Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 120, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 28, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 28, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
720 FZAK51 PAFC 281250 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 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. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 110 NM EAST OF SAND POINT THIS EVENING AT 995 MB THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON WED. $$ PKZ119-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-290300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-290300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-290300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-290300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-290300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-290300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-290300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ JM
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442 FZAK51 PAFC 290001 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 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. PKZ197-291500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO WIDE BAY AT 1001 MB LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE WED MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-291500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-291500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-291500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY EARLY EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-291500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY EARLY EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-291500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-291500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-291500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
733 FZAK51 PAFC 291251 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-300300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. DENSE FOG IN THE EVENING. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-300300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. DENSE FOG IN THE EVENING. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-300300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. DENSE FOG IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-300300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-300300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-300300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-300300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JM
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 27, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST MON JAN 27 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WITH A TROUGH
EXTENDING ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA.
THERE IS AN ELONGATED FRONT ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW THAT
STRETCHES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THERE IS ANOTHER LOW TO THE
WEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...WITH A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THERE IS A STRONG RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA THAT
EXTENDS INTO EASTERN AND NORTHERN ALASKA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 36 HOURS...THEN
BEGIN TO DIVERGE. THE MAIN PROBLEM AREA IS WITH HOW THEY HANDLE THE
SPLITTING OF A TROUGH OVER THE BERING/ALEUTIANS. THE ECMWF AND UKMET
ARE CREATING A LARGER SPLIT...AT 60 HOURS THEY HAVE ONE SURFACE LOW
NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND ONE WELL SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
AT THE SAME TIME THE GFS HAS ONLY A WEAK FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN
BERING SEA AND THE SOUTHERN LOW IS NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/ALASKA
PENINSULA REGION. THE NAM IS SIMILAR TO THE GFS IN THE NORTH AND
SIMILAR TO THE UKMET IN THE SOUTH. THE GEM HAS VIRTUALLY NOTHING IN
THE NORTH AND A LOW IN THE SOUTH SIMILAR TO THE UKMET. A PREFERENCE
WAS GIVEN TO THE ECMWF SOLUTION DUE TO THE ECMWF'S BETTER
PERFORMANCE IN SPLITTING SYSTEMS (DUE TO HIGHER RESOLUTION AND
BETTER DATA ASSIMILATION) AND THE FACT THAT IT IS BACKED UP BY THE
UKMET.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE FRONT ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL
SLOWLY MOVE INLAND TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY THEN DISSIPATE TUESDAY
NIGHT. NOT A WHOLE LOT OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONT.
HOWEVER...COOLER AIR ALOFT WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT ALLOWING FREEZING
LEVELS TO DROP. ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY THE UPPER LOW THAT
WAS SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS KODIAK. ON WEDNESDAY
EVENING THIS LOW WILL COME UP AGAINST THE CANADIAN RIDGE AND
DISSIPATE AS IT REACHES SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THURSDAY LOOKS DRY AS
THE RIDGE CONTINUES TO DRIFT WESTWARD.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WESTERN ALASKA WILL REMAIN ON THE PERIPHERY
OF THE RIDGE. NOT A WHOLE LOT OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AS THE
FLOW ALOFT REMAINS EASTERLY OR SOUTHERLY. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY
BREEZY THROUGH TUESDAY WITH THE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE LOW OVER THE
ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY WILL SEE A SLACKENING OF THE GRADIENT AS THE LOW WEAKENS.
FOR THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE PATTERN WILL BE SLIGHTLY
PROGRESSIVE THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF FRONTS TO
PUSH THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE WEST. THE FIRST FRONT WILL SLIDE
THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...THEN INTO THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH
BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON
TUESDAY. THE NEXT FRONT WILL REACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY
AND INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH 131.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 178.
GALE WARNING 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 172 173 174 180
181 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG JAN 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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