Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 25, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 23, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 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
- Jan 23, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 7 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
912 FZAK62 PAFC 231258 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 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 AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 47N 168W WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB THU EVENING. A 982 MB GULF OF ALASKA LOW WILL MOVE TO 55N 156W AT 989 MB WED EVENING...THEN BECOME ABSORBED INTO THE FIRST LOW THU AFTERNOON. A 972 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVES TO 51N 172E THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .THU...E WIND 20 FT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 176W IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 176W...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
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161 FZAK62 PAFC 240002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-241500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB GULF OF ALASKA LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 156W AT 987 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE THU MORNING. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 47N 162W WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB BY THU AFTERNOON. A 970 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 50N 172E THU AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO 981 MB WHILE MOVING TO NEAR 52N 173E FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 20 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 17 FT S OF 56N. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W OF 175W...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF 175W...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ TP
554 FZAK62 PAFC 241251 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 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. PKZ499-250300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 56N 155W WILL MOVE TO 54N 154W AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 47N 170E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 53N 173E AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 56N...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
219 FZAK62 PAFC 250004 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-251500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 49N 173E WILL MOVE TO 53N 173E AT 977 MB FRI MORNING THEN DRIFT TO 54N 173E AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF 56N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT N OF 58N. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 .TONIGHT...W OF 175W...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF 175W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT E OF 175W. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ TP
049 FZAK62 PAFC 251251 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 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. PKZ499-260300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 52N 173E WILL DRIFT TO 55N 171E AND WEAKEN TO 999 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S OF 56N...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. S OF 56N...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
798 FZAK62 PAFC 260006 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-261500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 978 MB LOW NEAR 52N 172E WILL DRIFT TO 53N 170E SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
028 FZAK62 PAFC 261251 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 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. PKZ499-270300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 53N 170E WILL DRIFT TO NEAR 53N 165E AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. A 983 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 50N 165W AND INTENSIFY TO 973 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 176W. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
285 FZAK62 PAFC 262356 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-271500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 997 MB LOW NEAR 53N 170E WILL DRIFT TO NEAR 53N 165E AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. A 983 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 51N 165W AND INTENSIFY TO 973 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57 N. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57 N. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57 N. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
197 FZAK62 PAFC 271211 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 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. PKZ499-280300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB AS IT MOVES TO 47N 167W ON MON MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 54N 168W AT THE SAME STRENGTH TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ411-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 TO 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 TO 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
605 FZAK62 PAFC 272357 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-281500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 43N 169W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 51N 168W AT 970 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 56N 170W AT 974 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
100 FZAK62 PAFC 281203 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 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. PKZ499-290300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 47N 168W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 52N 169W TUE MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 58N 173W AT 978 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 35 KT S OF 58N. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .TUE...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 TO 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT S OF 56N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...NE TO SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN S OF 57N. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
716 FZAK62 PAFC 290001 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-291500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 51N 167W WILL MOVE TO 56N 169W TUE AFTERNOON AT 978 MB THEN MOVE TO 59N 176W AT 985 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT S OF 57N. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
365 FZAK62 PAFC 291206 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 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. PKZ499-300300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 52N 169W WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 58N 173W TUE NIGHT...AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR 60N 175 ON THU MORNING AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ411-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 20 TO 30 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT S OF 58N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED...N TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
627 FZAK62 PAFC 300000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-301500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 979 MB LOW NEAR 57N 169W WILL MOVE TO 60N 174W AT 988 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ411-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
082 FZAK62 PAFC 301218 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 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. PKZ499-310300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 59N 170W WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES TO 61N 175 W AND THEN DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE TO SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 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 Jan 22, 11:30 AM AKST, 16 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 11:30 AM AKST, 16 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1130 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE PATTERN HAS CONTINUED ITS EASTWARD PROGRESSION THE PAST 24 HOURS...PUSHING THE RIDGE (WHICH HAD BEEN OVER THE EAST PACIFIC) INLAND ACROSS WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH NOW ENCOMPASSES ALL BUT THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF MAINLAND ALASKA...EXTENDING FROM ASIA ACROSS THE ENTIRE NORTH PACIFIC. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS TWO LARGE LOWS IN THE FORECAST AREA...ONE MODERATE STRENGTH VERTICALLY STACKED LOW TRACKING NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND A MUCH DEEPER AND MATURE LOW PASSING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. UPPER WAVES AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE ARE FLOWING NORTHWESTWARD FROM THE GULF LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND TO THE NORTHERN BERING. THE BULK OF PRECIPITATION IS FALLING ALONG THE COASTAL ZONE THANKS TO LOW LEVEL EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW. QUITE A BIT OF WARM AIR HAS ADVECTED OVER THE COASTAL RANGE AS SEEN IN THE 12Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING. THIS PRODUCED SOME ISOLATED AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE ANCHORAGE AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS HAS BOTTOMED OUT AND WILL BEGIN TO FILL THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK RIDGING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING HAS HELPED SLOW THE PROGRESSION OF THE LOW AND IS CAUSING IT TO TAKE MORE OF AN EASTERLY TRACK. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT WITH LOW POSITIONS THAN THEY HAVE BEEN OVER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS. SOME LARGER DIFFERENCES DO EVOLVE ON THURSDAY AS COMPLEX SERIES OF LOWS ROTATE AROUND EACH OTHER ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND GULF. THE ENTIRE COMPLEX WILL BE SHIFTING EASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND CANADA...SO THESE DIFFERENCES REALLY ONLY AFFECT THE WIND FORECAST FOR THE GULF OFFSHORE WATERS. WILL SIDE WITH THE ECMWF FOR THE TIME BEING. ONE FEATURE WHICH WILL LIKELY HAVE MUCH GREATER IMPACT ON THE FORECAST IS A TROUGH DROPPING DOWN OUT OF THE ARCTIC ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. MODELS ALL SHOW THE SAME GENERAL IDEA BUT DIFFER ON ORIENTATION AND AMPLITUDE AS THIS TROUGH REACHES SOUTHCENTRAL. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT VALLEY TO SEE SOME SNOW OUT OF THIS...BUT WILL HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE HOW SUCCESSIVE MODEL RUNS HANDLE THE TROUGH. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...FLOW WILL BACK TOWARD THE NORTH OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL CAUSE PRECIP TO DIMINISH OR TAPER OFF ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREAS. HOWEVER...THE REMNANTS OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT ALONG WITH AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE WILL ROTATE NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE COPPER BASIN AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIP. SOME OF THE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MAY MAKE IT OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU...BUT ANYTHING THAT DOES WILL BE LIGHT AND SHORT-LIVED BECAUSE THE SHORT-WAVE WILL SHEAR APART WITH TIME. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND LATE WEDNESDAY AND MAINTAIN AREAS OF LIGHT PRECIP OR SHOWERS ALONG THE GULF COAST. A PATTERN CHANGE WILL THEN ENSUE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS THE LOW COMPLEX OVER THE GULF AND NORTHEAST PACIFIC EXITS TO THE EAST AND A TROUGH DROPS DOWN FROM THE NORTH BRINGING ARCTIC AIR BACK TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. AS MENTION DIN THE MODEL DISCUSSION ABOVE...THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AS THE TROUGH DROPS DOWN...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO SAY WHICH AREAS WILL GET SNOW AND HOW MUCH WILL FALL. THE HIGHER PROBABILITY ASPECT OF THE FORECAST IS THAT STRONG GAP WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF AS ARCTIC AIR ARRIVES FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSIT SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING PRODUCING AREAS OF PRECIP. THINGS WILL THEN BEGIN TO DRY OUT AS FLOW BACKS TOWARD THE NORTH OUT AHEAD OF LOW MOVING ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. THERE MIGHT STILL BE A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS IN THE BRISTOL BAY AREA INTO WEDNESDAY WITH THE LOW MOVING TO THE WESTERN GULF...BUT ANYTHING THAT FALLS WILL BE SHIRT-LIVED. MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR IS IN STORE FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AS A TROUGH DROPS DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE STRONG LOW CROSSING THE NORTH PACIFIC THIS MORNING WILL JUST GRAZE THE THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH A LITTLE WIND. ANOTHER LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN PACIFIC WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATER THIS WEEK. THE RIDGE BUILDING OUT AHEAD OF IT WILL CAUSE THE LOW TO INITIALLY CURVE NORTHWARD AND THEN STALL RIGHT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND. THE EASTERN BERING WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY QUIET THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH JUST A FEW WEAK FEATURES MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGES MODELS HAVE TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORSE...WITH EXTREMELY POOR RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY AND A HUGE SPREAD IN SOLUTIONS AMONG THE VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL MODELS AND ENSEMBLES. THE KEY FEATURE IS A LOW MOVING NORTHWARD OUT OF THE NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC NEXT WEEKEND AND TOWARD THE EASTERN BERING/ALASKA PENINSULA. SOME SOLUTIONS ULTIMATELY TRACK THE LOW INTO THE GULF WHILE OTHER BRING IT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING. BASED ON THIS...FORECAST CONFIDENCE FOR NEXT WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK IS LOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 138 140 172 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB JAN 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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