Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 51, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 6, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Jan 6, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
964 FZAK51 PAFC 061238 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST AND STRENGTHEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 966 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS LATE SUN MORNING WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK CITY AT 972 MB LATE SUN EVENING THEN DRIFT AND WEAKEN TO 993 MB 115 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT DIMINISHING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
034 FZAK51 PAFC 061943 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 UPDATE TO ZONE 132 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST AND STRENGTHEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 966 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS LATE SUN MORNING WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK CITY AT 972 MB LATE SUN EVENING THEN DRIFT AND WEAKEN TO 993 MB 115 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1030 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT DIMINISHING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
645 FZAK51 PAFC 070002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 981 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN DRIFT AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB 210 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...WIND BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT EXCEPT S 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 28 FT EXCEPT 22 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
313 FZAK51 PAFC 070706 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1005 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 UPDATED ZONE 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 981 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN DRIFT AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB 210 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1005 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...WIND BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT EXCEPT S 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 28 FT EXCEPT 22 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
013 FZAK51 PAFC 071234 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW OVER KODIAK CITY WILL DRIFT TO 80 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 981 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC BY LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 | 3 days | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 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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