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Gale Warning 345, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 10, 2014

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 3:39 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Apr 10, 3:55 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC71 hr
Apr 10, 3:55 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 10, 4:43 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Apr 10, 7:05 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC9 hr
Apr 10, 3:45 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC4 days
Apr 10, 3:45 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Apr 10, 3:45 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC59 hr
Apr 10, 3:50 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC72 hr

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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.