 40 KT. S OF 56N...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SAT...N OF 58N...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 58N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 56N...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N OF 56N...NE WIND 25 KT. S OF 56N...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
449 FZAK62 PAFC 230322 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 UPDATED ZONE 412 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-231500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 53N 172E MOVES TO 56N 161W AT 1005 MB SATURDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 56N 157W SATURDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SATURDAY THEN MOVES EAST SUNDAY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY. $$ PKZ411-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 56N...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...NE TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 17 FT BY AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 725 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. S OF 57N...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SAT...N OF 58N...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 58N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 56N...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N OF 56N...NE WIND 25 KT. S OF 56N...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
547 FZAK62 PAFC 231151 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 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. PKZ499-240300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 56N 173W MOVES TO 56N 160W THIS AFTERNOON THEN TO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 49N 175E SUN MORNING AT 1008 MB THEN MOVES TO 52N 180 SUN NIGHT AT 1001 MB. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TODAY THEN MOVES EAST SUN. $$ PKZ411-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N OF 56N...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. S OF 56N...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N OF 56N...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF 167W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 10 KT W OF 167W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 167W. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 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 Mar 21, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013
WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND AREAS BECOMING
LIGHTER AS TROF MOVES OFF ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST COAST. AN UPPER RIDGE
AXIS MOVING EAST TO BRISTOL BAY HAS SEVERAL BANDS OF MOISTURE SLIDING
OVER THE TOP. FIRST BAND IS CIRRUS ENHANCING ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AS
IT MOVES EAST. THE 2ND IS MOSTLY MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ABOVE 8-9K WHICH
GRADUALLY LOWERS TO MVFR/IFR LEVELS OUT TOWARD THE COAST. SNOW
GRADUALLY EDGING EASTWARD SHOULD REACH THE ALASKA RANGE LATER THURSDAY
EVENING.
MODEL DIFFERENCES ARE MINOR WITH THE GFS PREFERRED FOR THE WESTERN
DOMAIN, AND THE NAM FOR THE EASTERN FORECAST AREA. THE NAM IS A LITTLE
SLOW WITH THE SNOW THAT IS CURRENTLY FALLING ALONG THE COAST BUT IS
SLIGHTLY FASTER BRING IT EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS BY 06Z.
COLD UPPER LOW ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA PROVIDING WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS
THE BERING INTO THE MAINLAND. FRONTAL SYSTEM RIDING IN THIS FLOW HAS
PRODUCED MORNING SNOW FROM THE PRIBILOFS TO NUNIVAK ISLAND AND IS
GRADUALLY SPREADING INLAND. MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE AS
SIGNIFICANT AS THE MODELS SUGGEST WITH THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RATES
OCCURRING AT ST PAUL TODAY.
SURFACE LOW TRACKS NORTHEAST ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER VALLEY TO JUST
NORTH OF MCGRATH BY MIDDAY FRI. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW AND THE
HIGHER PRESSURE ALONG THE EASTERN GULF COAST MAKES THE ONSET OF
PRECIPITATION FOR THE AREA FROM KENAI TO PALMER VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO
CHINOOK TYPE CONDITIONS. I'LL FOLLOW THE PREVIOUS SHIFTS NOTION THAT
OVERRUNNING WILL PREVAIL. ONCE IT BEGINS EARLY FRIDAY PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, AS
WELL AS INLAND AREAS EAST OF THE CHUGACH RANGE, THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SNOW MAY MIX OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST SUNDAY AS MILDER
CONDITIONS SPREAD NORTHWARD.
INTERESTING PATTERN SETS UP EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT
DEVELOPS ALONG THE WESTERN ALASKA RANGE SUNDAY NIGHT. A 983 MB STORM
MOVES INTO THE GULF BY EARLY MONDAY. THIS WILL GIVE POSSIBLE STORM
FORCE WINDS FOR KAMISHAK BAY AND THE KODIAK MARINE ZONES AND GALES FOR
COOK INLET. A FULL GALE WOULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 176 185 411 412.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 130 412.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
D PERCY MAR 13In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 21, 10:15 AM AKDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1015 AM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013 AKZ101-211000- ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL BEGINNING TONIGHT FOR ANCHORAGE AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA... LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA HAS SPREAD SNOW INTO THE SOUTHWEST COAST THURSDAY MORNING. THE LOW CENTER WILL MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE COAST EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL SPREAD TO THE ALASKA RANGE EARLY TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY INCREASE ACROSS COOK INLET AND THE VALLEYS AROUND MIDNIGHT. AN INCH OR TWO OF NEW SNOW MAY FALL IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA BY THE FRIDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY WITH AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 INCHES FALLING BY LATE AFTERNOON. ...MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND ALLOW FOR MORE TRAVEL TIME LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 21, 4:50 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 22, 5:06 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 22, 5:06 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Mar 22, 10:05 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Mar 22, 3:55 PM AKDT | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 37 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.