Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2013
Storm Warning 19, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 19, 2013, 10:10 AM AKST. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2013, 10:10 AM AKST (19:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
625 FZAK51 PAFC 191913 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 UPDATED 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THIS EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-200300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-200300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-200300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-200300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-200300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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595 FZAK51 PAFC 200020 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT. A 976 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB 424 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-201500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-201500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-201500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-201500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-201500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 32 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
372 FZAK51 PAFC 200133 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 430 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 CORRECTION FOR ZONE 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT. A 976 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB 424 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-201500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-201500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-201500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-201500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-201500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
579 FZAK51 PAFC 201233 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL PUSH INLAND THIS EVENING. A 965 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF UMNAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 315 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MON MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 510 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT THE SAME STRENGTH ON TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-210300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-210300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-210300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-210300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-210300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT DIMINISHING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Jan 19, 5:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 5:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS MOVING NORTH TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
STREAMING LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE BERING AND SOUTH ALASKA.
TWO OTHER LOW PRESSURE CENTERS ARE ADJACENT TO THIS LOW...ONE
PRESSURE CENTER IS SITUATED SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE
OTHER IS OVER THE WESTERN BERING. TO THE EAST...AN AMPLIFIED RIDGE
EXTENDS ACROSS THE EASTERN PACIFIC WITH THE AXIS EXTENDING ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. AT THE SURFACE...THERE ARE TWO
LOW PRESSURE CENTERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LOWS
OVER THE PACIFIC. A FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING AND
WARMER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS ARE KEEPING THE
PRECIPITATION ALL RAIN ALONG THE CHAIN. LIGHT SNOW IS FALLING NORTH
OF THE FRONT ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE WESTERN GULF. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS THAT STARTED LAST NIGHT ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS ARE
CONTINUING THIS MORNING. WINDS ACROSS SOUTH ALASKA THROUGH THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ARE FROM THE EAST TO NORTHEAST WITH STRONG WINDS
ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRONT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THE
GFS AND ECMWF ARE CLOSEST IN PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF THE MULTIPLE
FRONTS THAT WILL AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA AND THEREFORE WERE
UTILIZED THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST. THE FIRST FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH
TODAY WITH A LOW PRESSURE CENTER THAT CROSSES THE ALEUTIANS NEAR
COLD BAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ALONG THE NORTH AND EASTERN
PERIPHERY OF THE LOW AS IT STRENGTHENS INTO THE BERING. WINDS WILL
BE STRONG AND GUSTY IN RESPONSE. PRECIPITATION WITH THIS FRONT WILL
START OUT AS SNOW. SOME AREAS WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN OR BECOME A
MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTAL LOCATIONS AS
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW USHERS IN WARMER AIR.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE SURFACE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING WILL PUSH THE WEATHER FRONT
FROM THE WESTERN GULF INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATER TODAY.
TEMPERATURES HAVE ALREADY WARMED INTO THE MID AND UPPER 30S ACROSS
THE WESTERN GULF AND PRECIPITATION IS FALLING AS RAIN ACROSS KODIAK.
AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE. SNOW
WILL FALL ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL. IN AREAS WHERE TEMPERATURES
RISE ABOVE FREEZING...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST...SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER
TO RAIN. THE BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM REMAINS IN EFFECT.
PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ON SUNDAY. ANOTHER
FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
EASTERLY SURFACE WINDS INCREASE TODAY AS A FRONT MOVES INTO THE
BERING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS CONTINUES
THROUGH 9 PM TODAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM TODAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST. THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE RAIN TODAY AND THEN POSSIBLY
MIX WITH SNOW TONIGHT. ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...PRECIPITATION WILL START
AS SNOW AND THEN AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH AREAS EAST OF
DILLINGHAM WILL SEE A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN. FROM DILLINGHAM AND
WEST...FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE BE
SLOWER TO WARM. A SECOND SURFACE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY KEEPING CHANCES FOR SNOW AND RAIN IN THE FORECAST
THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
THE FIRST OF SEVERAL FRONTS IS CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN
BERING. TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO BE AT OR ABOVE FREEZING ALONG THE
ALEUTIANS AND PRECIPITATION IS FALLING AS RAIN. THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS
REMAIN BELOW FREEZING AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUED OVERNIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH TODAY ALONG WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND WILL BRING A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN ACROSS THE BERING.
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A BROAD LONG WAVE PATTERN WILL SPAN ACROSS SOUTH ALASKA AND THE
BERING AS THE RIDGE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL MOVES EASTWARD BY MID WEEK.
WEAK SHORT WAVES EMBEDDED IN THIS PATTERN WILL BRING CHANCES OF RAIN
AND SNOW THROUGH THE LONG TERM FORECAST. BY NEXT THURSDAY AN UPPER
RIDGE PUSHES INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WHICH WILL PROVIDE A SHORT
BREAK FROM PRECIPITATION BEFORE THE NEXT LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS ON FRIDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155 195
BLIZZARD WATCH 125
MARINE...STORM 138 185
GALE 120 130 132 136 137 140 150 155 160 165 176 179 180
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 140 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
KH JAN 13In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 19, 4:11 AM AKST, 5 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
411 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
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..REMARKS..
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DSTRICKLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:19 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 9:58 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 19, 10:44 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 17 hr |
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