Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 415, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 2, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
613 FZAK61 PAFC 021126 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 2 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-030300- 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND THEN MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-030300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-030300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
919 FZAK61 PAFC 022309 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 2 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-031500- 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1000 MB LOW AT 50N 160W WILL MOVE TO 55N 154W BY LATE MON MORNING THEN TO 57N 148W AT 1004 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-031500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-031500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF 56N. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
730 FZAK61 PAFC 031154 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON JUN 3 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-040300- 400 AM AKDT MON JUN 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATES. A 1000 MB LOW AT 53N 159W MOVES TO 56N 151W TONIGHT AT 1003 MB...THEN MOVES TO 57N 146W AT 1009 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT MON JUN 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT MON JUN 3 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
887 FZAK61 PAFC 032331 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 3 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-041500- 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 53N 159W WEAKENS TO 1012 MB WED MORNING NEAR 58N 144W. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 3 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 3 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 Jun 1, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT SAT JUN 1 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER CENTRAL ALASKA AND AN UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THERE IS A BAROCLINIC ZONE/FRONT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS DRAPED FROM ABOUT NUNIVAK ISLAND TO YAKUTAT. UNDERNEATH THE UPPER HIGH THERE IS A THERMAL TROUGH AT THE SURFACE. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN RATHER GOOD AGREEMENT UP UNTIL JUST BEFORE 84 HOURS WHEN THEY BEGIN TO DIVERGE ON SURFACE FEATURES...WITH THE ECMWF BRINGING A SURFACE LOW FROM THE GULF INLAND A LITTLE FASTER THAN THE GFS. THE NAM BEGINS TO DIVERGE AFTER 36 HOURS...AND AS AN OUTLIER IT WAS LITTLE USED IN THE THE FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... AS THE RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ALASKA MOVES NORTH AND THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...THE NUNIVAK-TO-YAKUTAT FRONT WILL CROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA. THIS WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN TO MOST OF THE AREA. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE GULF COAST. THERE WILL BE CHANCES OF RAIN INLAND...BUT MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALONG THE GULF COAST. THE UPPER LOW WILL THEN SETTLE IN NORTHERN GULF KEEPING PLENTY OF CLOUDS AND SOME SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. THE CENTRAL ALASKA RIDGE IS STILL KEEPING WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR FOR AREAS FURTHER INLAND. THIS IS PROVIDING SOME INSTABILITY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EASTWARD ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND INTO THE WRANGLE MOUNTAINS. AS THE RIDGE MOVES NORTH ON SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE CONFINED TO THE ALASKA RANGE IN THE NORTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. BY MONDAY COOLER AND MORE STABLE AIR WILL HAVE PUSHED ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WATCH 145. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG JUN 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jun 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 2, 8:16 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 26 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.