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Gale Warning 863, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 21, 2013, 4:00 PM 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
- Dec 21, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
224 FZAK62 PAFC 220006 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 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 AKST SAT DEC 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 59N 174E MOVES INLAND NEAR THE YUKON RIVER DELTA SUN NIGHT. A LARGE 962 MB LOW NEAR 43N 165E PEAKS AT 959 MB NEAR 46N 170E SUN AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENS TO 963 MB NEAR 48N 174E MON AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SUN AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS MON. $$ PKZ411-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT W 25 KT N OF 55N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ JM
6 follow-up statements
601 FZAK62 PAFC 221251 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 22 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-230300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A LARGE 961 MB LOW NEAR 45N 163E MOVES TO 48N 170E LATE TONIGHT AT 960 MB...THEN WEAKENS TO 969 MB NEAR 48N 178E LATE MON NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS MON. $$ PKZ411-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
680 FZAK62 PAFC 230033 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 22 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. PKZ499-231500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 961 MB LOW NEAR 47N 169E MOVES TO 47N 172E LATE TONIGHT AT 965 MB THEN WEAKENS TO 975 MB NEAR 50N 176W LATE TUE NIGHT. A 974 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 54N 176E LATE MON NIGHT AND MOVES TO 56N 171E TUE AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ411-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT S OF 56N IN THE AFTERNOON SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT BECOMING S 20 KT S OF 57N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT S OF 55N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT BECOMING S 20 KT S OF 56N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
881 FZAK62 PAFC 231253 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 23 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-240300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A LARGE 960 MB LOW NEAR 48N 170E MOVES TO 48N 178E LATE TONIGHT AT 971 MB...THEN WEAKENS TO 983 MB NEAR ATKA LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT S OF 56N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON DEC 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON DEC 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S TO E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
824 FZAK62 PAFC 240008 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 23 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. PKZ499-241500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 48N 172E WILL MOVE TO 55N 177W AT 991 MB WED AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW NEAR 51N 166W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 56N 171W TUE MORNING. A DEVELOPING 974 MB LOW NEAR 54N 174W MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 53N 165E AT 980 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
025 FZAK62 PAFC 241244 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-250300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 48N 178E WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATKA AT 982 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE...WITH AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT STALLING OVER THE NORTH BERING SEA. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 960 MB NEAR 48N 179E BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT EXCEPT 15 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT S OF 56N. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT S OF 56N. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TODAY...S TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
516 FZAK62 PAFC 250016 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 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. PKZ499-251500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 50N 179W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 52N 174W AT 987 MB WED MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 45N 179E WED EVENING WILL MOVE TO 48N 177W AT 961 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. STRONGEST N OF 56N. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S TO E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. STRONGEST N OF 56N. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. STRONGEST N OF 56N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 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 Dec 21, 4:30 AM AKST, 11 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 4:30 AM AKST, 11 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
430 AM AKST SAT DEC 21 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN SINCE
YESTERDAY...WITH A BROAD UPPER TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA CENTERED
OVER 170W AND EXTENDING SOUTH TO NEAR 30N. A COLD UPPER VORTEX IS
LOCATED OVER EASTERN SIBERIA...WITH SOME OF THIS COLD AIR POISED TO
TRACK ACROSS ALASKA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A NORTHEAST PACIFIC UPPER
RIDGE IS AMPLIFYING OVER ALASKA THIS MORNING AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES ENHANCE WARM AIR ADVECTION ALOFT OVER THE AREA. WATER
VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY CAPTURES TWO DISTINCT WAVES MEANDERING
THROUGH THE FLOW THIS MORNING...ONE TRACKING THROUGH THE LOWER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...AND ANOTHER TRACKING NORTHEAST OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. THE ANCHORAGE 12Z MORNING UPPER AIR SOUNDING DEPICTS A
WARM NOSE OF AIR FROM 960 MB TO 850 MB...WITH DRY SOUTHEASTERLIES THE
MAIN CULPRIT FOR THE WARMING.
AT THE SURFACE...AN ELONGATED SURFACE LOW/COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ASHORE
ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. IN THE NORTH PACIFIC NEAR 50N...A LOW
ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL JET STREAM...WHICH IS TAPPING
30N MOISTURE...WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND TRACK INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. EVENTUALLY...THE GULF LOW WILL TRACK
JUST EAST OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...PHASING WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED
UPPER TROUGH/VORTEX THIS WEEKEND...SETTING UP MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTHCENTRAL FOR A QUICK SHOT OF WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE DYNAMICAL NUMERICAL GUIDANCE REMAIN IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH
ONLY MINOR DETAIL DIFFERENCES. THE NAM REMAINS AN OUTLIER...BUT IT
HAS COME INTO REASONABLE ENOUGH AGREEMENT WITH THE GLOBAL DYNAMICAL
NUMERICAL GUIDANCE TO BE USABLE FOR PART OF THIS FORECAST. THE ECMWF
AND GFS CONTINUE TO REPRESENT SUPERIOR SOLUTIONS THE PAST THREE
DAYS...WITH THE ECMWF GENERALLY FAVORED OVERALL BOTH OVER THE BERING
AND SOUTHERN ALASKA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN UNDER THE THREAT OF ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY...ESPECIALLY DOWN COOK INLET ALONG
THE KENAI...AND INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. SNOW WILL BE THE MAIN
PRECIPITATION TYPE...WITH FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. FARTHER NORTH...DRY AIR ALOFT DUE TO CROSS
BARRIER FLOW OVER THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY KEEP THESE AREAS
DRIER THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE LIGHT SNOW BEGINS TO REDEVELOP.
ALONG THE COAST...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX AND
POSSIBLY ALL RAIN BY TOMORROW AS WARMER AIR SLOWLY TRACKS THROUGH THE
GULF.
ON SUNDAY...AN UPPER LOW WILL TRANSIT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WITH
COLDER AIR RETURNING TO THE AREA. WITH MOISTURE STREAMING IN FROM A
GULF LOW...THIS WILL SET THE AREA UP FOR A DECENT SNOW
EVENT...INCLUDING THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. SNOW MAY BECOME MODERATE AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON PERIOD
BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE EVENING. SNOW WILL LINGER INTO EARLY
MONDAY MORNING OVER THE COPPER BASIN...WITH RAPID CLEARING MONDAY
REGION WIDE.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS
WILL END RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE EASTERN ISLANDS ON SUN. MEANWHILE THE
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL CROSS THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON SUN...SPREADING GALES AND SNOW CHANGING TO
RAIN. THESE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD TO THE NORTHERN BERING SUN NIGHT
THROUGH MON NIGHT.
FOR SOUTHWEST AK...
PRECIPITATION WILL COMPLETE ITS CHANGEOVER TO SNOW
SHOWERS LATER TODAY INTO THIS EVENING AS COLD AIR FILTERS INTO THE
REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL ARRIVE ON SUN AND END
ANY LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. THE BERING SEA FRONT WILL ARRIVE ON THE
COAST MON AFTERNOON WITH SNOW AND WIND...AND MOVE INLAND ON TUE WITH
A MIX OF SNOW...RAIN...AND POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE EC AND WPC ARE SIMILAR IN BRINGING THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW TO THE
ALEUTIANS AND DEVELOPING A TRIPLE POINT LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING ON
TUE. THIS WILL KEEP RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE BERING...ALEUTIANS...AND
SOUTHWEST AK ON TUE. AS THE BERING LOW WEAKENS INTO A BROAD AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE...COLDER AIR WILL RETURN TO THE WESTERN ISLANDS WED WITH
SOME SNOW SHOWERS. ON THU THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW TAKES AIM AT THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN FOR THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHWEST AK... AND SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS...PERSISTING INTO THE WEEKEND.
FOR SOUTHEAST OF THE AK RANGE...THE BERING FRONT WILL SPREAD SNOW
CHANGING TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST INTO WED...WITH SOME SNOW SPREADING
ACROSS THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS AND REACHING THE EASTERN FLANK OF THE AK
RANGE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY 121.
MARINE...GALE 119 120 131 132 137 138 150 160 170 172 173 174 175 176
177 178.
STORM 130.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 139 150 160 180 181 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AHSENMACHER/DS DEC 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:59 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:59 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 35 hr |
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