Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 262, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 22, 2014, 3:49 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
- Mar 22, 2014, 3:49 AM AKDT (11:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2014, 3:43 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
186 FZAK61 PAFC 221149 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 349 AM AKDT SAT MAR 22 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. PKZ399-230145- 349 AM AKDT SAT MAR 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-230145- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 349 AM AKDT SAT MAR 22 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-230145- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 349 AM AKDT SAT MAR 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
094 FZAK61 PAFC 222330 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 330 PM AKDT SAT MAR 22 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-231430- 330 PM AKDT SAT MAR 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-231430- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 330 PM AKDT SAT MAR 22 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-231430- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 330 PM AKDT SAT MAR 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. $$
947 FZAK61 PAFC 231141 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 341 AM AKDT SUN MAR 23 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. PKZ399-240130- 341 AM AKDT SUN MAR 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ351-240130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 341 AM AKDT SUN MAR 23 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-240130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 341 AM AKDT SUN MAR 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
881 FZAK61 PAFC 232337 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 337 PM AKDT SUN MAR 23 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-241445- 337 PM AKDT SUN MAR 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE. A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 52N 148W WILL MOVE SOUTH AND WEAKEN MON AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 52N 137W MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 53N 151W AT 986 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-241445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 337 PM AKDT SUN MAR 23 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-241445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 337 PM AKDT SUN MAR 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
824 FZAK61 PAFC 241125 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 325 AM AKDT MON MAR 24 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. PKZ399-250145- 325 AM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-250145- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 325 AM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-250145- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 325 AM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$
593 FZAK61 PAFC 242343 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 343 PM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-251445- 343 PM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-251445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 343 PM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ352-251445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 343 PM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Mar 21, 1:31 PM AKDT, 14 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 1:31 PM AKDT, 14 hours 18 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
131 PM AKDT FRI MAR 21 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A REX BLOCK OVER ALASKA WITH THE HIGH CENTERED NEAR
POINT HOPE AND A LOW CENTERED OVER BRISTOL BAY. THERE IS SOME
RESIDUAL "TROUGHINESS" OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA BETWEEN THE
BRISTOL BAY LOW AND A LOW MOVING TOWARD THE ALASKA PANHANDLE.
THERE IS ALSO A LARGE LOW SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS
(MONDAY AFTERNOON). THIS...COMBINED WITH A FAIRLY STABLE BLOCKING
PATTERN...ALLOWS THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE TO BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE BRISTOL BAY LOW WILL CONTINUE
TOWARD THE WEST ALLOWING THE HIGH TO "FLOP OVER" INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REMAIN THROUGH
MONDAY...PROTECTING THE AREA FROM ANY STORMS.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS THE BRISTOL BAY MOVES WEST THE BLOCKING
HIGH WILL ALSO NUDGE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. SOME PRECIPITATION IS
POSSIBLE ALONG BRISTOL BAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE EXITING LOW.
OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS AND INCREASINGLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE AREA.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE KAMCHATKA LOW WILL SEND ITS OCCLUDED
FRONT INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE BRISTOL BAY LOW WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH SATURDAY...AND BE NEAR THE
PRIBILOFS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN "ABSORB" THE
FORMER BRISTOL BAY LOW ON SUNDAY...WITH SOME PRECIPITATION
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS FOR SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 138 177 178.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 139 140.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
LUDWIG MAR 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 3:33 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 22, 3:53 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 22, 3:55 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 22, 3:55 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 22, 3:55 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 22, 3:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.