Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 343, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 6, 2014, 3:12 PM AKDT. It was in force for 61 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
- Apr 6, 2014, 3:12 PM AKDT (23:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2014, 3:50 AM AKDT
- In force
- 61 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
140 FZAK62 PAFC 062312 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 312 PM AKDT SUN APR 6 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. PKZ499-071315- 312 PM AKDT SUN APR 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL STALL THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 54N 164W TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-071315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 312 PM AKDT SUN APR 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-071315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 312 PM AKDT SUN APR 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TUE...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-071315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 312 PM AKDT SUN APR 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-071315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 312 PM AKDT SUN APR 6 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
668 FZAK62 PAFC 071119 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 319 AM AKDT MON APR 7 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-080100- 319 AM AKDT MON APR 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE LATE THIS MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE TO AND STALL OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 53N 166W LATE TUE MORNING AND MOVE TO 54N 156W LATE TUE AT 994 MB. $$ PKZ411-080100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 319 AM AKDT MON APR 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-080100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 319 AM AKDT MON APR 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-080100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 319 AM AKDT MON APR 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-080100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 319 AM AKDT MON APR 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. RAIN S OF 57N. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
790 FZAK62 PAFC 072308 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 308 PM AKDT MON APR 7 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. PKZ499-081415- 308 PM AKDT MON APR 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN IN PLACE. A 971 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 48N 170E TUE AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB NEAR 50N 178E WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-081415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 308 PM AKDT MON APR 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-081415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 308 PM AKDT MON APR 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-081415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 308 PM AKDT MON APR 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-081415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 308 PM AKDT MON APR 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
982 FZAK62 PAFC 081152 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 352 AM AKDT TUE APR 8 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-090200- 352 AM AKDT TUE APR 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT DISSIPATES TODAY. A 993 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THIS FRONT NEAR 53N 166W TODAY AND MOVE TO 53N 160W AT 1004 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. A 966 MB LOW NEAR 47N 163E WILL MOVE TO 48N 175E AT 975 MB WED MORNING THEN WEAKEN TO 984 MB NEAR 51N 179W BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-090200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 352 AM AKDT TUE APR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-090200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 352 AM AKDT TUE APR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN S OF 57N. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-090200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 352 AM AKDT TUE APR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-090200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 352 AM AKDT TUE APR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
461 FZAK62 PAFC 082345 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 345 PM AKDT TUE APR 8 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. PKZ499-091345- 345 PM AKDT TUE APR 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE BERING SEA TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 47N 170E WILL MOVE TO 49N 178E WED AFTERNOON AT 980 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 52N 179W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-091345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 345 PM AKDT TUE APR 8 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-091345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 345 PM AKDT TUE APR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-091345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 345 PM AKDT TUE APR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-091345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 345 PM AKDT TUE APR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .WED...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
433 FZAK62 PAFC 091150 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 350 AM AKDT WED APR 9 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-100145- 350 AM AKDT WED APR 9 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... THE WEAK FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE TODAY. A 976 MB LOW NEAR 48N 173E WILL MOVE TO 51N 180 BY THU MORNING AT 984 MB. THIS LOW WILL DRIFT TO 52N 179W AS IT WEAKENS TO 998 MB BY FRI MORNING AS A 991 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES N TO TAKE ITS PLACE. $$ PKZ411-100145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 350 AM AKDT WED APR 9 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-100145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 350 AM AKDT WED APR 9 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-100145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 350 AM AKDT WED APR 9 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-100145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 350 AM AKDT WED APR 9 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
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 Apr 6, 1:38 PM AKDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 1:38 PM AKDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
138 PM AKDT SUN APR 6 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS ANCHORED OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA
AND EXTENDS WELL SOUTH INTO THE PACIFIC NEARLY ALL THE WAY TO
HAWAII. AN ANCHORING UPPER LOW IS NEARLY STATIONARY SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WITH MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVES RIDING
NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF ON A STRONG 140 KT JET. ONE OF THESE
SHORTWAVES HAS BROUGHT RAIN AND SNOW TO THE NORTH GULF COAST
TODAY...AND IS CURRENTLY ABOUT TO MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
ANOTHER WAVE FURTHER NORTH HELPED DROP SEVERAL INCHES OF WET SNOW
OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY THIS MORNING. OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A
SLOW-MOVING UPPER TROUGH HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE DELTA REGION WHERE
SKIES HAVE NOW LARGELY CLEARED. HOWEVER LOCATIONS AHEAD OF THIS
FEATURE (BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKO VALLEY) REMAIN ON THE UNSTABLE
SIDE OF THIS TROUGH AND CONTINUE TO SEE WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY. WAY OUT WEST...COLD AIR ADVECTION AND SNOW
SHOWERS PREVAIL ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING...WHILE A FRONT FURTHER
WEST IS IN THE PROCESS OF STALLING OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
AS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR A FEW DAYS THE MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD
SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT BUT HAVE SOME DIFFERENT DETAILS OVER THE NEXT
24-48 HOURS. THERE IS SOME QUESTION ABOUT HOW FAR NORTHWEST A
SHORTWAVE APPROACHING THE KENAI PENINSULA FROM THE GULF ON MONDAY
MORNING WILL MAKE IT BEFORE THE UPPER TROUGH PUSHES IT BACK TO THE
EAST. THE GFS CONTINUES TO BE THE MOST DRAMATIC (FARTHEST
NORTHWEST) WITH THIS FEATURE. WILL OPT TO STICK WITH THE
CONSISTENCY OF THE ECMWF AT THIS POINT...WITH THE USEFUL SUPPORT
OF THE HI-RES NAM...IN KEEPING THE SHORTWAVE A BIT FURTHER TO
THE EAST. HOWEVER...SHOULD THE GFS SOLUTION VERIFY THIS WOULD
LIKELY DELAY THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS ANCHORAGE AND THE
MAT-SU BY 3-6 HOURS AND PUSH THE START TIME BACK TO LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON ON MONDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
WITH A GENERALLY LIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THE REGION MOST
AREAS WILL REMAIN VULNERABLE TO SHOWERS UNTIL THE APPROACHING
UPPER TROUGH PROVIDES MORE WIDESPREAD LIFT TOMORROW.
HOWEVER...THE BULK OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE CONFINED TO THE NORTH
GULF COAST DURING THIS PERIOD. FOR TOMORROW...CONFIDENCE IS
INCREASING THAT THE BULK OF THE ENERGY IN THE BASE OF THE UPPER
TROUGH WILL PASS OVER THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA...WHILE THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL TAKE PLACE OVER THE
SUSITNA VALLEY. IF THESE TWO FORCING MECHANISMS WERE GOING TO
FOCUS ON THE SAME LOCATIONS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW
WOULD BE MUCH HIGHER...BUT WITH THINGS SPREAD OUT LIKE THIS IT
SEEMS MOST LIKELY THAT A WIDESPREAD AREA WILL SEE OVERALL LIGHTER
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF A FEW INCHES AT MOST LOCATIONS.
THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION TO THIS LOOKS LIKE IT MAY BE UP NEAR
HATCHER PASS AND IN THE REST OF THE SOUTHERN TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS
AS AN ADDITIONAL SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND A RESULTING PROLONGED
SNOWFALL EVENT MAY LEAD TO SOME HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE TROUGH MENTIONED EARLIER WILL PASS FAIRLY BENIGNLY THROUGH THE
AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...WITH THE MOST NOTICEABLE IMPACT BEING
A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT OF CONDITIONS FROM WEST TO EAST. LOCATIONS
ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE CURRENTLY SEEING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
WILL LIKELY CHANGE BACK TO SNOW TONIGHT AND WILL HAVE THE BEST
CHANCE FOR SOME MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. CLEARER AND COLDER
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MIDWEEK AS NORTHWEST FLOW
CONTINUES.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS
WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES INTO THE AREA. THE FIRST WEATHER FRONT THAT IS CURRENTLY
NEAR ADAK WILL STALL TONIGHT AND WEAKEN RAPIDLY AS A SECOND AND
STRONGER FRONT PUSHES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY MIDDAY
TOMORROW. THIS FRONT WILL MAKE MORE PROGRESS TO THE EAST...AND
REACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH RAIN AND GALE-FORCE WINDS BY
TUESDAY MORNING.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
CLEARING SKIES WILL HELP TEMPERATURES REBOUND ACROSS THE MAINLAND
BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. EXTENDED MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE
CLOUDS AND UNSETTLED WEATHER FROM THE BERING SEA SPREADING INTO
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND BY LATE IN THE WEEK...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
A MORE ACTIVE AND WINDY PATTERN POSSIBLE BY NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 130 131. 173 175 177 178
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
AMD APR 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 3:14 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Apr 6, 3:19 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 6, 3:21 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 6, 3:16 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Apr 6, 3:16 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Apr 6, 3:16 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 6, 3:22 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 6, 3:22 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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