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Storm Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 14, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 14, 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: Jan 14, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 17, 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.

991 
FZAK62 PAFC 150005
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 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.

PKZ499-151500-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 50N 180 WILL DRIFT WEST AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. 
A 936 MB LOW NEAR 43N 166E TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 49N 172E AT 
952 MB WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF 56N. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
N OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. N OF 56N...SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
N OF 56N...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 56 N...SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 36 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 36 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

6 follow-up statements

216 
FZAK62 PAFC 151255
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 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.

PKZ499-160300-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

WEAK LOW PRESSURE FORMING NEAR 55N 163W WILL MOVE ASHORE SOUTHERN
BRISTOL BAY EARLY THIS EVENING AT 1019 MB. A 936 MB LOW NEAR 43N 163E
WILL MOVE TO NEAR 51N 171E AT 962 MB THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING AND WEAKENS ON THU.

$$

PKZ411-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S OF 56N...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF
56N...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 57N...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT BUILDING TO 17 TO 22 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N OF 57N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO
10 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...S OF 57N...E WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT BUILDING TO 27
TO 32 IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. W OF 175W...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT BUILDING TO
15 TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 175W...SEAS 7 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO
12 TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
174W...SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT...13 FT E OF 174W.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.WED...W OF 167W...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 167W...NE WIND 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

031 
FZAK62 PAFC 160011
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 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.

PKZ499-161500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 942 MB LOW NEAR 45N 168E WILL MOVE TO 50N 171E AT 955 MB WED
EVENING THEN DRIFT TO 51N 167E AT 972 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 57N...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 31 FT BUILDING TO 38 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 57N...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 55 TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 55 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 39 FT. N OF 57N...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 28 TO 35 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF 175W...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF
175W...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W OF 175W...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. E OF
175W...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W OF 175W...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. E OF
175W...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
58N. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

855 
FZAK62 PAFC 160622 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
923 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013

UPDATED ZONES 411 414

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.

PKZ499-161500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 942 MB LOW NEAR 45N 168E WILL MOVE TO 50N 171E AT 955 MB WED
EVENING THEN DRIFT TO 51N 167E AT 972 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
923 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 57N...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 31 FT BUILDING TO 38 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 57N...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 55 TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 55 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 39 FT. N OF 57N...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 28 TO 35 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF 175W...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF
175W...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W OF 175W...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. E OF
175W...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W OF 175W...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. E OF
175W...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
58N. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
923 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

885 
FZAK62 PAFC 161208
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 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.

PKZ499-170300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 947 MB LOW NEAR 48N 170E WILL DRIFT TO 51N 169E AT 964 MB THU
MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 52N 162E AT 979 MB EARLY FRI MORNING. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN
ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND WEAKENS ON THU.

$$

PKZ411-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S OF 56N...E WIND 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 30 FT BUILDING TO 37 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 56N...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING
TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 32 TO 37 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 TO 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 15
TO 20 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 12 FT E OF 175W. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 18
TO 21 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT E OF 175W. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
57N. 
.THU...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT E OF 175W. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 TO 60 KT...EXCEPT 35 TO 45 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 21
TO 26 FT...EXCEPT 14 TO 18 FT E OF 175W. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT...EXCEPT 35 TO 45 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 24
TO 28 FT...EXCEPT 14 TO 18 FT E OF 175W. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 22 FT...EXCEPT 14 TO 18 FT E OF
175W. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT S OF 56N. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON N OF 57N.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT W OF 168W.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 167W...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

529 
FZAK62 PAFC 170008
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 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 WED JAN 16 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 952 MB LOW NEAR 49N 170E WILL MOVE TO 52N 161E AT 981 MB THU NIGHT.
AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE WEST AND CENTRAL
BERING SEA AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A 999 MB LOW NEAR 49N 166W THU
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 52N 163W AT 988 MB FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT. N OF 56N...SEAS 25 TO 35 FT. 
S OF 56N...SEAS 34 TO 38 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 TO 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. W OF 176W...SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. 
E OF 176W...SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. W OF 176W...SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. E OF 176W...SEAS 
9 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W OF 168W...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF 168W...NE 
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY 
N OF 56N. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

065 
FZAK62 PAFC 171203
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST THU JAN 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 THU JAN 17 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 962 MB LOW NEAR 51N 168E WILL MOVE TO 52N 161E AT 978 MB LATE
TONIGHT AND TRACK TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA ON FRI. AN ASSOCIATED
FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING SEA
AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A 985 MB PACIFIC LOW CENTERED NEAR 48N 159W
FRI MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR 52N 164W AT 974 MB SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 26 TO 31 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 TO 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N.
.FRI...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 
56N.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT...EXCEPT 16 FT E OF 175W.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT E OF 175W.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
N OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
N OF 56N. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW 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 Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE ARE A NUMBER OF STRONG UPPER LEVEL
FEATURES ON TODAY WEATHER MAP. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER EASTERN
RUSSIA HAS A SHARP TROUGH DIGGING DOWN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
AND THE WELL INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. THIS STRONG TROUGH COMBINED
WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA
IS CREATING A 250 MB JET IN EXCESS OF 160 KT TO MOVE OUT OF THE
PACIFIC AND OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND FROM THERE THROUGH THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN. THIS IS THE MAIN MOISTURE TAP AND SOURCE OF THE STRONG
WARM ADVECTION OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE THE STRONG SURFACE LOW IS LOCATED IN NORTHWEST ALASKA
WITH A FRONT EXTENDING OUT OF IT INTO COOK INLET THIS AFTERNOON.
BEHIND THIS FRONT THERE IS STRONG COLD ADVECTION THAT HAS DROPPED
MOST OF THE TEMPERATURES IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA BELOW FREEZING BY NOON
TODAY. THIS COLD AIR WILL MOVE RAPIDLY INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
THERE IS ALSO A LARGE STORM OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE AROUND 936 MB WHICH IS MOVING TOWARD THE BERING SEA. THIS
STORM WILL BECOME THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE IN THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING VERY WELL IN THE BERING SEA
HANDLING THE LARGE LOW THAT IS SOUTHWEST OF ATTU AND MOVING IT TOWARD
THE BERING SEA. IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THE FEATURES ARE MUCH WEAKER
AND THE MODELS ARE SHOWING THE SAME BASIC PATTERN BUT THE DETAILS ARE
A BIT MORE MUDDLED. THE BEST COMBINATION IN THE EAST LOOKS TO BE  THE
NAM FOR THE FIRST DAY OR TWO WITH THE ECMWF PREFERRED AFTER THAT. THE
BERING SEA MODEL SOLUTIONS SHOW VERY GOOD CONSISTENCY IN BOTH THE
STRENGTH AND MOVEMENT OF THIS LARGE STORM.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA AREAS ARE
IN THE COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS IS ALSO USHERING IN SOME
SNOW SHOWERS TO THESE AREAS. THIS COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL TONIGHT. A QUESTION ABOUT THE WEATHER IN THE COOK INLET
REGION ESPECIALLY IS WHETHER THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD FOG AND STRATUS
OR JUST A LITTLE PATCHY FOG. NORMALLY AFTER A SIGNIFICANT WINTER TIME
RAIN EVENT WIDESPREAD FOG AND STRATUS DEVELOPS AS THE COLD AIR MOVES
IN AND AFTER THE WIND DIMINISHES. THERE ARE SOME SIGNS THAT THIS MAY
OT BE THE CASE THIS TIME DUE TO WEAK LOW LEVEL LIFTING REMAINING OVER
THE COOK INLET REGION AND THE PERSISTENCE OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS.
HOWEVER IN AREAS WHERE IT DOES CLEAR OUT THERE WILL LIKELY BE FOG AND
STRATUS DEVELOPMENT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LATTER PORTION OF THE WEEK WILL HAVE THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IN THE
EASTERN BERING WEAKENING AS ITS CREST PINCHES OFF INTO AN UPPER HIGH
OVER EASTERN SIBERIA. IMPULSES OF ENERGY FROM THE ALEUTIAN SYSTEM
WILL BEGIN TO NUDGE THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE RIDGE EAST INTO THE
GULF OF AK. THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...A COMPLEX UPPER LOW
WILL MEANDER OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WHILE THE AFOREMENTIONED RIDGE
BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN GULF. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY ALLOW
ENERGY/MOISTURE TO MOVE BACK NORTH TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
AND ONCE AGAIN BRING SOME WARMING TEMPERATURES...THOUGH NOT AS WARM
AS TEMPERATURES FROM THIS PAST WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 191.
MARINE...GALE 172. STORM 175 176. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JAN 13

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 14, 3:17 PM AKST	High Wind Watch	AFC	13 hr
Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	6 days
Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	4 days
Jan 15, 4:43 AM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	30 hr
Jan 15, 8:45 AM AKST	Dense Fog Advisory	AFC	3 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.