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Gale Warning 34, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 31, 2014, 4:00 AM 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 31, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
730 FZAK62 PAFC 311224 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 31 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. PKZ499-010300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 31 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 998 MB LOW NEAR 59N 174W WILL DRIFT NORTH AND DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. A 967 MB NEAR 51N 159E LOW WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING AT 960 MB. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI EVENING THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ411-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN S OF 56N. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 31 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
568 FZAK62 PAFC 010003 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 31 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-011500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 31 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING THIS EVENING AND SPREAD TO THE WESTERN BERING ON SUN. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS W OF 176E. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT W OF 174E. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 T0 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST W OF 175W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT...STRONGEST W OF 175W. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST W OF 175W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT...STRONGEST W OF 175W. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT...STRONGEST W OF 175W. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 31 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 166W. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF 168W. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
683 FZAK62 PAFC 011207 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 1 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. PKZ499-020300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING TODAY AND SPREAD TO THE WESTERN BERING ON SUN. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO BRISTOL BAY BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT S 15 TO 25 KT E OF 176W. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 25 KT E OF 176W. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT S 15 TO 25 KT E OF 176W. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 25 KT E OF 177W. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE TO NE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 1 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT WEST OF 166W. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
009 FZAK62 PAFC 011616 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 1 2014 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-020300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING TODAY AND SPREAD TO THE WESTERN BERING ON SUN. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO BRISTOL BAY BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT S 15 TO 25 KT E OF 176W. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 25 KT E OF 176W. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT S 15 TO 25 KT E OF 176W. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 25 KT E OF 177W. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE TO NE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 1 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT WEST OF 166W. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
222 FZAK62 PAFC 012354 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 1 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. PKZ499-021500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN RUSSIA AND WEAKEN ON SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH MON...WHILE A PACIFIC LOW TRACKS TO NEAR 48N 162W AT 987 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT E OF 176W. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT E OF 176W. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 1 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 10 KT W OF 168W. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
092 FZAK62 PAFC 021236 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 2 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-030300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH MON. A PACIFIC LOW TRACKS TO NEAR 48N 162W AT 989 MB MON AFTERNOON AND WILL PUSH A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS TOWARDS BRISTOL BAY THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 2 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 2 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 2 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 2 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 30, 1:45 PM AKST, 14 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 1:45 PM AKST, 14 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
145 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE ABNORMALLY STRONG LONGWAVE RIDGE OVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA HAS
WEAKENED...BUT MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA REMAINS UNDER THE GENERAL
INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE WITH AMPLE SUNSHINE AND MODERATE
TEMPERATURES. GAP WINDS ARE SLOWLY INCREASING AROUND THE GULF COASTAL
AREAS AS A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE COAST COMBINES WITH RISING PRESSURES
OVER INTERIOR AREAS. A WEAKENING VERTICALLY STACKED LOW NEAR THE
ALASKA PENINSULA IS SEPARATED FROM UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT AND IS
BEING RAPIDLY BROKEN DOWN BY THE INFLUENCE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED HIGH
PRESSURE. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND IS ALREADY SHOWING SIGNS OF ABATING AS THE
OVERALL STORM WEAKENS RAPIDLY FROM THE BOTTOM UP. FURTHER WEST...A
FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS RAPIDLY WEAKENING AND DRIFTING
EASTWARD AS THE PARENT LOW MOVES RAPIDLY AWAY INTO FAR EASTERN
RUSSIA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
FOR MOST PURPOSES THE MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. AS RECENTLY AS YESTERDAY MODELS WERE STRUGGLING WITH THE
TRACK OF AN UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING...DRIVEN NORTH BY AN
AMPLIFYING BERING SEA RIDGE ON SATURDAY. THE STRUGGLE WAS HOW FAR
NORTH THIS LOW WOULD BE PUSHED BEFORE TURNING SOUTHWARD AND DROPPING
BACK SOUTH OF THE STATE. THIS CAN BE TRACED BACK TO THE STRENGTH OF A
CORRESPONDING JET STREAK OVER THE WESTERN BERING. THE ECMWF WAS THE
FIRST TO DEPICT A STRONGER JET...WHICH MAKES SENSE GIVEN THE COLD
AIRMASS IN SIBERIA AND RESULTING STRONG TEMPERATURE GRADIENT OVER THE
WESTERN BERING. IN THE LAST 24 HOURS...ALL MODELS BUT THE GFS HAVE
SHOWED A PRONOUNCED MOVEMENT TOWARD THIS MORE NORTHWARD TRACK OF THE
UPPER LOW...AND WILL BE USED IN THE GENERATION OF THE AFTERNOON
FORECAST. THANKFULLY...THIS FEATURE WILL NOT HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT
OTHER THAN INCREASED CLOUDINESS AND SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY THIS WEEKEND
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE PATTERN SHAPING UP FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SUNSHINE AND DRY WEATHER TO MOST AREAS AS HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS AND EVEN INTENSIFIES OVERHEAD. THE BIGGEST EMERGING
FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE STEADILY INCREASING GAP WINDS THROUGH
FAVORED AREAS SUCH AS WHITTIER...SEWARD...AND THE VALDEZ AREA. AT
THIS POINT IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WINDS WILL GET ANYWHERE NEAR WARNING
LEVELS...AS THE KEY INGREDIENT OF COLD AIR IN INTERIOR ALASKA IS
LACKING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. NEVERTHELESS...SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR COUPLED WITH WEAK LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF
MAY ALLOW AREAS LIKE THOMPSON PASS TO APPROACH THE 40-50 MPH RANGE BY
THE WEEKEND.
SOUTHWEST...MULTIPLE WEAK UPPER LEVEL FEATURES WILL KEEP SCATTERED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AROUND...MAINLY ALONG THE COASTLINES...THROUGH
THIS WEEKEND. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...NONE OF THESE FEATURES WILL BE
PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANT...BUT WILL DELAY THE BREAKOUT OF WIDESPREAD
SUNSHINE UNTIL SUNDAY WHEN OFFSHORE FLOW AND A MORE PRONOUNCED
COOLING TREND BEGIN TO TAKE HOLD.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A WEATHER FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO STEADILY WEAKEN AND DRIFT NORTHEASTWARD
TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING LITTLE MORE THAN SHOWERS AND BRIEFLY GUSTY
WINDS TO THE PRIBILOFS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. A
MORE SIGNIFICANT AND SLOW-MOVING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. AT THIS POINT IT APPEARS WINDS
WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVEL AS STRONG WARM ADVECTION KEEPS THE
CORE OF STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
INDICATIONS CONTINUE THAT A HIGH-LATITUDE BLOCKING PATTERN MAY KEEP
MORE TYPICAL WINTER WEATHER AT BAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. WHILE
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO COOL DOWN TO MORE TYPICAL VALUES AT
MOST PLACES...UNUSUALLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST...MEANING NO NEW
SNOWFALL IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL AND LITTLE
MORE THAN A DUSTING OF SNOW AROUND SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH 131
MARINE...STORM 178
GALE 177
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD JAN 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.