Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 1, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. 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 1, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
848 FZAK62 PAFC 011224 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 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 WED JAN 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 58N 154W WEAKENS TO A 993 MB LOW OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET WED EVENING. A 970 MB LOW NEAR 49N 179E STEADILY WEAKENS TO 991 MB THU NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 62N 168W. COMPLEX NORTH PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE MERGES THU NIGHT INTO A 967 MB CENTER NEAR 51N 173E. $$ PKZ411-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TODAY...N TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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860 FZAK62 PAFC 020007 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-021500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 51N 178W WILL WEAKEN TO 1008 MB NEAR THE BERING STRAIT FRI AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 49N 174E THU EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB NEAR 55N 173E FRI AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING THU EVENING AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. N OF 56N...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N OF 57N...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT NW 30 TO 40 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
011 FZAK62 PAFC 021246 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 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 THU JAN 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 979 MB LOW NEAR 55N 173W WEAKENS TO 991 MB THU EVENING OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND AND THEN CONTINUES INLAND. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A COMPLEX LOW SOUTHEAST OF KAMCHATKA CROSSES THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRI AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 49N 158W FRI AFTERNOON INTENSIFIES TO 978 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR 51N 161W. $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N OF 57N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
476 FZAK62 PAFC 030013 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-031500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 58N 170W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 62N 166W AT 997 MB LATE THU NIGHT. A 969 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 51N 176E LATE THU NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 960 MB NEAR 56N 172E FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING AND MOVING TOWARD THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SAT. A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 53N 162W AT 975 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SEW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
102 FZAK62 PAFC 031225 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 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. PKZ499-040300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 996 MB LOW NEAR HOOPER BAY MOVES NORTHEAST INTO NORTON SOUND AND DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 50N 175E PEAKS AT 957 MB AS IT MOVES NORTH AND WEST TO NEAR 55N 172E THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES WEST TO NEAR KAMCHATKA WHILE WEAKENING TO 971 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 982 MB COMPLEX LOW NEAR 49N 160W FRI AFTERNOON REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT MORNING WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 975 MB...THEN MOVES NORTH AND WEST TO NEAR 56N 168W LATE SAT NIGHT. A 967 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 49N 168E SAT EVENING AND STRENGTHENS TO 964 MB LATE SAT NIGHT WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
926 FZAK62 PAFC 032011 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1110 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 UPDATED ZONE 411 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-040300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 996 MB LOW NEAR HOOPER BAY MOVES NORTHEAST INTO NORTON SOUND AND DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 50N 175E PEAKS AT 957 MB AS IT MOVES NORTH AND WEST TO NEAR 55N 172E THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES WEST TO NEAR KAMCHATKA WHILE WEAKENING TO 971 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 982 MB COMPLEX LOW NEAR 49N 160W FRI AFTERNOON REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT MORNING WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 975 MB...THEN MOVES NORTH AND WEST TO NEAR 56N 168W LATE SAT NIGHT. A 967 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 49N 168E SAT EVENING AND STRENGTHENS TO 964 MB LATE SAT NIGHT WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 1110 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E TO SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
019 FZAK62 PAFC 040020 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 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. PKZ499-041500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 49N 158W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB AND MOVE TO 52N 161W SAT MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 978 MB AND MOVE TO 58N 170W SUN AFTERNOON. A 965 MB LOW NEAR 55N 172E WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL TRACK TO 50N 169E SAT NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ON SUN. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
515 FZAK62 PAFC 041231 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 50N 161W WEAKENS TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO 57N 162W EARLY SUN MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 977 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 57N 167W EARLY SUN MORNING AND MOVES TO NEAR 59N 174W LATE SUN NIGHT. A 962 MB LOW NEAR 55N 167E CONTINUES MOVING TOWARD KAMCHATKA WHILE WEAKENING TODAY. A STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 49N 170E AT 969 MB SAT EVENING...THEN DRIFTS EAST TO NEAR 49N 174E AT 965 MB SUN NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 48N 177W SUN MORNING AND STRENGTHENS TO 967 MB NEAR 51N 173W SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N TO W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
855 FZAK62 PAFC 050023 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 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. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 52N 161W WILL MOVE TO 58N 164W LATE SUN MORNING AT 977 MB THEN TO 56N 178E MON AFTERNOON. A 964 MB LOW NEAR 51N 172W MON MORNING WILL MOVE TO 53N 169W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E TO NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
209 FZAK62 PAFC 051218 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-060300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 978 MB LOW NEAR 57N 163W WILL MOVE TO 58N 176W AT 976 MB MON MORNING BEFORE MOVING TO 56N 177E AT 979 MB LATE MON. A 963 MB LOW NEAR 49N 168E WILL WEAKEN TO 968 MB AT 50N 172E LATE SUN AND DISSIPATE LATE MON. A 975 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 48N 178W SUN MORNING AT STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB LATE MON AT 53N 171W. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. STRONGEST N. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A GENERALLY ZONAL JET SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS BENDS NORTHWARD INTO THE
WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. RAPID INTENSIFICATION OF THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED
LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS UNDERWAY...WITH A MATURE
VERTICALLY-STACKED STORM NOW READILY EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY.
THE STRONG ASSOCIATED FRONT STRETCHES FROM BRISTOL BAY BACK INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF. WINDS AND RAIN HAVE SPREAD TO MUCH OF THE GULF COASTAL
AREAS...WITH RADAR IMAGERY SHOWING SNOW RAPIDLY FILLING IN FURTHER
WEST ACROSS BRISTOL BAY. THIS IS A COMPACT AND TIGHTLY-WOUND
SYSTEM...WITH PRECIP AND THE STRONGEST WINDS STAYING CLOSER TO THE
LOW CENTER THAN SATELLITE IMAGERY WOULD SUGGEST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS HAVE COME INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT THAN YESTERDAY...WITH
NO MODELS SHOWING OVERTLY UNREALISTIC EVOLUTIONS. THIS SOLUTION TAKES
A STRONG LOW UP THE WESTERN END OF SHELIKOF STRAIT BEFORE CONTINUING
UP COOK INLET AND RAPIDLY WEAKENING. THE UPPER LOW LOOKS INCREASINGLY
LIKELY TO STRADDLE THE ALEUTIAN RANGE ON A NORTHWARD
TRAJECTORY...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A SPLIT CIRCULATION AT THE
LOWER LEVELS. HOWEVER...STILL EXPECTING THE EASTERN CIRCULATION (IN
SHELIKOF) TO REMAIN THE MUCH MORE DOMINANT OF THE TWO. THUS...NO
MAJOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY THIS AFTERNOON.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ALONG THE COAST AS THE
FRONT APPROACHES EARLY THIS EVENING. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF VALDEZ ALL
SEA LEVEL LOCATIONS ALONG THE GULF COAST ARE ALREADY WARM ENOUGH FOR
RAIN. STILL EXPECTING THE VAST MAJORITY OF PRECIP TO FALL ON THE
UPSLOPE/WINDWARD SIDE OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS...WITH DOWNSLOPING IN
CONTROL FOR THE USUAL AREAS OF THE WESTERN KENAI AND ANCHORAGE TO THE
MAT-SU. CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED ENOUGH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS THAT
THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING BEGINNING THIS
EVENING. AS THE STORM WEAKENS AND MOVES INLAND LATE TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SHOULD ALLOW
IMPRESSIVE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO OCCUR NEAR VALDEZ...AS COLD AIR
REMAINS TRAPPED IN PLACE. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH SNOW
POSSIBILITIES AROUND ANCHORAGE AND UPPER COOK INLET LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS THE REMNANTS OF THIS SYSTEM DRIFT
EASTWARD. WHILE AVAILABLE GUIDANCE DOES NOT SHOW MUCH PRECIPITATION
THE OVERALL PATTERN WOULD SUGGEST AT LEAST A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW
WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
SOUTHWEST...AS MENTIONED ABOVE PRECIP HAS NOW SPREAD INTO MUCH OF THE
BRISTOL BAY ZONE. WITH WINDS INCREASING AND COLD TEMPERATURES
REMAINING IN INTERIOR PORTIONS THE BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND THE DELTA ARE STILL
EXPECTED TO BE LARGELY ON THE PERIPHERY OF THIS STORM AS IT WILL HAVE
ENTERED A RAPID WEAKENING PHASE BY THE TIME SNOW SPREADS NORTH AND
WESTWARD THIS EVENING. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE
BROKEN UP INTO MORE SHOWERY PRECIP...AND REMAIN MOST CONCENTRATED
AROUND BRISTOL BAY AND ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...STRONG WINDS AND RAIN WILL DIMINISH FROM
WEST TO EAST OVER THE EASTERN 1/3 OF THE CHAIN AS THE STORM WEAKENS
AND MOVES AWAY TONIGHT. THE STRONG ZONAL PACIFIC JET WILL SLING
ANOTHER SHORT BUT POTENT WAVE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW INTO THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE CHAIN TOMORROW MORNING...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF
RAIN AND STRONG WINDS. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE RAPIDLY INTO THE
NORTHERN BERING BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING A BRIEF SHOT OF RAIN
AND GUSTY WINDS TO MOST LOCATIONS ALONG THE CHAIN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN SHOWS LITTLE SIGN OF MEANINGFUL CHANGE
THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. A STRONG PACIFIC JET WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
MULTIPLE FAST-MOVING SHORTWAVES THROUGH THE BERING AND SOUTHERN
MAINLAND...WITH NONE PARTICULARLY STRONG OR IMPACTFUL. TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL INLAND AND NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL OVER COASTAL
LOCATIONS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131 161
MARINE...STORM 119 120 130-132 150 155
GALE 125 127 129 136-141 165 170 172-178
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD DEC 13In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 1, 12:05 AM AKST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1205 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 AKZ101-111-011300- ...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN BETWEEN ANCHORAGE AND PALMER TONIGHT... PRECIPITATION CROSSING THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TONIGHT WILL CONTAIN SOME FREEZING RAIN. AREAS AFFECTED WITH BE THE GLENN HIGHWAY AND COMMUNITIES BETWEEN ANCHORAGE AND PALMER. ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT WITH SPOTTY COVERAGE...SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WILL BE ENCOUNTERED. USE EXTRA CAUTION DRIVING AND WALKING FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
Special weather statement, Jan 1, 12:05 AM AKST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1205 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 AKZ101-111-011300- ...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN BETWEEN ANCHORAGE AND PALMER TONIGHT... PRECIPITATION CROSSING THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TONIGHT WILL CONTAIN SOME FREEZING RAIN. AREAS AFFECTED WILL BE THE GLENN HIGHWAY AND COMMUNITIES BETWEEN ANCHORAGE AND PALMER. ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT WITH SPOTTY COVERAGE...SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WILL BE ENCOUNTERED. USE EXTRA CAUTION DRIVING AND WALKING FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days |
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