Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 6, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. 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
- Jan 6, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
870 FZAK62 PAFC 061232 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 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. PKZ499-070300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 61N 175W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 51N 177W WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE SUN AFTERNOON. A 965 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC NEAR 54N 158W WILL MOVE TO KODIAK ISLAND AT 968 MB LATE SUN EVENING THEN WEAKEN AND DRIFT NORTHEAST IN THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT N OF 56N. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 176W. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 20 KT E OF 165W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ TP
6 follow-up statements
840 FZAK62 PAFC 070012 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-071500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 61N 178W WILL WEAKEN AND BE REPLACED BY A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BEARING SEA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 970 MB CENTERED AT 55N 169E FORMS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
695 FZAK62 PAFC 071255 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 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. PKZ499-080300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 60N 178W WILL MOVE OVER SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MON AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA LATE MON MORNING BEFORE DEEPENING INTO A 969 MB LOW NEAR 52N 179W LATE MON NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 59N 179E TUE AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING TO NEAR EASTERN SIBERIA LATE TUE NIGHT...LEAVING A BROAD 975 MB LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ411-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S OF 57N...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 57N...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 57N...SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW BECOMING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT E OF 175W. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 45 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT 19 FT W OF 176W. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ TP
726 FZAK62 PAFC 080023 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-081500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 48N 178E MOVES 57N 172E AT 966 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS TUESDAY NIGHT. A LARGE COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ411-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
860 FZAK62 PAFC 081208 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 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. PKZ499-090300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 52N 179W WILL MOVE TO 59N 178E TUE AFTERNOON THEN NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LATE TUE NIGHT. A BROAD 975 MB LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA LATE TUE EVENING AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT E OF 175W. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ414-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 167W...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
262 FZAK62 PAFC 090037 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-091500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 59N 168E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 980 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 49N 176W WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO 59N 168W AT 994 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
869 FZAK62 PAFC 091202 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 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. PKZ499-100300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 53N 166E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 173E AND STEADILY WEAKEN TO 977 MB LATE WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 59N 172E WHILE CONTINUING TO WEAKEN TO 986 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 52N 172W WED AFTERNOON AND MAINTAIN STRENGTH WHILE MOVING TO NEAR 63N 170W LATE THU NIGHT. A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 51N 159W THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 156W AT 996 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 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 5, 1:30 PM AKST, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 1:30 PM AKST, 14 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 130 PM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH WITH SEVERAL LOWS WITHIN IT CONTINUES TO LINGER OVER THE BERING SEA...WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THERE ARE SEVERAL SURFACE FEATURES THAT ARE UNDER THE BROAD UPPER TROUGH. THERE IS A LOW NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THAT IS MOVING NORTHWARD TODAY. A SURFACE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC HAS QUICKLY DEVELOPED AND DEEPENED THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. ANOTHER LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND IS MOVING EASTWARD. THIS LOW ALONG WITH A TROUGH AHEAD OF IT ARE BRINGING FAIRLY WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND GULF COAST AREAS...ESPECIALLY NOW THAT MOST AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY ARE NOT EXPERIENCING ENOUGH DOWNSLOPING TO OVERCOME THE SNOW. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRST 24 TO 36 HOURS...THEN STRUGGLE ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRACK AND SPEED OF THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW AS IT APPROACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY NIGHT. MODEL TRENDS SEEM TO BE KEEPING THE LOW SOUTH OF THE PENINSULA AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA...ALTHOUGH THE GFS STILL WANTS TO BRING IT TO THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND LET IT SIT THERE FOR AWHILE. THE SOLUTION REMAINING SOUTH OF THE PENINSULA IS FAVORED...ALTHOUGH THERE IS LESS CONFIDENCE IN THE DETAILS BEYOND THAT. THEREFORE...THE NAM IS BEING USED FOR THE FIRST 24 TO 36 HOURS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ITS DETAILS...AND THE ECMWF IS THE PREFERRED MODEL BEYOND THAT FOR ITS CONSISTENCY AND REASONABLE TRACK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... MAINLAND...A SOMEWHAT BRIEF PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS CAN BE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH SWINGS NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF. ALONG THE COAST...PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN LIKELY...WITH MOST AREAS SEEING IT IN THE FORM OF RAIN. WEST OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...TEMPERATURES ARE COOL ENOUGH FOR SNOW. SNOW WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST AS THE LOW NEAR KODIAK MOVES EASTWARD...LEAVING A SHORT BREAK BEFORE THE NEXT LOW BRINGS PRECIPITATION TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...MULTIPLE LOWS WILL AFFECT THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WITH THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND AK PENINSULA...MODELS ARE TRENDING SOUTH ENOUGH THAT STRONG WINDS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT COMING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK...FOR NOW WE KEEP THEM AT GALE FORCE BUT THEY MAY VERY WELL NEED TO BE INCREASED TO STORM FORCE IF MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW THE STRONGER WINDS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE BROAD LOW OVER THE BERING WILL MOVE EASTWARD WITH THE STRONG FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THIS WEEK. SEVERAL LOWS WILL MOVE THROUGH BEHIND THIS FRONT...AND WILL KEEP MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST. NO BIG TEMPERATURE CHANGES ON THE HORIZON...JUST TRENDING MORE TOWARD NORMAL JANUARY TEMPERATURES OVERALL. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 132 150 155 175 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE SCHRECK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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