Small Craft Advisory 72, NWS Anchorage, AK

852 
FZAK52 PAFC 231258
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 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.

PKZ199-240300-
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 968 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WEAKENS TO 985 MB FRI NIGHT
110 NM NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW. A 991 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ATTU
WEAKENS INTO A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN
BERING THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT.

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PKZ150-240300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

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PKZ155-240300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF COLD BAY...SE WIND 35 KT. W OF COLD BAY...VARIABLE WIND
15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.   

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PKZ160-240300-
BRISTOL BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-240300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E OF COLD BAY...E WIND 30 KT. W OF COLD BAY...E WIND 25 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF COLD
BAY. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-240300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-240300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-240300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.   

$$

PKZ173-240300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.   

$$

PKZ174-240300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.   

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PKZ175-240300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-240300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

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PKZ177-240300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-240300-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-240300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

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PKZ180-240300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE
NEWENHAM IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

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PKZ181-240300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-240300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE WARM AND GENERALLY WET PATTERN CONTINUES. THE STORM LOW CENTER
OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC HAS SHOWN SOME NORTH MOVEMENT. ITS ASSOCIATED
FRONT STRETCHED NORTH AND EAST TOWARD THE AK PEN TO OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA. RAIN FELL OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH GULF COAST AND WINDWARD
LOCALS ON THE KENAI PENINSULA. SNOW WAS EVIDENT OVER OVER THE SW
ALASKA WITH A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND RAIN OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS WERE ALSO EVIDENT OVER THE NORTH GULF IN
ADVANCE OF THE NORTH MOVING WEATHER FRONT.

THE NORTH PACIFIC STORM HEADS NORTH TONIGHT AND WEAKENS AS IT
APPROACHES SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND FRI EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT MOVES INLAND TONIGHT. A SERIES OF FRONTAL WAVES MOVE NORTH
THROUGH THE GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT...BRINGING SURGES OF MOISTURE TO
THE NORTH GULF COAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL INITIALIZATIONS OVERALL WERE GOOD. SYNOPTIC FORECAST TRENDS ARE
IN GENERAL AGREEMENT AND REASONABLE. TIMING OF FRONTAL WAVES MOVING
NORTH THROUGH THE GULF ARE IN SURPRISINGLY GOOD AGREEMENT...THOUGH
THE NAM IS A LITTLE QUICKER THAN THE GLOBAL MODELS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
A MILD AND WET WEATHER PATTERN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC TRACK NORTHWARD. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT OF THESE SYSTEMS
WILL APPROACH THE NORTH GULF TONIGHT WITH A SECONDARY SURGE THURSDAY
NIGHT. THR BRUNT OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL AROUND
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA
WHERE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY TONIGHT THROUGH
MIDDAY FRI. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON COULD TOTAL 3 TO
6 INCHES ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST. INLAND AREAS WILL SEE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS RAINFALL. WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WEATHER PATTERN AND BRING
UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES. FREEZING LEVELS WILL ALSO INCREASE
WITH VALUES REACHING 4000 TO 6000 FT INLAND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TO
8000 FT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. SNOW MELT COMBINED WITH RAINFALL
WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PONDING OF WATER AND MINOR LOCALIZED
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND LOCATIONS WITH POOR
DRAINAGE.

STRONG GAP FLOWS AND GALES/STORMS OVER THE GULF WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT
AS THE FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES NORTH AND INLAND. GAP FLOWS WILL INCREASE
AGAIN THU AS THE WEAKENING STORM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES NORTH
TOWARD THE EASTERN BERING SEA. WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL ALSO
INCREASE THU NIGHT AS A FRONTAL WAVE MOVES RAPIDLY NORTH.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE LATEST LOW IN THE TRAIN OF LOWS MOVING NORTHWARD FROM THE NORTH
PACIFIC THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE BRISTOL BAY
AREA ON THURSDAY. THIS MAIN CENTER WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND FRI EVENING. SNOW ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS SYSTEM
WILL MOVE WEST/NORTH ACROSS THE SW MAINLAND TONIGHT. TEMPS WILL WARM
AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. A COUPLE OF MINOR WAVES WILL BRING SHOWERS TO
THE SW MAINLAND THROUGH FRI.

.EASTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHING THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL BRING
BLIZZARD POTENTIAL TO THE PRIBILOFS THU AFTERNOON THROUGH ABOUT
MIDNIGHT THU NIGHT. COULD BE A CLOSE CALL DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH WARM
AIR MOVES WEST. WILL ISSUE WATCH AT THIS POINT AND EVALUATE THE NEXT
RUN. RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGH THIS EVENING AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE WEST.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA/WEST ALEUTIANS WILL GIVE
WAY TO LOWER PRESSURE AND MORE UNSETTLE WEATHER THU NIGHT/FRI.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THERE ARE SOME HINTS AT THIS ACTIVE AND WARM PATTERN BREAKING DOWN
NEXT WEEK...BUT NOTHING WORTH LATCHING ONTO AT THIS POINT. WE WILL
KEEP AN EYE ON THIS POSSIBILITY IN THE COMING DAYS. UNTIL
THEN...EXPECT CONTINUED ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR MUCH OF THE
MAINLAND AND PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTAL
AREAS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 195.
MARINE...GALES 119 150 155 160 170 172 173 174 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC JAN 14

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1130 AM AKST WEDNESDAY JAN 22 2014

AKZ101-111-121-125-131-135-141-145-171-231800-

...MILD AND WET CONDITIONS CONTINUING FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...

A MILD AND WET WEATHER PATTERN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC TRACK NORTHWARD. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT OF THESE SYSTEMS
APPROACH THE NORTH GULF TONIGHT WITH A SECONDARY SURGE THURSDAY
NIGHT. THE LION'S SHARE OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL AROUND
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA
WHERE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON COULD TOTAL 3 TO
6 INCHES ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST. INLAND AREAS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY LESS RAINFALL. WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WEATHER PATTERN AND BRING
UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES TO THE SOUTH MAINLAND. FREEZING LEVELS
WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH VALUES REACHING 4000 TO 6000 FT INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL TO 8000 FT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST.

RESIDENTS ON THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA TO ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF INCREASED PONDING OF WATER
AND MINOR LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND
LOCATIONS WITH POOR DRAINAGE.

THE LATEST AREA WEATHER FORECASTS CAN BE OBTAINED BY VISITING:

WEATHER.GOV/ANCHORAGE

RMC

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1130 AM AKST WEDNESDAY JAN 22 2014

AKZ101-111-121-125-131-135-141-145-171-231800-

...MILD AND WET CONDITIONS CONTINUING FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...

A MILD AND WET WEATHER PATTERN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC TRACK NORTHWARD. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT OF THESE SYSTEMS
APPROACH THE NORTH GULF TONIGHT WITH A SECONDARY SURGE THURSDAY
NIGHT. THE LION'S SHARE OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL AROUND
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA
WHERE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON COULD TOTAL 3 TO
6 INCHES ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST. INLAND AREAS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY LESS RAINFALL. WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WEATHER PATTERN AND BRING
UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES TO THE SOUTH MAINLAND. FREEZING LEVELS
WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH VALUES REACHING 4000 TO 6000 FT INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL TO 8000 FT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST.

RESIDENTS ON THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA TO ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF INCREASED PONDING OF WATER
AND MINOR LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND
LOCATIONS WITH POOR DRAINAGE.

THE LATEST AREA WEATHER FORECASTS CAN BE OBTAINED BY VISITING:

WEATHER.GOV/ANCHORAGE

RMC

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1130 AM AKST WEDNESDAY JAN 22 2014

AKZ101-111-121-125-131-135-141-145-171-231800-

...MILD AND WET CONDITIONS CONTINUING FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...

A MILD AND WET WEATHER PATTERN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC TRACK NORTHWARD. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT OF THESE SYSTEMS
WILL APPROACH THE NORTH GULF TONIGHT WITH A SECONDARY SURGE THURSDAY
NIGHT. THE LION'S SHARE OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL AROUND
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA
WHERE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON COULD TOTAL 3 TO
6 INCHES ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST. INLAND AREAS WILL SEE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS RAINFALL. WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WEATHER PATTERN AND BRING
UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES TO THE SOUTH MAINLAND. FREEZING LEVELS
WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH VALUES REACHING 4000 TO 6000 FT INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL TO 8000 FT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST.

RESIDENTS ON THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA TO ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF INCREASED PONDING OF WATER
AND MINOR LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND
LOCATIONS WITH POOR DRAINAGE.

THE LATEST AREA WEATHER FORECASTS CAN BE OBTAINED BY VISITING:

WEATHER.GOV/ANCHORAGE

RMC