Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2013
Storm Warning 184, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 16, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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
- Dec 16, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 170029 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 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. PKZ499-171500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS ON TUE. A 978 MB LOW DEVELOPS WED MORNING NEAR 54N 174W AND A SECOND LOW DEVELOPS WED AFTERNOON NEAR 54N 161W. $$ PKZ411-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE TO SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NE 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 166W. .TUE...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 171228 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-180300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED. A 989 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 57N 152W LATE WED NIGHT AND WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 58N 147W THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. E OF 175W...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 56N...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF 56N...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 171518 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 615 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ499-180300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT FROM A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS TODAY. A 976 MB LOW DEVELOPS WED MORNING NEAR 50N 176W AND DRIFTS TO 50N 178W AT 982 MB BY THU MORNING. A SECOND LOW DEVELOPS WED AFTERNOON NEAR 55N 165W AND MOVES ONSHORE NEAR BRISTOL BAY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. E OF 175W...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 56N...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF 56N...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 180041 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-181500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WILL PUSH INTO THE BERING SEA WED. A 975 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 51N 178W TUE NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE BEING ABSORBED INTO A 977 MB LOW NEAR 48N 175W THU AFTERNOON. A 979 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 54N 166W WED MORNING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 59N 160W AT 990 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 181223 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 18 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. PKZ499-190300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 51N 176W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE BEING ABSORBED INTO A 978 MB LOW NEAR 49N 178W THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW MOVES TO 53N 173W AT 984 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. E OF 175W...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. E OF 175W...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. E OF 175W...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. S OF 57N...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF 57N...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 181512 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 615 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 CORRECTED TYPO 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-190300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 51N 176W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE BEING ABSORBED INTO A 978 MB LOW NEAR 49N 178W THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW MOVES TO 53N 173W AT 984 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. E OF 175W...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. E OF 175W...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. E OF 175W...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. S OF 57N...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF 57N...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 181910 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1010 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 UPDATED ZONE 412 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. PKZ499-190300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 51N 176W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE BEING ABSORBED INTO A 978 MB LOW NEAR 49N 178W THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW MOVES TO 53N 173W AT 984 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 1010 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 TO 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. E OF 175W...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. E OF 175W...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. E OF 175W...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. S OF 57N...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF 57N...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 190032 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-191500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 53N 177W WILL MOVE TO 52N 171W AT 987 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 54N 172W THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 59N 164W AT 986 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 TO 26 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ JM
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 Dec 16, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST MON DEC 16 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF OF AK CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THIS MORNING. THE 140 KT
JET THAT WAS SUPPORTING IT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFF INTO CANADA
THROUGH THE DAY. TO THE WEST...THE UPPER LEVELS REMAIN QUITE QUIET
WITH MAINLY LIGHT ZONAL FLOW. IN THE MID AND LOWER LEVELS BENEATH
THIS ZONAL FLOW IS SOME MODERATE RIDGING OVER THE BERING. A COMPLEX
AREA OF LOWER PRESSURE IS STARTING TO GET ORGANIZED SOUTH OF THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS ARE IN SOLID AGREEMENT THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THEY REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE MAINLAND
AND GULF OF AK THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE ONE SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE GFS MOS GUIDANCE DOES NOT DEVELOP ANY FOG FOR
ANCHORAGE UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT WHEREAS THE NAM MOS BRINGS IT IN
STARTING TODAY. SOME MODERATE DIFFERENCES DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS REGARDING THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ON
WEDNESDAY. THUS...THE NAM WAS USED FOR THE FIRST 48 HRS OF THE
FORECAST IN THE EAST...THEN A BLEND OF THE GFS AND EC WAS PREFERRED.
OUT WEST...A GFS/EC BLEND WAS PREFERRED THROUGHOUT THE SHORT TERM.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...PATCHY FOG HAS ALREADY STARTED TO MOVE INTO THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS MORNING. IT APPEARS TO BE HUGGING ALONG THE KNIK
ARM STRETCHING FROM JBER TOWARDS EAGLE RIVER. WITH A VERY WEAK
INVERSION PRESENT ON THE MORNING SOUNDING...THINKING IS THAT IT WILL
BE TEMPORARY THROUGH THIS MORNING. DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW SHOULD HELP
IT TO ABATE. BUT AS THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED RIDGE CONTINUES TO SHIFT
EAST FROM THE BERING TOWARDS THE MAINLAND TODAY...TEMPERATURES IN THE
LOW TO MID LEVELS WILL CLIMB EVER-SO-SLOWLY. THIS SHOULD MAKE FOR
SLIGHTLY BETTER TRAPPING UNDER A STRONG INVERSION TOMORROW MORNING.
THIS WILL ALLOW THE FOG TO BECOME MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD. WITH THE SUN
ANGLE AS LOW AS IT IS WITH THE SOLSTICE ONLY A FEW DAYS AWAY...THERE
IS A GOOD CHANCE THE FOG WONT BURN OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE
OTHER STORY FOR THE REGION WILL BE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS THROUGH THE
TYPICAL FAVORED AREAS..ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. THESE WINDS COUPLED
WITH PLENTY OF NEW SNOW IN THOMPSON PASS COULD MAKE FOR POOR
VISIBILITY IF THE SNOW GETS AIRBORNE. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED TO ADDRESS THIS.
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL COME IN THE FORM OF A WARM
FRONT FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME
IT APPEARS THAT THIS WILL JUST BRING A GLANCING BLOW OF OVERRUNNING
SNOW TO MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL. COASTAL LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
IN OR EAST OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...WILL SEE THE MOST ACCUMULATION.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WEATHER WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY QUIET UNTIL THE
NEXT LOW FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC REACHES THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ON
WEDNESDAY. WHILE WARM AIR WILL COME WITH THIS SYSTEM...THE WARMEST
TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA
AND LEAVE PRECIPITATION TYPE AS SNOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AS
TEMPERATURES THERE REMAIN BELOW FREEZING.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL AFFECT THE
ALEUTIANS BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH INCREASING
WINDS AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHWARD AND THE ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSHES
EASTWARD. IT STILL LOOKS LIKE STRONG WINDS ARE REASONABLE ALONG
ESPECIALLY THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
AS THE PRECIPITATION REACHES THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS...PRECIPITATION
TYPE IS IN QUESTION...WITH TEMPERATURES WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF
FREEZING. WINDS WILL PICK UP ALONG WITH THE PRECIPITATION...BUT EVEN
IF PRECIPITATION TYPE IS SNOW WE DO NOT EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME DUE TO THE RELATIVELY WARM TEMPERATURES.
.LONG TERM FORECAST (FRIDAY-SUNDAY)...MOST OF THE MODELS CONTINUE TO
ADVERTISE A FAIRLY ROBUST NORTH PACIFIC RIDGE PLAYING A SIGNIFICANT
ROLE IN OUR WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND. THE EC BUILDS THE RIDGE OVER THE
MAINLAND A BIT MORE WHICH MAKES FOR A MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN. THIS
OPENS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL TO WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTHWEST. HATE TO
SAY IT...BUT THIS COULD SPELL ANOTHER ROUND OF MIXED PRECIPITATION TO
START THE WEEKEND. THE GFS KEEPS THE RIDGE A BIT FURTHER SOUTH IN THE
GULF OF AK AND KEEPS EVERYONE EXCEPT THE COASTAL AREAS IN A
COLDER...SNOWY PATTERN. MODELS THEN BUILD ANOTHER FAIRLY DEEP AND
VERY BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH: 131.
MARINE...STORMS: 176.
GALES: 172 173 174 175 177 178 411 413 127 129 131.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY: 150 160 121 126 127 128 129 130 131
132 138 139.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
MSO/MBS DEC 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 3:56 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 days | |
| Dec 17, 5:13 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 17, 10:09 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 111 min |
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