Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 126, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 2, 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
- Feb 2, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 4, 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.
672 FZAK61 PAFC 030004 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 2 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-031500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ351-031500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 2 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-031500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
452 FZAK61 PAFC 031236 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 3 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-040300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH WED MORNING. ONE WEATHER FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF THIS MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL TAKE ITS PLACE LATER TODAY AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING BY EARLY WED. $$ PKZ351-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 3 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
665 FZAK61 PAFC 040007 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 3 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-041500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ351-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 3 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
236 FZAK61 PAFC 041152 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-050300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH WED AFTERNOON BEFORE A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS THERE BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ351-050300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-050300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
736 FZAK61 PAFC 042346 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-051500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF THROUGH THU MORNING. A 1014 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 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 Feb 2, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SUN FEB 2 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND KODIAK
ISLAND. THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING HIGH TO THE NORTH OF THIS
LOW...WITH LOBES SAGGING SOUTHWARD TO THE EAST AND WEST OF THE LOW.
THERE IS A NEARLY STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS THAT IS GETTING "STRETCHED APART" AS IT RUNS INTO THE
BLOCKING HIGH OVER ALASKA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS
(WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON). THIS IS TO BE EXPECTED IN THE FAIRLY "BLOCKY"
PATTERN THAT WE ARE IN.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BASICALLY PROTECT
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE KODIAK LOW WILL MOVE NORTH TONIGHT AND REACH THE SOUTHERN
TIP OF THE KENAI PENINSULA ON MONDAY...THEN WEAKEN AND RETREAT
TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AS THE PARENT LOW DROPS IN TO THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE BLOCKING HIGH WILL
SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
WILL BE CENTERED NEAR THE GREAT BEAR AND GREAT SLAVE LAKES IN
CANADA. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ANOTHER HIGH WILL BE BUILDING OVER
THE BERING SEA...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE AREA DRY BUT WILL
BRING A SUBTLE SHIFT TO THE WEATHER PATTERN WITH NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE RIDGE WILL NOT PROTECT SOUTHWEST ALASKA
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL. THE CLOSER PROXIMITY TO THE LOW THAT MOVES
FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL KEEP MORE
MOISTURE IN THE AREA FOR MORE CLOUDS. FLOW ALOFT WILL NOT BE VERY
CYCLONIC FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY (AND INDEED
ANTICYCLONIC FOR MUCH OF THAT TIME) SO PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE
FAIRLY LOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW BUILDING OVER THE BERING SEA ON WEDNESDAY WILL DOMINATE THE
WEATHER OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT WEEKEND.
NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE LATE THIS WEEK...WITH A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF THIS HIGH ON THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE EXACT LOCATION AND TIMING OF THIS LOW ARE
STILL BEING WORKED OUT BY THE MODELS...BUT THIS MAY BE A PRODUCER OF
SIGNIFICANT WINDS AND/OR SNOW AND SO BEARS WATCHING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 132 150 160 165 170 173 174 176 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180 181 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG FEB 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 6:52 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 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.