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Gale Warning 50, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 4, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 4, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
716 FZAK52 PAFC 050023 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM LATE SUN MORNING AT 977 MB THEN TO 300 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. A 971 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 15 BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-051500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-051500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-051500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-051500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E OF SHEMYA...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM DURING THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-051500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-051500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
992 FZAK52 PAFC 051225 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 976 MB MON MORNING BEFORE MOVING TO 200 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 979 MB LATE MON. A 963 MB LOW 301 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE SUN AT 968 MB AND DISSIPATE LATE MON. A 975 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 240 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUN MORNING AT STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB LATE MON 160 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR. $$ PKZ150-060300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-060300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-060300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-060300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-060300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-060300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-060300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT SE OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SE OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT SE OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT SE OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 4, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AN UPPER (BLOCKING) HIGH ALONG THE
U.S./CANADIAN WEST COAST STRETCHING ACROSS THE ALASKA PANHANDLE INTO
THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF ALASKA. BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES IS A LONG
SOUTHERLY FETCH OF MOISTURE PUSHING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA. THERE IS A
MULTIPLE CENTER LOW WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL WEAKEN SUNDAY AND THE
MOISTURE WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST AS THE WEST COAST HIGH "RELAXES"
AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA LOW SEPARATES FROM THE MOISTURE AND MOVES
NORTHWEST. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TONIGHT WILL BE IN COASTAL
AREAS...AS WELL AS INLAND IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WHICH IS UNDER
THE MAIN STREAM OF MOISTURE. COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME "VIRTUAL TERRAIN" TO LESSEN DOWN-SLOPE
EFFECTS. THINGS WILL QUIET DOWN THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT WITH CONTINUED
SOUTHERLY FLOW THERE WILL STILL BE PLENTY OF CLOUDS AND SOME
PRECIPITATION...AGAIN MAINLY IN COASTAL AREAS. THIS GENERAL PATTERN
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH TUESDAY.
PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE AN ISSUE THROUGH TUESDAY. PLENTY OF WARM
AIR ALOFT WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION (RAIN)
RATHER THAN FROZEN (SNOW) FOR LOW-LAND AREAS NEAR COOK INLET. 850 MB
TEMPERATURES OVER ANCHORAGE ARE FORECAST BY THE GFS TO CLIMB TO
ABOVE ZERO DEGREES CENTIGRADE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THEN SLOWLY DROP
STARTING SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT STAY ABOVE -3C THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WARM MOIST AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS
THE AREA TONIGHT. WARM AIR ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...THOUGH SOME COOLER AIR WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK UPPER TROUGH ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOW THAT IS CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/ALASKA
PENINSULA BUT AT THIS TIME WILL HAVE MOVED OVER TO THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA. PRECIPITATION TYPE THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BE A CHALLENGE
WITH SNOW...RAIN...AND EVEN FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING 131 (T-PASS).
MARINE...STORM WARNING 119.
GALE WARNING 120 125 129 130 131 138 139 150 155 160 170
171 172 178 180 181 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180 181 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG JAN 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 3:55 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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