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Storm Warning 162, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 6, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. 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
- Nov 6, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 9, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
416 FZAK62 PAFC 070023 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 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 WED NOV 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 954 MB LOW NEAR 60N 179E WILL MOVE OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA TONIGHT. A FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THU MORNING...THEN SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING INTO FRI. $$ PKZ411-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 32 TO 42 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 TO 35 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 30 TO 43 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ413-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 TO 41 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
527 FZAK62 PAFC 071214 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-080300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... SLOWLY WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AROUND 40N WILL KEEP STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 51N 162W INTENSIFIES TO 980 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR 59N 174E. $$ PKZ411-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 TO 30 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
886 FZAK62 PAFC 080008 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 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 THU NOV 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST AND HIGH PRESSURE AROUND 40N WILL RESULT IN GALE FORCE SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH SAT. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 48N 155E MOVES TO 63N 175W FRI AFTERNOON. A MORE INTENSE 983 MB LOW NEAR 46N 150E MOVES TO 54N 167E FRI AFTERNOON WITH A PRESSURE OF 982 MB. THIS STORM MOVES TO THE BERING STRAIT AS A 976 MB SYSTEM SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
149 FZAK62 PAFC 081243 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-090300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 53N 163E WILL MOVE TO 61N 178W SAT MORNING AT 977 MB BEFORE MOVING TO 68N 169W AT 975 MB SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ411-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 TO 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
034 FZAK62 PAFC 090009 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 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 FRI NOV 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 55N 170E WILL MOVE TO 63N 175W SAT MORNING AT 975 MB THEN OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 TO 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
403 FZAK62 PAFC 091225 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-100300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 977 MB LOW NEAR 61N 178E WILL MOVE TO 65N 173W THIS AFTERNOON AT 972 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS EVENING AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ411-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IS AMPLIFYING
THIS MORNING...AS THE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA SWINGS EASTWARD AND
THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND GETS SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE
AFOREMENTIONED TROUGH AND ANOTHER TROUGH OVER EASTERN ALASKA AND
WESTERN YUKON. A 952 MB SURFACE LOW CENTERED NORTHWEST OF THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD...WITH ITS FRONT
SWINGING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THIS AFTERNOON. FAIRLY
WIDESPREAD WINDS UP TO 55 MPH ARE STILL BEING NOTED ALONG/NEAR THE
FRONT AND ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW. PRECIPITATION IS STRUGGLING TO
OVERCOME THE DRY AIR ALONG THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND COAST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE GFS CONTINUES TO BE AN OUTLIER WITH THE LOW
IN THE BERING...BRINGING IT MORE INLAND OVER FAR EAST RUSSIA THAN THE
OTHER MODELS. THIS SHOULD HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE FORECAST FOR OUR
AREA HOWEVER. OTHERWISE THE MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK. IN FACT...THEY HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT
WITH THE TRIPLE-POINT LOW THAT FORMS TOMORROW IN THE WESTERN
GULF...NOW KEEPING IT FARTHER SOUTH THAN IN PREVIOUS RUNS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND WHICH WILL LIKELY BE
AFFECTED BY THE LOW FORMING THURSDAY MORNING NEAR KODIAK.
PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE A HARD TIME MAKING IT NORTH OF THE KACHEMAK
BAY AREA WITH HIGH PRESSURE HOLDING ITS GROUND. HIGH PRESSURE LOOKS
TO KEEP THE AREA DRY THROUGH SATURDAY. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE AS
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION IS SLOWLY
MOVING INLAND ALONG THE COAST...STRUGGLING TO OVERCOME THE DRY AIR
FARTHER INLAND. WARM AIR IS MOVING INTO THE AREA...BUT THERE COULD
STILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN ACROSS INLAND AREAS
OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY BEFORE PRECIPITATION BECOMES
SNOW AS WARM AIR ADVECTION IN THE MID-LEVELS ENDS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
SLACKEN A BIT BUT REMAIN SOMEWHAT GUSTY THROUGH THE
NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. COASTAL FLOODING IS STILL LIKELY
THROUGH FRIDAY...AND THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE
EXTENDED THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW PERSISTS.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/AKPEN...THE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL
CONTINUE MOVING OFF TO THE NORTH AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN BEFORE MOVING
WESTWARD INTO FAR EAST RUSSIA ON THURSDAY. ANOTHER WEAKER LOW WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN BERING ON FRIDAY NIGHT...CAUSING WINDS AND
SEAS TO INCREASE AGAIN (NOT AS HIGH AS THE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND
44 FT WAVES OBSERVED WITH THIS CURRENT LOW). THE MAIN IMPACT ACROSS
THE BERING WILL BE PERSISTENT SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC NEXT WEEK...WITH A TROUGH
MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND. SOME BETTER
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL COME FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE AND COLDER TEMPERATURES GAIN
A BETTER HOLD OVER THE AREA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...155 161.
MARINE...STORM 178 185 411 412 413.
GALE 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 179
180 181 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SCHRECKIn the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 6, 1:55 PM AKST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
155 PM AKST WED NOV 06 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ST. PAUL 57.21N 170.22W
11/06/2013 AK NWS EMPLOYEE
SAINT PAUL HARBOR MASTER REPORTED ONE SHED IN TOWN WAS
BLOWN DOWN AS WELL AS A FEW DUMSTERS. A WEATHER SERVICE
EMPLOYEE SATELLITE DISH WAS RIPPED OFF THE SIDE OF HIS
HOUSE.
&&
PETERSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:16 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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