Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 18, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 14, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 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 14, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
750 FZAK61 PAFC 142359 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 14 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. PKZ399-151500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 60N 148W MOVES NORTHEAST AND INLAND THIS EVENING. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 54N 150W WED EVENING MOVES TO 58N 150W AT 989 MB THU. $$ PKZ351-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
12 follow-up statements
784 FZAK61 PAFC 151237 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 15 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-160300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE THIS MORNING. A 987 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 53N 150W WED AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO 59N 147W THU MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ351-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
412 FZAK61 PAFC 160000 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 15 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. PKZ399-161500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 985 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 53N 151W WED EVENING WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB AS IT MOVES TO 59N 148W LATE THU MORNING AND WILL DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ351-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT W OF 150W. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
918 FZAK61 PAFC 161206 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 16 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-170300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 57N 150W WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60N 147W THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE THIS EVENING AS IT MOVES INLAND. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY MORNING WHERE IT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ351-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 TO 26 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ352-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
405 FZAK61 PAFC 170034 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 16 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. PKZ399-171500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY MORNING WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE SAT EVENING AS IT MOVES INLAND. $$ PKZ351-171500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-171500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
565 FZAK61 PAFC 171240 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-180300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS MORNING WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE SAT EVENING AS IT MOVES INLAND. THE ASSOCIATED STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC INTO BRISTOL BAY. $$ PKZ351-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
187 FZAK61 PAFC 180007 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 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. PKZ399-181500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 955 MB LOW NEAR 56N 161W MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS BRISTOL BAY THEN INLAND OVERNIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF MOVES EAST TONIGHT. A SECONDARY WEATHER FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE GULF SATURDAY. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTH TO 53N 160W AT 957 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ITS WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE GULF SUNDAY. $$ PKZ351-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
094 FZAK61 PAFC 181225 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-190300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEAK FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE GULF TODAY. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTH TO 52N 158W AT 955 MB SUN MORNING THEN WEAKENS AND MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. ITS WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE GULF SUN. $$ PKZ351-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
758 FZAK61 PAFC 190016 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 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. PKZ399-191500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 957 MB LOW NEAR 49N 157W SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 58N 165W AT 972 MB MON AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF SUN. $$ PKZ351-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 18 FT. $$
268 FZAK61 PAFC 191203 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-200300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 957 MB LOW NEAR 49N 157W WILL MOVE TO 54N 161W AT 966 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF TODAY. $$ PKZ351-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
851 FZAK61 PAFC 200057 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 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. PKZ399-201500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 963 MB LOW NEAR 53N 160W WILL MOVE TO 58N 166W AT 972 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ351-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ352-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
082 FZAK61 PAFC 201212 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-210300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS WILL TRACK THROUGH THE GULF THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
291 FZAK61 PAFC 210024 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 20 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. PKZ399-211500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 20 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS WILL TRACK NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE GULF THROUGH LATE WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 20 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 20 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 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 Jan 14, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST TUE JAN 14 2014
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL PATTERN SETTING UP OVER THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC/ALASKA IS CREATING SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES FOR THE MODELS. THE
ECMWF OVER THE NEXT 48 HRS SEEMS TO BE REASONABLE THOUGH IT DID SHOW
A SIGNIFICANT DEEPENING OF A LOW MOVING SOUTH OF THE AK PEN THU
NIGHT. OVERALL THERE IS LITTLE MODEL CONFIDENCE MUCH BEYOND 48 HRS.
SO FOR NOW WILL JUST MAKE MINOR CHANGES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
SHORT TERM BEYOND 48 HRS.
...ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
SAT/SURFACE OBS SHOWS A STACKED SURFACE LOW SKIRTING ALONG THE
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA. THERE ARE FAIRLY STRONG PRESSURE RISES IN
THE WAKE OF THIS CENTER AS EVIDENCED BY OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE
BARREN ISLANDS AND NORTHWEST GULF. RAIN/SNOW WERE OBSERVED ACROSS THE
NORTH GULF WITH SOME SNOW SHOWERS OR LIGHT SNOW ELSEWHERE ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL. SNOW SHOWERS WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS WERE OBSERVED
OVER MUCH OF WESTERN ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA.
THE AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVELS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS
AS THE TROUGH DIGS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND THE RIDGE BUILDS OVER
WESTERN CANADA. AS A RESULT STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW SETS UP OVER THE
GULF AND MAINLAND AND SHIFTS THE STORM TRACK NORTH. THIS THEN WILL
TRANSLATE INTO ALTERNATE WINDY...WARM...AND WET CONDITIONS OVER THE
MAINLAND THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE SOUTH SKIRTING LOW ALONG THE SOUTHERN KENAI WILL MOVE OVER
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS AFTERNOON THE INLAND OVER THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN TONIGHT. SNOW SHOULD INCREASING ACROSS NORTHERN
COOK INLET AND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH
WEAK COLD ADVECTION. CONDITIONS SHOULD DRY FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT. A
WARM FRONT MOVING NORTH INTO THE GULF WED WILL BRING RAIN TO KODIAK
AND THE NORTH GULF WITH FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL OVER NORTHERN COOK
INLET/MATSU LATE WED AFTERNOON/NIGHT.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
RAIN ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AS THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM LIFTS NORTH AND WEAKENS. PATCHY FOG WILL REMAIN ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA BETWEEN THE PERIODS OF STEADY PRECIPITATION. A WARM FRONT
MOVING NORTH TOWARD BRISTOL BAY WILL BRING MIXED PRECIPITATION TYPES
WED. MODERATE SNOW IS LIKELY OVER INLAND AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WED AFTERNOON/NIGHT WITH OVERRUNNING. FREEZING
RAIN POTENTIAL ALSO EXISTS FOR BRISTOL BAY AND THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM
FOR THE SAME PERIOD. PRECIPITATION DIMINISHES ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
THU BEFORE THE NEXT WARM AND MOIST SURGE THU NIGHT AND FRI.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
THE DOMINANT LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE BERING WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. GUSTY WINDS WILL MAINLY
BE LOW IMPACT OUT OF THE EAST AND NORTH.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA AND THE
BERING AS THE RIDGE AXIS RE-ESTABLISHES OVER THE ALCAN BORDER. THIS
PATTERN WILL KEEP AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH
THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION
WILL REMAIN ABOVE SEASON NORMALS FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WITH NEAR
NORMAL VALUES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...
MARINE...GALE...119 120 125 131 132 150 170 172 173 174 185
FREEZING SPRAY...179 180 181 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC JAN 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 3:31 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:52 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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