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Storm Warning 18, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 12, 2014, 4:00 PM 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 12, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
867 FZAK51 PAFC 130008 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 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. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT. A 975 MB PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY MON MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR SITKINAK AT 969 MB LATE MON NIGHT THEN TRACK TO NEAR NEAR WHITTIER AT 981 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-131500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-131500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-131500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-131500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-131500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-131500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-131500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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134 FZAK51 PAFC 131257 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 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. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF AKHIOK THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN TO KODIAK ISLAND TUE MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH...IT WILL CONTINUE TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ126-140300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-140300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-140300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-140300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ136-140300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-140300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-140300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Jan 12, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS IS MOVING EAST AND FILLING.
THERE IS STILL APPRECIABLE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER COVERAGE WITH THIS
FEATURE THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND BERING SEA AS SHORTWAVES
ROTATE AROUND THE FLOW...BUT THE ASSOCIATED PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS
WEAKENED SUCH THAT THE SCOPE OF GALE FORCE WINDS HAS SHRUNK TO THE
IMMEDIATE SOUTHERN QUADRANT OF THE SYSTEM. SHARPER AND STRONGER
SHORTWAVES HAVE SUPPORTED SOME STEADIER SNOW THROUGH BRISTOL BAY AND
OUT ACROSS UPPER COOK INLET. THERE IS A WEAK SURFACE LOW JUST EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND TRACKING EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF...BUT THE
LION'S SHARE OF IT'S ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION IS JUST SOUTH OF PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND COASTAL AREAS. ALSO OF NOTE AREA A SERIES OF
SURFACE WAVES DEVELOPING AROUND 500 MILES SOUTH OF UNALASKA...MOVING
NORTHEAST. THESE WAVES AREA DEEPENING AS UPSTREAM ENERGY FROM AN
UPPER-LOW SOUTH OF KISKA HELP TO DEEPEN THE LONGWAVE TROUGH. ANOTHER
SYSTEM WHICH WILL PLAY A ROLE IN THE SENSIBLE WEATHER IN THE AOR MID
TO LATE WEEK IS A LOW WHICH HAS EJECTED OF NORTHERN JAPAN NEAR 40N
160E WHICH IS MOVING EAST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS SHOW THE LOW EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND QUICKLY PUSHING TOWARDS
YAKUTAT ON TUE AND AWAY FROM THE AOR. QPF WITH THE EMBDDED SHORTWAVES
MOVING UP THROUGH THE MESSY FLOW ALOFT IN SOUTHCENTRAL AK WERE NOT
CAPTURED WELL AT ALL. MODELS SHOW THE LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS MOVING
INLAND NEAR KIPNUK MON MORNING AND DISSIPATING BY MON EVENING.
ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO THE DEVELOPING WAVES SOUTH OF UNALASKA. THE
PHASING WAVES ARE DEPICTED BECOMING A SURFACE LOW 450 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF KODIAK CITY AT 975 MB MON MORNING WHICH MOVES TO NEAR SITKINAK AT
969 MB LATE MON NIGHT...BEFORE TRACKING QUICKLY UP TO THE KENAI
PENINSULA ON TUE. THIS IS A CONSIDERABLE SHIFT WESTWARD IN
TRACK...AND IS A SLOWER SOLUTION COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. THIS WAS
CAPTURED INITIALLY BY THE GFS AND NOW THE ECMWF. THE NAM AND GEM BOTH
STILL GENERALLY SHOW A TRACK EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND. BOTH THE GFS AND
ECMWF SEEMED TO HAVE SUPERIOR PLACEMENT OF THE WAVES BASED ON THE
SATELLITE IMAGERY COMPARED TO THE GEM/NAM. HOWEVER EVEN WITH THE
GFS/ECMWF PREFERRED SOLUTION...THE GFS WRAPS THE RESIDUAL FILLING
SURFACE LOW THROUGH COOK INLET AND THE MAT-SU VALLEYS ON
TUE...WHEREAS THE ECMWF TRACKS IT MORE TOWARDS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
IN THE WAKE OF THIS PHASED LOW MOVING UP THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ON
TUE...THE SYSTEM EJECTING OFF JAPAN WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO AROUND 400
MILES SOUTH OF ATKA BY TUE NIGHT. A STRONG WARM FRONT WITH THIS
SYSTEM STILL LOOKS TO PUSH THROUGH THE GULF AND POKE INTO THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND ON WED. THIS WARM NOSE GETS A REINFORCING SHOT ON
THU FROM SOUTH TO NORTH MOVING LOW SUPPORTED BY THE VERY
AMPLIFIED/MERIDIONAL FLOW ALOFT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF...
AS MENTIONED ABOVE...QPF HAS NOT BE SAMPLED WELL BY THE MODELS OVER
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THE LATEST RUN OF THE WRF AT LEAST HAS
INITIALIZED SOME OF THE SNOW IN UPPER COOK INLET...AND SUGGESTS THE
BULK ENDING DURING THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. THIS SEEMS REASONABLE
AND IS CORROBORATED BY WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWING A DISTINCT BACK
EDGE TO THE CURRENT SHORTWAVE. HOWEVER OTHER SUBTLE UPPER WAVES IN
THIS MESSY FLOW CAN STILL SNEAK THROUGH AND WITH TEMPERATURES ON THE
COOL SIDE...LESS FORCING IS NECESSARY TO SQUEEZE OUT SOME LIGHT SNOW.
LIGHT SNOWS WILL ALSO LIKELY BEGIN TO FILL IN AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AS THE SHORTWAVE ENERGY MIGRATES EASTWARD.
IN ADVANCE OF THE PACIFIC LOW THAT MOVES UP TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND
MON...MUCH OF THE AOR IS WELL BELOW FREEZING. AS MOISTURE MOVES
UP...SHOULD SEE ALL AREAS START OUT AS SNOW...INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
MON AFTERNOON. WARM ADVECTION SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW RAIN TO
MIX IN BY MON EVENING ON THE ISLAND. THE REST OF THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND WILL SEE SNOW OVERSPREAD LATE MON NIGHT AND TUE.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVIEST ALONG COASTAL AREAS WHERE RAIN MAY MIX
IN AT TIMES. SOME LOCAL BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THOMPSON
PASS...THOUGH WIND STRENGTH NOT EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH AT THIS
JUNCTURE FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW/BLIZZARD.
SOUTHWEST/AKPEN...
THE LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS INCHES CLOSER TO THE SW MAINLAND
OVERNIGHT...ALLOWING SNOW IN BRISTOL BAY TO BECOME A BIT MORE
WIDESPREAD OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. SOME BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY IN
ADVANCE OF THE LOW...BUT AS IT PUSHES ASHORE NEAR KIPNUK MON
MORNING...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD RELAX A BIT AND CURTAIL THE
THREAT. SNOW TAPERS OFF AS THE LOW DISSIPATES THROUGH THE DAY MON.
SHOULD SEE A RETURN OF STEADIER SNOW MON NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE N
PAC LOW NEARING KODIAK ISLAND. LION'S SHARE OF PRECIP SHOULD BE
FOCUSED IN AREAS OF STRONGER LIFT IN THE EASTERN PART OF BRISTOL BAY.
SHOULD STORM TRACK CONTINUE TO TREND WESTWARD...MAY NEED TO EXPAND
THE SNOW THREAT AS WELL. SHOWERS ALONG THE AKPEN SHOULD BECOME
STEADIER SNOW/RAIN AS THE LOW APPROACHES THE REGION AS WELL.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER FOR THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
SNOW/RAIN SHOWERS PERSISTING IN WEAK CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT. SOME
UPPER-LVL DISTURBANCES PUSHING FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST THROUGH
THE BERING MAY ENHANCE PRECIPITATION AT TIMES...BUT OVERALL NO
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF PRECIP OR STRONG WINDS ANTICIPATED
THROUGH MON NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONG TERM PERIOD WILL FEATURE A WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW
AIMED AT THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND MID TO LATE WEEK. COASTAL AREAS WILL
BEAR THE BRUNT IN TERMS OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION (RAIN)...BUT
WARMING TEMPERATURS EVEN INLAND WILL LEAD TO MIXED OR LIQUID PRECIP
THREATS AS WELL. THE BERING AND CHAIN LOOK TO REMAIN MORE IN THE
THROAT OF THE UPPER-LVL TROUGHING...WITH RELATIVELY WEAK WEATHER
FEATURES STEERING THE SENSIBLE WEATHER.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM...132 150 352
GALE...119 120 130 131 138 155 160 165 170 171 172 180 351
412 414
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...180 181 185 411 412 414
FIRE WEATHER...
MALOYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 13, 9:27 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 3 hr |
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