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Gale Warning 51, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2014, 4:00 AM 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 5, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
214 FZAK51 PAFC 051249 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL LATE SUN. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. A 1004 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1006 MB LATE SUN AND DISSIPATE ON MON. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON TUE. $$ PKZ119-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-060300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-060300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-060300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-060300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-060300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-060300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-060300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
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816 FZAK51 PAFC 060025 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK LATE MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-061500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-061500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-061500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN . .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-061500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-061500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-061500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-061500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 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 | 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 | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 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.