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Gale Warning 345, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 10, 2014, 3:56 AM AKDT. It was in force for 47 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 10, 2014, 3:56 AM AKDT (11:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2014, 3:12 AM AKDT
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
712 FZAK62 PAFC 101156 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 356 AM AKDT THU APR 10 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. PKZ499-110100- 356 AM AKDT THU APR 10 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 51N 179E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 997 MB BY FRI MORNING. ANOTHER LOW AT 993 MB NEAR 49N 162W FRI MORNING WILL MOVE TO 55N 170W AT 989 MB SAT MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FROM THE SW SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ411-110100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 356 AM AKDT THU APR 10 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-110100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 356 AM AKDT THU APR 10 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-110100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 356 AM AKDT THU APR 10 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-110100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 356 AM AKDT THU APR 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
064 FZAK62 PAFC 102340 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 340 PM AKDT THU APR 10 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-111430- 340 PM AKDT THU APR 10 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 52N 179W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT DISSIPATES THU NIGHT AND FRI. A 997 MB LOW NEAR 44N 162W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES TO 53N 166W FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 58N 175W SAT AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ411-111430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 340 PM AKDT THU APR 10 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-111430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 340 PM AKDT THU APR 10 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-111430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 340 PM AKDT THU APR 10 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-111430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 340 PM AKDT THU APR 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. $$
568 FZAK62 PAFC 111104 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 304 AM AKDT FRI APR 11 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. PKZ499-120145- 304 AM AKDT FRI APR 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 997 MB LOW NEAR 52N 178W WILL DISSIPATE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 49N 163W WILL MOVE TO 56N 171W SAT MORNING AT 988 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 59N 177W LATE SAT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT MORNING BEFORE MOVING OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ411-120145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 304 AM AKDT FRI APR 11 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-120145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 304 AM AKDT FRI APR 11 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-120145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 304 AM AKDT FRI APR 11 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-120145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 304 AM AKDT FRI APR 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
780 FZAK62 PAFC 112343 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 343 PM AKDT FRI APR 11 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-121415- 343 PM AKDT FRI APR 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW AT 52N 165W WILL MOVE TO 60N 179W BY SUN AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW AT 50N 173E LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 52N 170W LATE SAT NIGHT THEN TO 56N 167W SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-121415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 343 PM AKDT FRI APR 11 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND UP 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-121415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 343 PM AKDT FRI APR 11 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-121415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 343 PM AKDT FRI APR 11 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-121415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 343 PM AKDT FRI APR 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$
586 FZAK62 PAFC 121112 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 312 AM AKDT SAT APR 12 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. PKZ499-130130- 312 AM AKDT SAT APR 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 56N 169W WILL MOVE TO 60N 178W SUN MORNING AT 987 MB. THIS LOW WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY SUN EVENING. A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 50N 170W EARLY SUN MORNING AND MOVE TO 57N 168W LATE SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 49N 179E LATE SUN. $$ PKZ411-130130- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 312 AM AKDT SAT APR 12 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-130130- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 312 AM AKDT SAT APR 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W OF 176W...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. E OF 176W...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-130130- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 312 AM AKDT SAT APR 12 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-130130- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 312 AM AKDT SAT APR 12 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 9, 1:46 PM AKDT, 14 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 1:46 PM AKDT, 14 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 146 PM AKDT WED APR 9 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE TRAIN IS PROGRESSING EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND IS EXITING TO CANADA WITH JUST A FEW AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW REMAINING ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF A WEAK SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A RIDGE IS BUILDING FROM THE EASTERN BERING INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WITH CRYSTAL CLEAR SKIES BEING OBSERVED ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTHCENTRAL. PEOPLE IN THIS REGION WOKE UP TO BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM BELOW ZERO OVER INTERIOR SOUTHWEST TO SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ELSEWHERE. THE PLENTIFUL SUNSHINE IS HELPING TO MODERATE THESE TEMPERATURES QUICKLY. OUT WEST A LARGE CLOSED LOW IS SHIFTING EASTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIANS. FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW (UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE) ARE WEAK...SO IMPACT ON THE REGION IS MINIMAL. && .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO PERFORM WELL IN THE SHORT- TERM. SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DIVERGE FRIDAY WITH DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC AND TRACK NORTHWARD TO THE BERING SEA. GFS/ECMWF SOLUTIONS ARE VERY SIMILAR AND THESE MODELS DISPLAY THE BEST RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE UNTIL ARRIVAL OF THIS SYSTEM. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND WILL EXIT TO THE EAST TONIGHT BRINGING AN END TO ANY REMAINING SNOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. MODELS ARE ALL KEYING IN ON A WEAK SHORT-WAVE ROUNDING THE EASTERN BERING RIDGE AND DROPPING DOWN ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. THIS WILL HELP AMPLIFY THE EXITING TROUGH AND PRODUCE A PERIOD OF ENHANCED COLD ADVECTION ACROSS THE REGION. THUS...EXPECT SOME LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS THROUGH GAPS IN THE TERRAIN...MOST NOTABLY THOMPSON PASS INTO VALDEZ. THE COLD ADVECTION AND WINDS WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS THE UPPER RIDGE QUICKLY BUILDS IN ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL TONIGHT AND FRIDAY BUT WILL THEN QUICKLY MODERATE THIS WEEKEND AS THE FIRST RIDGE EXITS AND ANOTHER BUILDS NORTHWARD FROM THE PACIFIC BRINGING MUCH WARMER AIR WITH IT. CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL RETURN TO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS A SERIES OF SYSTEMS MOVE UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING RIDGE. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...EXPECT ONE MORE DRY AND COOL DAY BEFORE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION BEGIN TO MOVE UP FROM THE SOUTH LATE FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY. THE PREDOMINANT LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST...SO DO EXPECT DOWNSLOPING TO KEEP THINGS DRY IN THE LEE OF THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. THE AIR MASS WILL INITIALLY BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW BUT WILL WARM QUICKLY OVER THE WEEKEND CAUSING A TRANSITION TO RAIN. THE INCREASING AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT ALSO FAVORS WARMER SURFACE TEMPERATURES MAKING IT HARD FOR SNOW TO ACCUMULATE. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED WEAK WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGELY DISORGANIZED AREAS OF RAIN AND WIND ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS. A MORE SUBSTANTIAL SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC THURSDAY NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL SHIFT THE FOCUS EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN BERING...EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK AS YET ANOTHER UPPER LOW DROPS OUT OF ASIA TO REPLACE THE CURRENT ONE WHICH EXITS NORTHWARD LATER THIS WEEKEND. && .LONG TERM FORECAST...A SERIES OF SHORT-WAVES MOVING THROUGH THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH WILL PUSH THE UPPER RIDGE EASTWARD EARLY NEXT WEEK ALLOWING SYSTEMS TO PUSH INTO MAINLAND ALASKA. CONDITIONS DON'T LOOK FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ANY MAJOR STORM SYSTEMS... SO GENERALLY EXPECT RUN OF THE MILL WIND AND PRECIPITATION EVENTS TO AFFECT THE REGION. THERE MAY BE SOME DRIER CLEARER PERIODS IN BETWEEN FEATURES...BUT IT IS WAY TO CHAOTIC OF A FLOW PATTERN TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHEN AND WHERE INDIVIDUAL FEATURES WILL BE. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 160. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SEB APR 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 3:39 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 10, 3:55 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Apr 10, 3:55 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:43 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 10, 7:05 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Apr 10, 3:45 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 10, 3:45 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 10, 3:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Apr 10, 3:50 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 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.