Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 64, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 11, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 11, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
418 FZAK52 PAFC 111246 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 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. PKZ199-120300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 100 NM N OF ADAK MOVES TO 85 NM SE OF ST PAUL ISLAND AT 967 MB SUN MORNING. IT THEN WEAKENS TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM BY EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-120300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF PORT MOLLER...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF PORT MOLLER...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-120300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ173-120300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ174-120300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 25 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-120300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-120300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SUN...N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...NE WIND 25 KT. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-120300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ185-120300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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895 FZAK52 PAFC 120006 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 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. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL DRIFT TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL AT 975 MB SUN EVENING THEN MOVE TO NEAR KIPNUK AT 979 MB MON AFTERNOON. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 973 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-121500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT INCREASING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-121500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT DIMINISHING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ173-121500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ174-121500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT DIMINISHING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT DIMINISHING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ177-121500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ178-121500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-121500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ185-121500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
375 FZAK52 PAFC 121239 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 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. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF KIPNUK MON MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND TUE MORNING. A 985 MB LOW FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 420 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MON MORNING AND THEN STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK BY TUE MORNING. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP MON MORNING 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF KISKA AND THEN STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB 60 NM SOUTH OF KISKA TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-130300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT E OF PORT MOLLER. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-130300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-130300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ174-130300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-130300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-130300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON N OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 30 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 35 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-130300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ185-130300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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 10, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
12Z MODELS IN GENERAL HANDLE HAVE SIMILAR TIMING ON THE FRONTAL
TROUGH RACING EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
TRIPLE POINT OVER THE GULF SAT. SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES ARISE ON THE
POSITIONING OF THE PARENT CENTER. THE ECMWF APPEARS TO BE THE OUTLIER
AS IT TAKES THIS SYSTEM INTO SW ALASKA WHILE THE GFS/GEM/NAM TAKE THE
CENTER INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ON SUN NIGHT/MON.
.ANALYSIS...
WIDESPREAD STRATUS WITH SOME FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW IS ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EVIDENT ACROSS THE
NORTH GULF COAST AND GENERALLY FAIR SKIES OVER KODIAK ISLAND. OUT
WEST...STRATUS DOMINATES MOIST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. HOWEVER...THE
NEXRAD RADARS AND SAT IMAGERY SHOW SHOWERS HEADING NORTH TOWARD THE
COAST. A SURFACE LOW JUST EAST OF SHEMYA IS MOVING RAPIDLY EAST. THE
ASSOCIATED FRONTAL IS STRETCHING EAST UNDER A STRONG WESTERLY UPPER
JET.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
LIGHT FLOW ALOFT COUPLED WITH A FEW WEAK WAVES ALOFT WILL HOLD
FLURRIES OR EMBEDDED SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL INTO SAT. WEAK COLD
ADVECTION SPREADS SOUTH OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...BUT SHOULD DUE LITTLE
TO BREAK UP STRATUS AND PATCHY FOG ACROSS COOK INLET AND INLAND
AREAS. THE FRONT AND TRIPLE POINT LOW WHICH MOVE INTO THE GULF ON SAT
WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN GULF AND SNOW TO THE NORTH
GULF COAST. THE COAST SHOULD CATCH MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION. MORE
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS SPREAD OVER THE REGION SUN NIGHT WITH THE APPROACH
OF THE LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE ALEUTIANS.
SOUTHWEST...
AREAS OF FOG AND LOW STRATUS WILL REMAIN INLAND TONIGHT WITH SNOW
SNOW SHOWERS NEAR THE COASTS. A FRONT WILL PUSH INTO BRISTOL BAY
EARLY SAT MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW ARE LIKELY WITH THIS FRONT ALONG THE
AK PEN WITH SNOW ALONG THE SW COAST...LITTLE PRECIPITATION WILL WILL
SPREAD INLAND. INCREASED GRADIENTS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS...SO WILL
LIKELY SEE SOME BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE WEST CAPES. THE PARENT LOW
CURRENTLY OVER THE ALEUTIANS BRINGS INCREASED CHANCES OF SNOW/SNW
SHOWERS INLAND BRISTOL BAY/KUSKOKWIM VALLEY SUN.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
A MODERATELY STRONG LOW TRACKING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS
MORNING WILL CONTINUE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH STORM FORCE
SOUTHWEST WINDS TRACKING OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. RAIN AND SNOW
WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...WITH MORE SHOWERY ACTIVITY BEHIND THE LOW.
THE LOW WILL REACH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THIS EVENING...WEAKENING TO
GALE FORCE IN THE PROCESS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER
MUCH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...TWO FAST MOVING WAVE DISTURBANCES WILL
TRACK THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA...WITH RAIN AND SNOW IMPACTING THE
COAST. THE GENERAL STORM TRACK WOULD GENERALLY KEEP MOST INLAND
LOCATIONS WEST OF THE COPPER BASIN ON THE DRIER SIDE...BUT THERE IS
THE POSSIBILITY...SHOULD THE LOW TRACK WEST OR INTENSIFY MORE THAN
CURRENTLY EXPECTED...THAT SOME SNOW COULD DEVELOP INLAND MONDAY AND
TUESDAY.
WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND...THE EXPECTED PATTERN WILL CHANGE DRAMATICALLY
AS A POWERFUL 220 KNOT EAST ASIAN PACIFIC JET SENDS A SERIES OF
STRONG LOWS AND A VIGOROUS WARM FRONT INTO THE BERING SEA AND GULF OF
ALASKA. THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN VERY GOOD GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH A
LEADING WARM FRONT TRACKING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY. GIVEN THE
COLD AIR IN PLACE...THIS WOULD LIKELY BEGIN AS OVERRUNNING SNOW
ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS...TURNING TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST.
THEREAFTER...UNCERTAINTY RAPIDLY GROWS WITH THE TIMING AND TRACK OF
INDIVIDUAL LOWS...BUT THERE IS HIGH CERTAINTY STORMINESS WILL
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND GULF...WITH A
CHINOOK DRIVING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA...AND HEAVY RAIN IMPACTING
PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST. INLAND AREAS MAY SEE THE FULL SPECTRUM
OF PRECIPITATION TYPES...INCLUDING RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM...176 177
GALE...150 155 165 170 171 172 173 174 175 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC JAN 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days |
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