Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 336, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 14, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
- Apr 14, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
674 FZAK62 PAFC 142343 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 14 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. PKZ499-151500- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A COMPLEX 994 MB LOW NEAR 44N 175W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND REMAIN AROUND 994 MB THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT...STRONGEST S OF 56N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT...STRONGEST S OF 56N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
821 FZAK62 PAFC 151130 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 15 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-160300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A 994 MB COMPLEX LOW NEAR 44N 175W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AT SAME STRENGTH THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON APR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON APR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON APR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON APR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
353 FZAK62 PAFC 152348 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 15 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. PKZ499-161500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 995 MB COMPLEX LOW NEAR 47N 175W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AT THE SAME STRENGTH THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON APR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST S OF 56N. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT...STRONGEST S OF 56N. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON APR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE ICE EDGE. .TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE ICE EDGE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE ICE EDGE. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON APR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON APR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN S OF 56N. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE ICE EDGE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE ICE EDGE. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
668 FZAK62 PAFC 161139 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 16 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-170300- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 998 MB COMPLEX LOW NEAR 47N 175W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AT SAME STRENGTH THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ413-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ414-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT E OF 166W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
286 FZAK62 PAFC 162351 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 16 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-171500- 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 997 MB COMPLEX LOW NEAR 45N 172W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN IN PLACE TO 1005 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST S OF 56N. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT...STRONGEST S OF 56N. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE ICE EDGE. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
385 FZAK62 PAFC 171147 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-180300- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW NEAR 48N 180 WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT TO NEAR 48N 167W AT 1010 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED APR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ TP
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 Apr 14, 1:40 PM AKDT, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 1:40 PM AKDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
140 PM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE DOMINANT FEATURE ACROSS THE ALASKAN DOMAIN THIS MORNING IS A HIGH
AMPLITUDE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ORIENTED SOUTHEAST-TO-NORTHWEST THAT
STRETCHES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND INTO
THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. A MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVED THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND OVERNIGHT...BRINGING MID-LEVEL CLOUDINESS TO MOST
AREAS...AND IS NOW MOVING EAST INTO THE PANHANDLE WITH CLEARING SKIES
BEHIND THE FEATURE. A COLD CORE UPPER LOW NEAR THE NORTON PENINSULA
IS ACCELERATING SOUTHWARD ENROUTE TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THIS LOW IS
GENERATING AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF THE INTERIOR INCLUDING
THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. FURTHER TO THE SOUTH...A COMPLEX BUT WEAK
LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN IS MAKING SLOW PROGRESS
NORTHWARD...WITH INCREASING CLOUDS ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF
THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
ALL MODELS INITIALIZED THE CURRENT MAJOR FEATURES WELL. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT DISCREPANCY RELEVANT TO THE FORECAST IS THE ULTIMATE FATE
OF THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LOW CURRENTLY IN THE INTERIOR OF THE
STATE. ALL MODELS CONTINUE A SOUTHEASTWARD MOVEMENT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...BRINGING THE CENTER OF THE LOW TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
STARTING MONDAY NIGHT...THE ECMWF MOVES THE LOW DOWN INTO THE
GULF...WHILE THE GFS/NAM/GEMGLB/UKMET INSTEAD RETROGRADE THE LOW INTO
THE WESTERN INTERIOR. THE CONSENSUS SOLUTION WOULD KEEP MORE CLOUDS
ACROSS THE REGION WITH AN INCREASED CHANCE OF DIURNAL SHOWERS OVER
THE MOUNTAINS...WHILE THE ECMWF SOLUTION WOULD LIKELY BRING A BIT
SUNNIER AND DRIER WEATHER. THE FURTHER SOUTH POSITION OF THE ECMWF
WOULD ALSO KEEP A WEAK LOW THAT MOVES UP INTO THE GULF A BIT FURTHER
TO THE SOUTH THAN THE OTHER MODELS...WHICH WILL DETERMINE HOW FAR
WESTWARD RAIN/SNOW WILL SPREAD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST ON TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THE AFOREMENTIONED 00Z ECMWF
SOLUTION IS UNREALISTICALLY TOO FAR SOUTH...BUT THAT THE OTHER MODELS
MAY BE A BIT TOO FAR TO THE NORTH...WITH A COMPROMISE SOLUTION MOST
LIKELY.
TAKING A QUICK LOOK AT THE 12Z ECMWF...THE UPPER LOW HAS INDEED MOVED
FURTHER NORTH...BUT NOT AS FAR AS THE OTHER MODELS. THIS RAISES
CONFIDENCE IN THE MIDDLE-GROUND SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...SUNNY SKIES HAVE RETURNED AGAIN TO THE REGION BEHIND
THE DEPARTING SHORTWAVE. WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDINESS WITH LIGHT SNOW
WILL HAVE A VERY HARD TIME CROSSING THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY...WITH
ONLY MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ABLE TO CROSS THE RANGE OVERNIGHT.
AHEAD OF THIS...AM EXPECTING SOME DIURNAL CONVECTIVE CLOUDS TO FORM
ALONG THE TALKEETNA AND CHUGACH RANGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
TOMORROW AS THE UPPER LOW RACES APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. NOT
EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRECIP AT ANY LOCATIONS...BUT WILL HAVE
THE EFFECT OF INTRODUCING ADDITIONAL MID-LEVEL MOISTURE TO THE REGION
AND LIKELY RESULT IN MORE CLOUD-COVER THAN IN RECENT DAYS. OFFSHORE
GAP WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
RELAXES BEHIND THE DEPARTING SHORTWAVE. BY MONDAY NIGHT...THE REGION
WILL START TO FEEL THE DISTANT EFFECTS OF APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE IN
THE GULF...WHICH WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD (BUT GENERALLY LIGHT)
NORTHEAST WINDS DOWN COOK INLET AND ALONG THE GULF COAST. ON
TUESDAY...LOW PRESSURE CROSSES THE GULF AND MOVES INLAND NEAR
YAKUTAT. ASSOCIATED PRECIP SHIELD WILL GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM KODIAK CITY TO CORDOVA...WITH THE BRUNT OF THE STORM GOING
INTO THE PANHANDLE.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...LIGHT ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGH PRESSURE AT THE
SURFACE ARE COMBINING WITH WEAK LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW TO
THE NORTH TO PRODUCE AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND SOME LIGHT SNOW FROM THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW WILL BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY AND
OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES FROM THE SOUTH. THIS
SHOULD SLOWLY DRY OUT THE LOWER LEVELS AND LIKELY BREAK UP THE
WIDESPREAD STRATUS/LOW CLOUDS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA DURING THE DAY
MONDAY. THE ONE EXCEPTION MAY BE ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES WHERE LOW CLOUDS MAY GET TRAPPED AND
PULLED SOUTH INTO EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE TOMORROW.
OVERALL...DECREASING CLOUDS AND INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH MIDWEEK FOR MOST OF THE AREA.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE PRIMARILY
AFFECTED BY THE COMPLEX LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. EXPECT EASTERLY WINDS AND A RAIN/SNOW MIX TO CONTINUE
TO ADVANCE INTO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE REGION THIS EVENING. WITH
THE SYSTEM REMAINING DISORGANIZED AM NOT EXPECTING PRECIP AMOUNTS TO
BE TOO IMPRESSIVE...AND WILL BE FAIRLY EPISODIC IN NATURE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AS A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTS MOVES NORTHWARD. PRECIP WILL
START AS SNOW FROM DUTCH HARBOR TO THE AKPEN...BUT SHOULD TRANSITION
TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX ON MONDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A COLD CORE UPPER LOW PERSISTING ACROSS THE REGION WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL THIS WEEK. THE STORM TRACK WILL STAY FAR
ENOUGH SOUTH TO KEEP THE MAINLAND LARGELY DRY...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
A FEW DIURNAL INSTABILITY SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER THE MOUNTAIN RANGES
THROUGH MIDWEEK. THE ALEUTIANS WILL SEE THE MOST UNSETTLED WEATHER
ACROSS THE DOMAIN AS THE COMPLEX LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER
THE NORTH PACIFIC.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 155 170 172 175 179 411 412 413 414
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 140
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DIXON APR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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