Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 30, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 25, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 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 25, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
727 FZAK62 PAFC 260014 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 25 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. PKZ499-261500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 49N 161W MOVES TO 52N 165W AT 978 MB SUNDAY EVENING THEN DISSIPATES. A 972 MB LOW NEAR 50N 150W SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 53N 172W AT 974 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. A LOW COMPLEX OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY. A 965 MB LOW NEAR 51N 164E SUNDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 55N 167E AT 960 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF 177E. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF 178E. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 175W. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF 175W. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 177W. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE TO NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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128 FZAK62 PAFC 261210 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-270300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 50N 160W MOVES TO 51N 163W AT 974 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES. A 969 MB LOW NEAR 50N 150W THIS AFTERNOON MOVES TO 53N 160W AT 966 MB MONDAY MORNING THEN TO 54N 159W AT 980 MB MONDAY NIGHT. A 966 MB LOW MOVES TO 52N 163E TONIGHT THEN TO 57N 167E AT 963 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 20 KT E OF 174W. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 25 KT W OF 166W. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N TO E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
008 FZAK62 PAFC 270019 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 26 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. PKZ499-271500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW AT 51N 162W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 965 MB LOW AT 52N 156W THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 53N 160W MON MORNING THEN TO 56N 161W TUE AFTERNOON AT 991 MB. A 973 MB LOW AT 50N 162E TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 58N 169W BY TUE AFTERNOON AT 967 MB. $$ PKZ411-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 175W. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N TO E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N TO E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
331 FZAK62 PAFC 271224 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 27 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-280300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW AT 52N 158W WILL MOVE TO 53N 159W TONIGHT AT 977 MB THEN TO 54N 159W AT 982 MB TUE MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE. A 967 MB LOW AT 51N 164E WILL MOVE TO 59N 169W TUE NIGHT AT 975 MB. A 991 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 57N 170W TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 27 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 20 KT W OF 177W. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 175W...S TO W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N TO E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 20 KT W OF 168W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
553 FZAK62 PAFC 280015 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 27 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. PKZ499-281500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW AT 52N 160W WILL MOVE TO 56N 158W TUE EVENING AT 993 MB THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 55N 173W TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 60N 173W WED AFTERNOON. A 963 MB LOW AT 55N 167E WILL MOVE TO 58N 168E TUE AFTERNOON AT 971 MB THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 978 MB WILL BE NEAR 55N 169E WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 27 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 27 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
596 FZAK62 PAFC 281209 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-290300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 57N 168E WILL DISSIPATE BY WED MORNING. A 983 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 53N 175W THIS MORNING THEN MOVE TO 61N 179W WED MORNING AT 984 MB THEN DISSIPATE. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 51N 162E TONIGHT THEN TO 57N 170E WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ412-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N TO E AT 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF 176W...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TODAY...S TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT W OF 168W. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
482 FZAK62 PAFC 281507 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 605 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 UPDATED 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. PKZ499-290300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 57N 168E WILL DISSIPATE BY WED MORNING. A 983 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 53N 175W THIS MORNING THEN MOVE TO 61N 179W WED MORNING AT 984 MB THEN DISSIPATE. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 51N 162E TONIGHT THEN TO 57N 170E WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ412-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N TO E AT 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF 176W...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TODAY...S TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 605 AM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT W OF 168W. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
888 FZAK62 PAFC 290002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-291500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 989 MB LOW AT 55N 158W WILL MOVE NORTH TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE WED MORNING. A 982 MB LOW AT 55N 174W WILL MOVE TO 61N 175W WED MORNING AND DISSIPATE WED AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW AT 53N 166W WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO 62N 166W AT 1008 MB LATE WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE THU MORNING. A 977 MB LOW AT 52N 167E WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO 57N 177E THU AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ411-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 177E. .WED...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NW W OF 175W. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. STRONGEST W. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. STRONGEST W. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT BECOMING W 25 KT S OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 15 TO 25 KT W OF 167W. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
657 FZAK62 PAFC 291202 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 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. PKZ499-300300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW AT 50N 168W WILL MOVE TO 54N 163W THU MORNING AT 1002 MB AND DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW AT 50N 160E WILL MOVE TO 59N 172E AT 983 MB THU MORNING THEN WILL MOVE OVER NORTHEASTERN RUSSIA. $$ PKZ411-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF 174W. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT E OF 167W. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT E OF 166W. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
350 FZAK62 PAFC 292349 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-301500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 53N 165W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THU MORNING. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 55N 170E WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB NEAR 60N 170E THU MORNING AND MOVE INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF 174W. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 174W IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 174W. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF 174W. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 29 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT E OF 167W. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
634 FZAK62 PAFC 301212 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 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. PKZ499-310300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 998 MB LOW NEAR 53N 163W WILL DISSIPATE BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 58N 171E WILL MOVE INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA BY THIS AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 176E...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 168W...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 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 25, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
CLEARING SKIES AND SUBSIDENCE WITH WEST BUILDING RIDGE ALLOWED FOR
THE FORMATION OF STRATUS AND FOG OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER COOK INLET/AND NORTH GULF. EASTERLY FLOW OVER
THE WESTERN GULF CONTINUED LOW CLOUDS AND SOME LIGHT RAIN OVER KODIAK
ISLAND. A WEATHER FRONT WAS MOVING WEST ACROSS THE AK PEN/EASTERN
BERING SEA AFTERNOON. SNOW WAS EVIDENT ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF THE
BOUNDARY. SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WERE CAUSING NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER UNALASKA. SNOW TURNED TO RAIN NEAR COLD BAY
THIS MORNING.
IN THE UPPER LEVELS...
THE MEAN POSITION OF THE LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS/WESTERN AK PEN SHIFTS SLIGHTLY EAST MON. SEVERAL
CYCLONICALLY ROTATING WAVES WITH THIS FEATURE MOVE ACROSS THE GULF
AND THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND PENETRATE RATHER EAST AND NORTH AS THE
RIDGE OVER THE GULF/EASTERN MAINLAND MOVES EAST. THE RIDGE ACROSS THE
NORTH PACIFIC BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN/MON AS COLD AIR
SPILLING SOUTH OUT OF RUSSIA DIGS THE LONG WAVE NEAR THE SEA OF
OKHOTSK/KAMCHATKA. THIS SETS UP A STRONG SW JET WHICH FEEDS THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFACE LOW WHICH MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA
MON AFTERNOON WITH A PRESSURE IN THE 960S.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE GLOBAL MODELS ALL ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT IN
THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN. THE ECMWF HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT
AND OVERALL APPEARS TO BE THE BEST CHOICE. THOUGH IT DOES STRUGGLE
WITH A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPMENT WHICH MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING
SEA LATE MON NIGHT. THE GFS/GEM HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON THIS FEATURE.
THE TIMING OF FRONTAL TROUGHS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE ECMWF/GFS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
PATCHY FOG IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AGAIN TONIGHT
AND A FEW AREAS INLAND. OTHER THEN THAT...THE MAIN AREAS OF LOWER
CLOUDS AND FOG WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL TROUGH WHICH TRACKS
NORTH ACROSS THE GULF TONIGHT/SUN. THE BRUNT OF THE RAIN ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS FEATURE WILL IMPACT MOSTLY THE WESTERN GULF AND KENAI PEN.
A SECONDARY FRONT WHICH MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE GULF MON WILL HAVE A
GREATER EASTWARD EXTENT AS THE GULF RIDGE SHIFTS EAST. THE LIONS
SHARE OF THE RAIN WITH THESE SYSTEMS WILL BE ALONG THE COAST/SE
EXPOSURES AS DOWN SLOPE SHOULD MINIMIZE RAIN POTENTIAL INLAND.
PRESSURE GRAIDENTS WILL INCREASE WITH NORTH MOVEMENT OF FRONTAL
TROUGHS AND AS LOWS MOVE TOWARD THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MON
AND PRODUCE PERIODS OF STRONG GAP WINDS INLAND AND GALE TO STRONG
FORCE WINDS IN MARINE AREAS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVEY
MILD WITH GENEARLLY HIGH FREEZING LEVELS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING NORTH ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/EAST
BERING SEA WILL SHIFTS WEST OF UNALASKA AND THE PRIBILOFS THEN SLOWLY
WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE SHIFTING WEST
OF UNALASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPS WARM ACROSS UNALASKA. SNOW
OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS SHOULD BE CHANGING OR MIXING WITH RAIN THIS
EVENING THEN DIMINISHING AS THE FRONT MOVES WEST OVERNIGHT. A SECOND
AND WEAKER FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST SUN
EVE/NIGHT AND BRINGS ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW TO THE EASTERN
BERING. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING
SEA MON AFTERNOON. ITS FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES TO JUST WEST OF 180 BY
MON AFTERNOON. EXPECT INCREASED CHANCES OF RAIN AND SNOW AND STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE DELTA MOVES WEST THIS
EVENING WITH SOME CLOULD BREAKS TO FOLLOW. A SECOND AND WEAKER FRONT
MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTH SUN AND BRINGS SOME LOW QPF RAIN AND
SNOW/SHOWERS. STRONG CROSS BARRIER FLOW SHOULD MINIMIZE PRECIPITATION
INLAND. LOOK FOR STRONG WINDS NEAR CHANNELED AND EXPOSED TERRAIN
THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. RELATIVELY MILD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
EXTENDED GUIDANCE STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE BREAKDOWN OF THE
PERSISTENT EAST PACIFIC RIDGE. DETERMINISTIC MODELS STILL BREAKING
THE RIDGE DOWN EARLY NEXT WEEK AND CLOSING OFF AN UPPER HIGH
OVER THE YUKON AND MIGRATING IT SOUTHWARD. THE RESULT WOULD BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES THAN WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING BUT MUCH
DRIER AND LESS WINDY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS...131 138
GALES...119 120 125 130 132 129 141 351 352 150 155 160 165
170 171 172 173 174 175 176 178 180 181
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 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 days | |
| Jan 25, 6:25 PM AKST | Flash Flood Watch | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:02 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 15 hr |
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