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Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 101, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this heavy freezing spray warning at Mar 1, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 7 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heavy freezing spray 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 heavy freezing spray warning went out at Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKST, 17 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKST, 17 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1100 AM AKST FRI FEB 28 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS IS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA. THERE IS ALSO A WEAK NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A LOW THAT IS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS IS VERY SLOWLY MOVING TO THE EAST. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS (MONDAY AFTERNOON). THIS IS TO BE EXPECTED WITH THE SLOW MOVING AND FAIRLY STABLE PATTERN THAT IS OVER THE AREA. THERE ARE NATURALLY SOME DIFFERENCES IN SMALL SCALE FEATURES...BUT OVER-ALL THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE EASTERN ALASKA RIDGE WILL SLIDE SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY SUNDAY MORNING THEN PUSH WEST INTO THE BERING SEA ON MONDAY. FLOW WILL BECOME A LITTLE MORE CYCLONIC ON MONDAY AS THE RIDGE MOVES WEST. THIS IS ALSO DUE TO AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE PANHANDLE AND ANOTHER LOW DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH. THE AREA WILL STILL REMAIN MAINLY DRY...BUT SOME PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE FOR MAINLY COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE WEAK TROUGH OVER THE AREA WILL SLIDE NORTH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE RIDGE THAT IS CURRENTLY OVER EASTERN ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY AS THE MAIN HIGH PUSHES INTO THE BERING SEA. FOR THE ALEUTIANS...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL SEND A FRONT INTO THE ALEUTAINS AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT THAT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO DISSIPATE MONDAY. THIS IS NOT A PARTICULARLY STRONG SYSTEM. SOME MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS AREA EXPECTED IN THE MARINE ZONES SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...AND SOME PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 155 172 174 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG FEB 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 3:03 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Feb 28, 3:03 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:03 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 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.