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Gale Warning 32, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 28, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 28, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 28, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 30, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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.  

$$

4 follow-up statements

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.  

$$

057 
FZAK62 PAFC 302359
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM 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.

PKZ499-311500-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 959 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA FRI AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY.

$$

PKZ411-311500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
EVENING. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 176E...SW WIND 15
KT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-311500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

.TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 175W. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   

$$

PKZ413-311500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-311500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 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 28, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST TUE JAN 28 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A WEAK LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THERE IS FRONT THAT
IS DISSIPATING OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THERE
IS A LARGE LOW FURTHER WEST STRETCHING FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
WESTWARD ACROSS THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS LOW IS DRAPED ACROSS THE THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND
CENTRAL/EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THERE IS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED OVER NORTHEAST ALASKA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT. THE ONE AREA
WHERE THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO AGREE IS ALONG THE FRONT (CURRENTLY
OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND CENTRAL/EASTERN ALEUTIANS). THE
ECMWF IS THE MOST DIVIDED WITH THE ENERGY...CREATING SEVERAL WEAK
LOWS ALONG THE FRONT. THE OTHER MODELS CREATE ONE STRONGER LOW (BUT
STILL NOT PARTICULARLY STRONG)...WITH THE GFS FURTHER NORTH...THE
UKMET AND NAM FURTHEST SOUTH...AND THE GEM IN BETWEEN. THE AFTERNOON
FORECASTS INCORPORATE A COMPROMISE SOLUTION.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE WEAK FRONT OVER THE AREA WILL
DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT. THE ALASKA PENINSULA LOW WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST...CROSSING KODIAK TONIGHT AND MOVING INTO THE KENAI
PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN...BECOMING AN OPEN WAVE
BY WEDNESDAY AND BASICALLY DISSIPATE BY THURSDAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE
OVER NORTHEAST ALASKA WILL MOVE SOUTH AND WEST THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. BY THURSDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA WITH NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND (EXCEPT
SOME PERIODIC CHANCES ON KODIAK). THIS IS NOT A "COLD HIGH" SO
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE FAIRLY WEAK.

FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SOME PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE AS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA LOW MOVES NORTHEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT THAT IS
CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL/EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE
SOUTHWEST COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS FRONT WILL THEN
STRUGGLE TO MAKE WESTWARD PROGRESS THROUGH FRIDAY AS IT BUMPS INTO
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER CENTRAL/SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH 131.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 131 132 150 170 172 174 175 176 177
                     178 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG JAN 14

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Jan 28, 9:12 PM AKST	Dense Fog Advisory	AFC	11 hr
Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	5 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.