Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 30, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 26, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 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 26, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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197 FZAK62 PAFC 271211 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-280300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB AS IT MOVES TO 47N 167W ON MON MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 54N 168W AT THE SAME STRENGTH TUE MORNING. $$ 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 26, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A SURFACE LOW FORMED FROM YESTERDAY'S UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO
SLOWLY WEAKEN ALONG THE GULF COAST. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE
STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE GAP WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE GULF COAST AS IT
SLOWLY DRIFTS EAST THIS WEEKEND. THE NEXT LOW FOR THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS IS CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTH TOWARDS DUTCH HARBOR...WHICH
WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER IN THAT AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A
WESTERN ALEUTIAN LOW IS NEARLY STATIONARY...AND WILL BEGIN TO MOVE
WESTWARD LATER TODAY IN ADVANCE OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN LOW.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WHERE
THEY THEN START TO HAVE SOME RELATIVELY MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH THE
NEXT LOW APPROACHING THE ALASKA PENINSULA. WITH THIS SYSTEM...THE NAM
IS TOO WEAK AND EAST WITH THE LOW POSITION. ON THE OTHER HAND...THE
GFS IS A LITTLE TOO QUICK TO BRING THE LOW INTO THE BERING. AS A
RESULT...THE ECMWF WAS USED FOR THIS SYSTEM AND MOST OF THE EXTENDED
FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...CLOUD COVER FROM YESTERDAYS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS
SLOWLY CLEARING FROM THE GULF COAST EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT WILL
REMAIN UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN. THE STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THIS SYSTEM THAT
CAUSED TEMPERATURES FROM ANCHORAGE TO THE KENAI PENINSULA TO PLUMMET
AS MUCH AS 40 DEGREES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TOMORROW. AS A RESULT...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST IN AREAS LIKE
RESURRECTION BAY...THOMPSON PASS...AND THE WHITTIER AREA TODAY. A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY WAS ALSO CONSIDERED FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
FOR TODAY...BUT IT WAS DECIDED WEAKENING WINDS WOULD KEEP THE
AREA JUST UNDER WIND CHILL CRITERIA.
SOUTHWEST...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
BRISTOL BAY WERE CANCELED EARLY THIS MORNING...AS WIND CHILLS WERE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN WARMING IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT EASTERN ALEUTIAN
LOW. THIS LOW WILL BRING A ROUND OF MORE ACTIVE WEATHER THIS WEEKEND
TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA...HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND STRONG
WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. SNOWFALL WILL THEN SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND STARTING LATE SUNDAY AND WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN LOW WILL BRING THE NEXT ROUND OF RAIN AND SNOW
TO THE AREA FROM LATER TODAY UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRECIPITATION
WILL ALSO REACH INTO THE PRIBILOFS FROM THIS SYSTEM...HOWEVER
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN COLD ENOUGH TO KEEP IT AS ALL SNOW. JUST AS IN
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED
FROM THIS SYSTEM AS IT IS FAIRLY WEAK IN NATURE. THE WINDS FOR THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AS THE
REMNANTS OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN LOW WEAKEN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH KEEPING WARM AND
MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW FOR MAINLAND ALASKA NEXT WEEK. THEREFORE ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND AT LEAST A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ARE
EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. THE
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WILL ALSO REMAIN IN A SOMEWHAT ACTIVE PATTERN NEXT
WEEK...HOWEVER AT THIS POINT THE SYSTEMS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE STRONG
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125 AND 141
MARINE...GALE 121 127 128 129 130 155 170 172 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 126 127 128 129 130 138 141 140 160
165 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DEK JAN 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:13 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:48 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:48 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Jan 27, 9:53 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:36 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 17 hr |
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