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Gale Warning 65, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 11, 2014, 4:00 PM 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ185-121500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ185-130300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
889 FZAK52 PAFC 122357 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-131500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO NEAR KIPNUK AT 983 MB MON MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND. A 975 MB PACIFIC LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MON MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR SITKINAK AT 969 MB LATE MON NIGHT AND TRACK INTO THE GULF OF AK ON TUE. $$ PKZ150-131500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-131500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF DUTCH HARBOR...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF DUTCH HARBOR...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-131500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-131500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-131500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NW WIND 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-131500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 25 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-131500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-131500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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 11, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A FLAT RIDGE EXISTS OVER THE NE PACIFIC JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF WITH
LONGWAVE TROUGHING IN THE NW PACIFIC AND THE FAR WESTERN BERING/CHAIN
ANCHORED BY A COLD UPPER-LOW NEAR SAKHALIN ISLAND. A 965 MB LOW 150
MILES NORTH OF ATKA IS SLOWLY DRIFTING EAST AND FILLING. WIDESPREAD
GALE FORCE WINDS EXIST AROUND THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN QUADRANTS OF
THIS LOW. AN UPPER-LOW NEAR THE CENTRAL ALCAN BORDER IS EJECTING INTO
NW CANADA. THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND NESTLED IN BETWEEN THESE FEATURES
REMAINS IN A NEUTRAL FLOW ALOFT...THOUGH RESIDUAL LOW-LVL MOISTURE IN
THE STAGNANT FLOW HAS ALLOWED LOW CLOUDS AND FOG TO PERSIST ACROSS
UPPER-COOK INLET. A FRONT IS ELONGATING OVER THE EASTERN BERING TO
SOUTHWESTERN GULF (THOUGH IT STRETCHES BACK AND STALLS IN THE N
PACIFIC)...WITH SNOW/RAIN HAVING OVERSPREAD KODIAK ISLAND AND NOSING
INTO BRISTOL BAY. A TRIPLE POINT HAVING FORMED ALONG THE FRONT OVER
THE ISLAND IS TRACKING QUICKLY NORTHEASTWARD. PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IN THE BERING IS RATHER SHOWERY. MILD
TEMPERATURES ALLOWS MUCH OF IT TO FALL AS RAIN SHOWERS...THOUGH SOME
COOLER AIR WRAPPING IN BEHIND THE LOW SUPPORTS A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. ALSO OF NOTE IS
AN UPPER-LOW AROUND 500 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATTU MOVING EAST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE CLOSE IN SPIRIT WITH THE SHIFTING OF THE PATTERN ALOFT IN
THE COMING DAYS. OUT WEST...THE LOW NORTH OF ATKA IS DEPICTED
DRIFTING TO AROUND 150 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL SUN EVENING AND
THEN TRACKING ASHORE THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA NEAR KIPNUK MON EVENING.
THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT AMONG THE MODELS SAVE
FOR THE GFS WHICH IS ABOUT 12 TO 18 HOURS FASTER WITH THE SPEED THAN
THE CONSENSUS. FURTHER EAST...THE TRIPLE-POINT LOW OVER KODIAK IS
SHOWN QUICKLY MOVING TO AROUND 80 MILES EAST OF CAPE SUCKLING SUN
AFTERNOON THEN MOVING ASHORE NEAR YAKUTAT SUN NIGHT. AS THESE
FEATURES RUN THEIR COURSE...THE PATTERN ALOFT SHOWS AMPLIFICATION.
THE UPPER-LOW SOUTHWEST OF ATTU CONTINUES TO DIG THE LONGWAVE
EASTWARD SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF ENERGY
SPLITTING OFF FROM THE SAKHALIN ISLAND UPPER-LOW ADDING MORE TO THE
MIX BY MID NEXT WEEK. ALL OF THIS ENERGY WILL BEGIN INTERACTING WITH
THE OLD FRONTAL ZONE IN THE N PACIFIC...WITH A SURFACE LOW DEPICTED
BY THE MODELS FORMING NEAR 40N 164W SUN NIGHT AND MOVING TO AROUND
250 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON. THE ECMWF AND NAM ARE
SIMILAR WITH TRACK AND SPEED MOVING THE SYSTEM TO NEAR SE PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND ON TUE. THE GFS LAGS BEHIND BY ABOUT 12 HOURS...WHILE
THE GEM IS SEVERAL HOURS FASTER AND FURTHER EAST WITH THE DEPICTION.
IN GENERAL HAVE NUDGED FORECASTS TOWARDS THE NAM/ECMWF AS THEY HAVE
REASONABLE CONSENSUS AND SOME CONSISTENCY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF...
THE TRIPLE-POINT OVER KODIAK QUICKLY MOVES THROUGH THE GULF
TONIGHT...WITH PERIPHERAL SNOWS EXPECTED TO CLIP THE SOUTHERN KENAI
PENINSULA AND EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...BUT WITH THE FEATURE
BEING FAST MOVING...NOT EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. SOME
DOWN INLET FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS UPPER-COOK INLET AS THE LOW MOVES
THROUGH THE GULF...BUT IT MAY NOT BE ROBUST ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY
SCOUR OUT THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG TONIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THE
TRIPLE-POINT AND AMPLIFYING PATTERN ALOFT...A SERIES OF WEAK
SHORTWAVES WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH. THESE FEATURES
MAY BE ENOUGH TO SQUEEZE OUT SOME PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MON. THESE FEATURES APPEAR FAIRLY WEAK...SO HAVE ADVERTISED
CHANCE POPS BUT IF THINGS TREND TOWARDS THE 18Z NAM (WHICH IS HEAVIER
WITH QPF) SUN NIGHT...WILL NEED TO REVISIT FORECASTS TO INCLUDE SOME
ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE POPULATION CENTERS OF UPPER COOK INLET. BY MON
EVENING...PERIPHERAL SNOW/RAIN WITH STRONG WINDS WILL BE PUSHING
TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM.
SOUTHWEST/AKPEN...
LIGHT SNOW FOR BRISTOL BAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELONGATING FRONT
TONIGHT TO SUN MORNING. A REINFORCING SHOT OF MOISTURE TO OVERSPREAD
THE SW MAINLAND BY SUN NIGHT AS THE PARENT LOW IN THE BERING SNEAKS
BY THE PRIBILOFS AND TOWARDS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. THERE MAY BE
SOME LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS THE
SNOW SHOULD BE RATHER LIGHTWEIGHT AND EASY TO BLOW AROUND IN 25 MPH
WINDS. BLOWING SNOW INTENSITY AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IS NOT EXPECTED
TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR ANY ADVISORIES/WARNINGS. WESTERN REACHES OF
BRISTOL BAY'S AKPEN OUT THROUGH COLD BAY ARE WEAKER SIDE OF THE
FRONT...WHERE TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING WILL ALLOW PRECIP TO FALL
AS MAINLY PASSING RAIN SHOWERS. THE S TO W GALES IN THE CENTRAL CHAIN
MIGRATE TO THE AKPEN AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING TO SMALL CRAFT LEVELS OR LESS SUN NIGHT AS THE PARENT LOW
FILLS AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
RUN OF THE MILL SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WITH THE SLOW MOVING LOW TO
PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE CHAIN. TEMPERATURES ALOFT REMAIN FAIRLY
STEADY STATE...SO COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF SHOWERS LIKELY TO REMAIN
UNCHANGED THROUGH MON.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...WHILE THERE IS STILL QUITE A LARGE SPREAD
IN THE TRACK OF THE LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF...THE GLOBAL GUIDANCE
HAS TRENDED TOWARD A MUCH STRONGER LOW TRACKING FARTHER WEST THAN
INITIALLY EXPECTED. SNOW WILL LIKELY OVERSPREAD THE COAST AND COPPER
RIVER BASIN LATE MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY AS THIS LOW TRACKS
INLAND...WITH A POSSIBLE BRIEF CHANGE TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST. INLAND
LOCATIONS FROM COOK INLET INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL BE QUITE
SENSITIVE TO THE TRACK OF THE LOW WITH RESPECT TO POTENTIAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS. SUCH DETAILS WILL BE MORE CLEAR IN THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS.
THEREAFTER...A MAJOR SHIFT IN THE PACIFIC PATTERN WILL BEGIN AS A
POWERFUL 220 KNOT EAST ASIAN JET STREAM TRACKS EASTWARD INTO THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC. THERE REMAINS GOOD CONTINUITY AMONG THE GLOBAL
GUIDANCE WITH RESPECT TO A LEADING WARM FRONT SPREADING INTO SOUTHERN
ALASKA SOMETIME ON WEDNESDAY. GIVEN THE COLD DOME IN PLACE...
PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS OVERRUNNING SNOW...WITH A
CHANGEOVER TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST. LATE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
A DEEP NEGATIVE TILT TROUGH WILL THEN TAKE SHAPE OVER THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC...WITH A WAVE TRAIN OF STRONG LOWS AND FRONTS TRACKING INTO
SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE ENTIRE SUITE OF
GLOBAL GUIDANCE INCLUDING THE CANADIAN GLOBAL DETERMINISTIC
PREDICTION SYSTEM...GFS...ECMWF...AND THEIR RESPECTIVE ENSEMBLES
DEPICT SIMILAR PATTERNS. SUCH A PATTERN WILL POTENTIALLY HAVE LOCALLY
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AS THE ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH NEXT
WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE...132 150 155 165 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 185
351 352 411 412
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...180 181 185 412 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
ANALYSIS/MODEL DISCUSSION/SHORT TERM FORECAST...MALOY
LONG TERM FORECAST...AHSENMACHERIn the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 11, 10:00 AM AKST, 6 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1000 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM SNOW SLANA 62.70N 143.99W
01/11/2014 M7.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
TOTAL OF 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN 36 HOURS.
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JAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days |
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