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Gale Warning 10, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 5, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2014, 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
Jan 5, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 7, 2014, 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.

964 
FZAK62 PAFC 060005
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014

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.

PKZ499-061500-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 978 MB LOW AT 58N 169W WILL MOVE TO 55N 178E AT SAME STRENGTH LATE
MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A 970 MB LOW AT 49N 175W WILL
MOVE TO 53N 171W MON AFTERNOON AT 964 MB THEN TO 57N 170W TUE
AFTERNOON AT 972 MB. A 983 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 56N 158W TUE
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...N OF 56N...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. S OF 56N...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014

.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...N WIND 25 KT. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT 
BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.MON...S TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
151 
FZAK62 PAFC 061228
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 6 2014

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.

PKZ499-070300-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 6 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 971 MB LOW NEAR 49N 172E WILL MOVE TO 48N 179E AT 978 MB THIS
EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING TUE MORNING. A 966 MB LOW NEAR 51N 174W
WILL MOVE TO 52N 171W AT 964 MB THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 57N
174W LATE TUE WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING TO 977 MB. 
$$

PKZ411-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON JAN 6 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. STRONGEST W. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. STRONGEST N. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON JAN 6 2014

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON JAN 6 2014

.TODAY...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON JAN 6 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S TO E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT S OF THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
118 
FZAK62 PAFC 070000
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 6 2014

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 MON JAN 6 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 964 MB LOW NEAR 52N 170W MOVES TO 58N 174W AT 978 MB EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN WEAKENS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A
SECONDARY 980 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 56N 178E WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON JAN 6 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON JAN 6 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON JAN 6 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON JAN 6 2014

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
542 
FZAK62 PAFC 071230
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 7 2014

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 TUE JAN 7 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 968 MB LOW NEAR 55N 169W WILL MOVE TO 58N 177W WED MORNING WHILE
WEAKENING TO 980 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 57N 179E AT 982 MB LATE WED. A
984 MB LOW NEAR 53N 158W WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT.
A 979 MB LOW NEAR 56N 176E WILL MOVE TO 54N 175W WED MORNING AT 982
MB BEFORE DISSIPATING WED AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ411-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 7 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 9
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 7 2014

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 7 2014

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 7 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON S OF
56N. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$
012 
FZAK62 PAFC 080026
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 7 2014

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 TUE JAN 7 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 973 MB LOW NEAR 47N 172W MOVES TO 57N 175W AND WEAKENS TO 985 MB
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 7 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 7 2014

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 7 2014

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 7 2014

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 5, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL "STEERING" LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WITH A "LOBE" EXTENDING INTO THE BERING SEA THEN SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. THERE
IS AN UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING RIDGE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF NORTH
AMERICA EXTENDING INTO THE YUKON. BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW IS MOIST
SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH A VERY LONG FETCH INTO THE SUBTROPICS. THERE ARE
A SERIES OF WEAK SHORT-WAVE TROUGHS ALONG THE UPPER LOW "LOBE"
MOVING INTO/TOWARD SOUTHERN ALASKA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE ONLY IN FAIR AGREEMENT TODAY. THE MAIN
DIFFERENCES EARLY ON INVOLVE THE LOCATION/TIMING OF SURFACE LOWS AND
THE WEAK UPPER TROUGHS IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW. BEYOND ABOUT 48 HOURS
INTO THE FORECAST THE MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY ON THE
LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN/WESTERN
GULF. THE GFS...UKMET...AND GEM GLOBAL ARE STRONGER AND FURTHER
EAST/SLOWER WITH THIS LOW THAN THE ECMWF AND NAM. CONFIDENCE WITH
THE FORECAST FOR THIS SYSTEM IS THEREFORE LOW. AFTERNOON FORECASTS
LEAN TOWARD THE ECMWF SOLUTION FOR CONTINUITY REASONS. THE
EXPECTATION IS THAT THE FORECAST FOR THIS FEATURE WILL CHANGE OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF FORECAST PACKAGES AS THE MODELS (HOPEFULLY) GET A
BETTER GRASP ON THE SITUATION.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA INTO
TUESDAY. A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER TROUGHS WILL PERIODICALLY ENHANCE
CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION TYPES ARE
EXPECTED WITH RAIN...SNOW...SNOW/ICE PELLETS EXPECTED...AND EVEN
SOME FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE (OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA
THIS EVENING). NONE OF THE SYSTEMS IS PARTICULARLY STRONG BY ALASKA
STANDARDS FOR WIND OR PRECIPITATION.

ON TUESDAY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE A LOW IN THE GULF WILL BRING SOME
RIDGING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA...BASICALLY AN EXTENSION OF THE NORTH
AMERICAN WEST COAST RIDGE. THE STRENGTH AND ORIENTATION OF THIS
RIDGE ARE STILL BIG QUESTION MARKS DUE TO THE MODEL UNCERTAINTY WITH
THE LOW (ADDRESSED ABOVE). BUT THERE SHOULD BE A BREAK IN THE
WEATHER AT SOME POINT...WITH A DRYING TREND ON TUESDAY THAT MAY (OR
MAY NOT) LAST INTO WEDNESDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 132 150 155 160 172 174 178 180 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG JAN 14

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 5, 11:14 AM AKST, 4 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1114 AM AKST SUN JAN 05 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 AM     SNOW             SW THOMPSON PASS        61.14N 145.75W
01/05/2014  M13.0 INCH                          AK   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            11 INCHES SINCE 6 PM. STORM TOTAL 13 INCHES

0915 AM     SNOW             SKWENTNA                61.99N 151.40W
01/05/2014  M6.0 INCH                           AK   CO-OP OBSERVER

            6 INCHES OVERNIGHT. 28 INCHES SNOW DEPTH

0930 AM     SNOW             26 NNE CHASE            62.82N 149.91W
01/05/2014  M3.0 INCH                           AK   CO-OP OBSERVER

            MDT SN FALLING

1000 AM     SNOW             22 W SKWENTNA           61.99N 152.08W
01/05/2014  E18.0 INCH                          AK   AIRPLANE PILOT

            STORM TOTAL.

&&

KUTZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days
Jan 5, 9:13 PM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC19 hr
Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days

Nearby

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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.