Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2013
Storm Warning 121, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 22, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
- Oct 22, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
389 FZAK62 PAFC 222326 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 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 AKDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW AT 54N 171W WILL MOVE TO 55N 175W WED AFTERNOON AT 985 MB THEN DISSIPATE WED EVENING. A 961 MB LOW AT 50N 167W WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 54N 165W LATE WED NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 951 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 56N 166W THU AFTERNOON AT 956 MB. $$ PKZ411-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 22 2013 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
905 FZAK62 PAFC 231148 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-240300- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 55N 173W WILL DRIFT TO NEAR 54N 175W AT 984 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A 964 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 50N 165W WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 165W AT 958 MB EARLY THU MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR 58N 169W AT 969 MB EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
272 FZAK62 PAFC 232334 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 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 AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW AT 51N 166W WILL MOVE TO 56N 166W BY LATE THU MORNING AND DEEPEN TO 954 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 60N 172W BY FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB. A 984 MB LOW AT 48N 175W FRI MORNING WILL MOVE TO 51N 174W FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 3O TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
546 FZAK62 PAFC 241157 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-250300- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 957 MB LOW NEAR 55N 165W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 170W AT 969 MB EARLY FRI MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR 62N 173W WHILE WEAKENING TO 998 MB EARLY SAT MORNING. A 979 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 48N 174W EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ411-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. S OF 56N...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
178 FZAK62 PAFC 242307 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 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 AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 57N 167W WILL MOVE TO 59N 170W AT 974 MB LATE FRI MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 65N 170W WHILE WEAKENING TO 1011 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW NEAR 46N 179E WILL MOVE TO 48N 175W AT 981 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 27 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE TO SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
635 FZAK62 PAFC 251134 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-260300- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW NEAR 59N 169W WILL MOVE TO 62N 171W WHILE WEAKENING TO 992 MB EARLY SAT MORNING...THEN WILL MOVE TO 65N 171W WHILE WEAKENING TO 1010 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 47N 175E WILL MOVE TO 48N 172W AT 981 MB FRI EVENING THEN MOVE TO 47N 173W AT 984 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ411-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W OF 174W...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. EAST OF 174W...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Oct 22, 5:55 AM AKDT, 10 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 5:55 AM AKDT, 10 hours 5 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 555 AM AKDT TUE OCT 22 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN REMAINS THE SAME THIS MORNING WITH A BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA AND ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUING TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. SHOWER ACTIVITY IS BEING ENHANCED ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH EMBEDDED IN THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW MOVES QUICKLY OVERHEAD. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING CONTINUES TO DRIFT WESTWARD AND SLOWLY WEAKEN NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. MEANWHILE ANOTHER LOW IS TRACKING EASTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS AND ADDITIONAL RAIN TO MUCH OF THE EASTERN BERING. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE IMMEDIATE SHORT TERM BUT CONTINUE TO DIFFER SOMEWHAT WITH RESPECT TO THE STRONG NORTH PACIFIC LOW THAT WILL BE APPROACHING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND TODAY AND PROVIDE A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION BEFORE A RELATIVELY WEAK NORTH PACIFIC LOW TRACKS QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST ON WEDNESDAY. THE LOW CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE EASTERN BERING WILL BEGIN TO STALL AND DRIFT NORTHWARD TODAY...THEN RETROGRADE BACK TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON WEDNESDAY AND EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT INTERACTS WITH THE APPROACHING NORTH PACIFIC LOW. THE EC HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT WITH THIS SYSTEM OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...TAKING A ROUGHLY 950 MB LOW INTO THE EASTERN BERING ON THURSDAY MORNING NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE AKPEN WHEREAS MOST OF THE OTHER GUIDANCE IS SLIGHTLY WEAKER AND HAS THE LOW POSITION FURTHER EAST OVER THE AKPEN. THE NAM LOOKS TO BE THE OUTLIER WITH THE FURTHEST POSITION TO THE EAST AND THE INTENSITY MUCH WEAKER AROUND 970 MB. CONTINUED TO UTILIZE THE EC FOR NOW GIVEN SUPERIOR RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING AS THE SHORTWAVE MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL THEN BUILD IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST...YIELDING CLEARING SKIES AND ABUNDANT SUNSHINE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE OVER FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN WHERE THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED LOW MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST WILL BRING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN AND WINDS WILL RETURN TO SOUTHCENTRAL ON THURSDAY AS THE STRONG NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND AN ASSOCIATED FRONT TRACKS NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING AS THE UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD IN OVERHEAD...PROVIDING A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRIER WEATHER AND OCCASIONAL SUNSHINE THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE APPROACHING NORTH PACIFIC LOW BEGINS TO IMPACT THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. A FRONT LOOKS TO REACH THE COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS. THE AKPEN IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND LASTING INTO THURSDAY AS THE LOW CROSSES INTO THE EASTERN BERING. THIS SITUATION WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY TO WORK OUT THE EXACT DETAILS GIVEN THE CONTINUED MODEL UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE AREA. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... WIDESPREAD SHOWERY WEATHER WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION TODAY AS THE LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS OVERHEAD...WITH THE EMBEDDED LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUPPORTING GALE FORCE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN BERING. ATTENTION WILL THEN TURN TO THE POWERFUL NORTH PACIFIC LOW POISED TO APPROACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN LATE WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL AS STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM. .LONG TERM FORECAST... UPPER RIDGING LOOKS TO BUILD OVER THE MAINLAND EARLY THIS WEEKEND ONCE THE NEXT BERING SYSTEM WINDS DOWN...POTENTIALLY PROVIDING ANOTHER BRIEF PERIOD OF QUIETER WEATHER LATE IN THE WEEK. MODELS THEN SUGGEST THAT BROAD SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL ONCE AGAIN TAKE HOLD OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...RESULTING IN A RETURN TO A MORE SHOWERY PATTERN IN THE EXTENDED TERM. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING 155 172 173 174 175 176 177 180 181 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE CB OCT 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:27 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 34 hr |
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