Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 14, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. 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 10, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
375 FZAK62 PAFC 101228 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 10 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. PKZ499-110300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 58N 171W IS ABSORBED BY A 968 MB LOW NEAR 52N 180 THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW COMPLEX THEN MOVES TO 56N 166W AT 972 MB BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W OF 176W...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 176W...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W OF 176W...N WIND 25 KT. E OF 176W...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 30 KT. S OF 56N...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N OF 56N...E WIND 35 KT. S OF 56N...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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265 FZAK62 PAFC 110007 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-111500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 52N 179E MOVES TO 58N 160W AT 973 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 176W...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 176W...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S TO E WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT N OF 57N. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N OF 56N...E WIND 40 KT. S OF 56N...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 56N...NE WIND 35 KT. S OF 56N...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
255 FZAK62 PAFC 111238 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 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. PKZ499-120300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 53N 177W MOVES TO 56N 169W AT 967 MB SUN MORNING. IT THEN WEAKENS TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM BY EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TODAY...W OF 175W...NE WIND 30 KT. E OF 175W...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N OF 57N...NE WIND 40 KT. S OF 57N...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N OF 57N...NE WIND 35 KT. S OF 57N...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N OF 57N...NW WIND 30 KT. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
432 FZAK62 PAFC 111537 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 CORRECTED ZONE 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-120300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 53N 177W MOVES TO 56N 169W AT 967 MB SUN MORNING. IT THEN WEAKENS TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM BY EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TODAY...W OF 175W...NE WIND 30 KT. E OF 175W...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N OF 57N...NE WIND 40 KT. S OF 57N...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N OF 57N...NE WIND 35 KT. S OF 57N...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN...N OF 57N...NW WIND 30 KT. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
612 FZAK62 PAFC 120003 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 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. PKZ499-121500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 55N 172W WILL DRIFT TO 57N 168W AT 975 MB SUN EVENING THEN MOVE TO NEAR 60N 164W AT 979 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SUN...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ413-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ414-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W WIND 20 TO 30 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 20 TO 30 KT S OF 56N. WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 20 KT S OF 57N. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
905 FZAK62 PAFC 120141 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 440 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 CORRECTED ZONE 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-121500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 55N 172W WILL DRIFT TO 57N 168W AT 975 MB SUN EVENING THEN MOVE TO NEAR 60N 164W AT 979 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SUN...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ413-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ414-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W WIND 20 TO 30 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 20 TO 30 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 20 KT S OF 57N. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
516 FZAK62 PAFC 121234 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 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. PKZ499-130300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 56N 171W WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 56N 165W MON MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR KIPNUK TUE MORNING. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP MON MORNING NEAR 52N 176E AND THEN STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES NEAR 51N 177E TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ411-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT NE 35 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 35 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 TO 25 KT E OF 166W. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
024 FZAK62 PAFC 122357 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-131500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 57N 168W WILL MOVE TO 60N 163W AT 983 MB MON MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR KIPNUK. A 975 MB PACIFIC LOW CENTERED NEAR 51N 160W MON MORNING WILL MOVE TO 57N 154W AT 969 MB LATE MON NIGHT AND TRACK INTO THE GULF OF AK ON TUE. $$ PKZ411-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 30 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 12 FT N OF 57N. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
091 FZAK62 PAFC 131229 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 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. PKZ499-140300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 59N 166W WILL MOVE INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. A 970 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 159W THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE WESTERN GULF AT THE SAME STRENGTH TUE MORNING. A 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 48N 169W TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 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 10, 3:55 AM AKST, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 3:55 AM AKST, 5 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
355 AM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE RELEVANT UPPER AIR FEATURES REMAIN MUCH THE SAME AS THE LAST
THREE DAYS...WITH A CLOSED UPPER HIGH CENTERED OVER NORTHEAST SIBERIA
AND THE SIBERIAN SEA...A PACIFIC JET STREAM NOSING EAST OF THE
DATELINE...AND AN UPPER LEVEL VORTEX NEAR BANKS ISLAND EXTENDING INTO
THE NORTH SLOPE. A MIGRATORY TROUGH SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA IS
TRANSLATING TO THE EAST AS IT BREAKS AWAY FROM THE LARGER JET STREAM
SYSTEM. OVER THE BERING SEA...A STACKED LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT
MIGRATES TOWARD BRISTOL BAY. ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...THE FLOW ALOFT IS
NEARLY STAGNANT...WITH LESS THAN 30 KNOTS OF UPPER TROPOSPHERIC FLOW
TO 30000 FEET NOTED ON THE 12Z PANC SOUNDING. A WEAK TROUGH CAN BE
SEEN ON WATER VAPOR ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF...WITH THAT FEATURE
TRACKING EAST INTO CANADA.
THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF FAST MOVING LOWS FORMING ALONG THE PACIFIC
JET IS TRACKING INTO THE WESTERN BERING...WITH NUMEROUS LOWS
EVENTUALLY EXPECTED TO TRACK INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH THE LARGE SCALE
PATTERN THROUGH NEXT WEEK...BUT CONTINUE TO HAVE DIFFICULTIES
HANDLING THE VERY LOW AMPLITUDE AND FAST MOVING WAVE DISTURBANCES
EXPECTED TO SKIRT THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE BERING SEA AND GULF OF
ALASKA. NO PARTICULAR MODEL WAS FAVORED...WITH A BLEND TO THE GFS AND
ECMWF CONTINUING TO BE THE FAVORED APPROACH...WITH A BLEND TO WPC
GUIDANCE IN THE EXTENDED.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
FLURRIES AND OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER MOST OF
THE COOK INLET REGION TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE GULF COAST...COPPER BASIN...AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND...WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE BEFORE
ACTIVITY TAPERS OFF TONIGHT. LOCAL AREAS OF PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY INTO SATURDAY AS WINDS REMAIN LIGHT.
A FAST MOVING LOW WILL TRACK INTO THE GULF SATURDAY
MORNING...REACHING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST LATE SATURDAY...BRINGING
RAIN AND SNOW TO THE COAST.
SOUTHWEST...
AREAS OF FOG AND LOW STRATUS WILL REMAIN OVER MUCH OF SOUTHWEST TODAY
AS WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE AREA. A FEW ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA...BUT
LARGELY DRY CONDITIONS ARE OTHERWISE EXPECTED. A FRONT WILL PUSH INTO
BRISTOL BAY SATURDAY...WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TRACKING INTO THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND COASTAL REGIONS. WITH THE INCREASING PRESSURE
GRADIENT...OFFSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE...WITH FOG AND STRATUS
DIMINISHING OVER THE INLAND AREAS.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
A MODERATELY STRONG LOW TRACKING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS
MORNING WILL CONTINUE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH STORM FORCE
SOUTHWEST WINDS TRACKING OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. RAIN AND SNOW
WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...WITH MORE SHOWERY ACTIVITY BEHIND THE LOW.
THE LOW WILL REACH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THIS EVENING...WEAKENING TO
GALE FORCE IN THE PROCESS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER
MUCH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...TWO FAST MOVING WAVE DISTURBANCES WILL
TRACK THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA...WITH RAIN AND SNOW IMPACTING THE
COAST. THE GENERAL STORM TRACK WOULD GENERALLY KEEP MOST INLAND
LOCATIONS WEST OF THE COPPER BASIN ON THE DRIER SIDE...BUT THERE IS
THE POSSIBILITY...SHOULD THE LOW TRACK WEST OR INTENSIFY MORE THAN
CURRENTLY EXPECTED...THAT SOME SNOW COULD DEVELOP INLAND MONDAY AND
TUESDAY.
WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND...THE EXPECTED PATTERN WILL CHANGE DRAMATICALLY
AS A POWERFUL 220 KNOT EAST ASIAN PACIFIC JET SENDS A SERIES OF
STRONG LOWS AND A VIGOROUS WARM FRONT INTO THE BERING SEA AND GULF OF
ALASKA. THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN VERY GOOD GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH A
LEADING WARM FRONT TRACKING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY. GIVEN THE
COLD AIR IN PLACE...THIS WOULD LIKELY BEGIN AS OVERRUNNING SNOW
ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS...TURNING TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST.
THEREAFTER...UNCERTAINTY RAPIDLY GROWS WITH THE TIMING AND TRACK OF
INDIVIDUAL LOWS...BUT THERE IS HIGH CERTAINTY STORMINESS WILL
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND GULF...WITH A
CHINOOK DRIVING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA...AND HEAVY RAIN IMPACTING
PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST. INLAND AREAS WILL SEE THE FULL SPECTRUM
OF PRECIPITATION TYPES...INCLUDING RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 155 170-175 178 180 185.
STORM 176 177.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AHSENMACHER JAN 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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