Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 388, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 18, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 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
- May 18, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
473 FZAK62 PAFC 182324 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 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. PKZ499-191500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 969 MB LOW NEAR 45N 166E WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT TRACKS TO 51N 179W MON AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SUN AND STALL OVER THE EASTERN BERING MON. $$ PKZ411-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF 57N. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
577 FZAK62 PAFC 191144 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-200300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 969 MB LOW NEAR 45N 166E WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT TRACKS TO 51N 179W MON AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SUN AND STALL OVER THE EASTERN BERING MON. $$ PKZ411-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT N OF 56N. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ TP
362 FZAK62 PAFC 192338 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 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. PKZ499-201500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 984 MB LOW NEAR 46N 173E WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 52N 178W MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 57N 175W TUE AFTERNOON AT 999 MB. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING MON AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST ON TUE. $$ PKZ411-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ412-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ413-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF 176W...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. W OF 176W...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...E OF 176W...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W OF 176W...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E OF 176W...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W OF 176W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ414-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
899 FZAK62 PAFC 201145 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-210300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 48N 179E WILL MOVE TO 60N 174W AS IT WEAKENS TO 1001 MB WED MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST AND DISSIPATE TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ411-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 .TODAY...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG E OF 177E. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ412-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 TO 20 KT W OF 175W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 TO 20 W OF 176W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ TP
224 FZAK62 PAFC 202331 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 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. PKZ499-211500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 52N 178W WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB AT 62N 178W WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT W OF 177W. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW TO NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
728 FZAK62 PAFC 211139 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-220300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 999 MB LOW NEAR 55N 176W WILL MOVE TO 61N 177W AND WEAKEN TO 1004 MB WED AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 TO 25 KT W OF 177W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W 15 TO 25 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ TP
144 FZAK62 PAFC 212304 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-221500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 999 MB LOW NEAR 57N 175W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1008 MB NEAR 65N 179W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 May 18, 1:05 PM AKDT, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 1:05 PM AKDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 105 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A NEGATIVELY TILTED HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM AN ANCHOR LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA SOUTHEASTWARD TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF OF ALASKA. A STRONG VORT-MAX MOVING INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE TROUGH IS LEADING TO FORMATION OF AN UPPER LOW CENTER OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF. THIS IN TURN HAS SLOWED DOWN THE NORTHEASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE TROUGH. A WAVE MOVING UP THE FRONT SIDE OF THE TROUGH IS PRODUCING THE BULK OF THE VERTICAL MOTION AS INDICATED BY THE COLD CLOUD TOPS JUST OUT AHEAD OF IT. THIS CORRESPONDS WITH THE AREA OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WHICH IS NOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THERE IS STILL SOME WEAK LIFT BEHIND THIS WAVE...PRIMARILY LOW LEVEL LIFT INDUCED BY COLD ADVECTION. THIS IS CAUSING AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW TO LINGER FROM THE WESTERN KENAI TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE BEING OBSERVED BEHIND THE ARCTIC FRONT PRIMARILY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE WESTERN GULF (INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND). LOOKING UPSTREAM...A LARGE MATURE LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC IS TRACKING SLOWLY TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS WITH A RIDGE BEGINNING TO BUILD OUT AHEAD OF IT. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE ALL IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH EVOLUTION OF MAJOR FEATURES THROUGH THE NEXT THREE DAYS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL QUICKLY EXIT TO THE NORTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING AN END TO THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION. THE FORMATION OF AN UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF IS CAUSING UPPER LEVEL VERTICAL MOTION TO BECOME WEAK AND DIFFUSE ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL. EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE AS THE LOW BECOMES MORE DEFINED THIS AFTERNOON AND EXITS TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST. THE MAIN TROUGH AXIS WHICH IS LAGGING BACK ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE WILL FINALLY BE ABLE TO CROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...HELPING TO KICK ANY REMAINING PRECIP EASTWARD AND CLEAR OUT SKIES ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. WITH AN ANOMALOUSLY COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE RECORD OR NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WHERE SKIES WILL LIKELY CLEAR OUT DURING THE EVENING. TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN ON THE COOL SIDE AS THE AIR MASS VERY SLOWLY MODERATES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION SUNDAY AND THEN HOLD IN PLACE THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. NOT ONLY WILL THIS PROVIDE A PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE TO NEAR NORMAL. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS WEAK UPPER WAVES MOVING OVER TOP OF THE BUILDING BERING SEA RIDGE PASSES THROUGH. THE REST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REMAIN DRY AND COLD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD OVERHEAD SUNDAY AND THEN SLIDE EASTWARD MONDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE DURING THE EARLY TO MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS SOUTHERLY FLOW BRINGS MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND RAIN TO MOST OF THE REGION. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS ARE QUIET UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE. THAT WILL CHANGE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AS A VERY LARGE LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC HEADS FOR THE BERING SEA. EXPECT MODERATING TEMPERATURES AND PERIODS OF RAIN AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES IN. .LONG TERM FORECAST...WITH A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE SETTING UP OVER MAINLAND ALASKA EARLY NEXT WEEK THE SYSTEM OVER THE BERING WILL BE FORCED NORTHWARD...KEEPING RAIN CONFINED TO THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. SOUTHCENTRAL WILL STEADILY GET WARMER UNDERNEATH THE RIDGE...WITH TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY MOVING TO ABOVE NORMAL BY THE END OF THE WEEK. MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVING UP FROM THE PACIFIC INTO THE BERING BY NEXT WEEKEND...BUT THERE IS A PRETTY LARGE SPREAD IN THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM SO CONFIDENCE IS VERY LOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 170 171 172 175 176 179. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB MAY 13
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 18, 10:35 AM AKDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1035 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 AM SNOW 7 SE EAGLE RIVER 61.25N 149.42W
05/18/2013 M9.1 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION SINCE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING NEAR
THE END OF HILAND RD, ELEVATION 2165 FT. STILL SNOWING,
27 DEGREES.
0915 AM SNOW 3 SSE ANCHORAGE 61.18N 149.85W
05/18/2013 M1.9 INCH AK PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION AT SEWARD HIGHWAY NEAR CAMPBELL
CREEK, WITH 0.9 INCHES SINCE 1030 PM FRIDAY.
0925 AM SNOW 2 ENE RABBIT CREEK 61.10N 149.77W
05/18/2013 M3.5 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
UPDATED TOTAL ACCUMULATION NEAR BIRCH AND DEARMOUN.
0930 AM SNOW 1 WNW GLEN ALPS 61.10N 149.72W
05/18/2013 M6.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION NEAR UPPER DEARMOUN AND CANYON
RD. ELEVATION 1300 FT.
1000 AM SNOW 6 SW ANCHORAGE 61.16N 149.99W
05/18/2013 M0.4 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION. 0.1 INCHES TODAY MAKES 232 DAYS
ELAPSED BETWEEN FIRST AND LAST SNOWFALL.
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CBLocal storm report, May 18, 11:09 AM AKDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1109 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1055 AM SNOW 6 NW EAGLE RIVER VISITO 61.29N 149.40W
05/18/2013 M6.3 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION NEAR MILE 6.4 OF EAGLE RIVER RD.
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CBLocal storm report, May 18, 1:43 PM AKDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
143 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM SNOW 1 WNW PALMER 61.60N 149.14W
05/18/2013 M3.6 INCH AK COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION AS OF 8AM.
0100 PM SNOW PALMER 61.60N 149.11W
05/18/2013 M3.0 INCH AK OTHER FEDERAL
PALMER AIRPORT. SOME SNOW HAS MELTED SINCE THIS MORNING.
0100 PM SNOW TALKEETNA 62.34N 150.09W
05/18/2013 M2.0 INCH AK OTHER FEDERAL
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION AT TALKEETNA AIRPORT AS OF THIS
MORNING. SOME SNOW HAS SINCE MELTED.
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CBSpecial weather statement, May 18, 3:55 PM AKDT, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 355 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013 AKZ101-111-190630- ...PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ANCHORAGE... UPPER DEARMOUN..................................6.0 INCHES UPPER O'MALLEY..................................4.0 INCHES DEARMOUN/BIRCH..................................3.5 INCHES SEWARD HIGHWAY NEAR CAMPBELL CREEK..............1.0 INCHES NWS SAND LAKE FORECAST OFFICE...................0.4 INCHES EAGLE RIVER... HILAND RD.......................................9.1 INCHES EAGLE RIVER RD MILE 6...........................6.3 INCHES EAGLE RIVER VALLEY..............................5.0 INCHES EAGLEWOOD SUBDIVISION...........................4.4 INCHES CHUGIAK.........................................4.0 INCHES (500 AM) PALMER..........................................3.6 INCHES TALKEETNA.......................................2.0 INCHES CB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| May 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| May 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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