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Storm Warning 31, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 19, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 19, 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.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 19, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 20, 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.

497 
FZAK52 PAFC 200000
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 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.

PKZ199-201500-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 85 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE WEST AND
DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 963 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL
MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF ST PAUL AT 972 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN
MOVE TO 125 NM NORTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW AT 980 MB TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-201500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT
SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-201500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FROM COLD BAY W...NE WIND 30 KT
BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT.
FROM COLD BAY W...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-201500-
BRISTOL BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-201500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...W OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. E OF PORT MOLLER...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 15
FT...EXCEPT 7 FT E OF PORT MOLLER. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-201500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-201500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-201500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT...EXCEPT 17 FT FROM UNALASKA W.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT
SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-201500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-201500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-201500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 6
FT W OF ATKA. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-201500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-201500-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-201500-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SHEMYA...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA W. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDDAY. E OF SHEMYA...
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA W. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-201500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-201500-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...NE WIND 35 KT. FROM CAPE NEWENHAM
S...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
 

$$

PKZ181-201500-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. 


$$

PKZ185-201500-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. FROM
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.MON...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. FROM SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND E...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  PATCHY FOG.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND W. 
.MON NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. FROM SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND E...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
262 
FZAK52 PAFC 201204
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 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.

PKZ199-210300-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 969 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 140 NM EAST OF THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS AT 975 MB MON EVENING...THEN MOVE TO 150 NM WEST OF
SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 989 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW 190 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE
AFTERNOON. A STRONG NORTH PACIFIC FRONT WILL TRACK TOWARDS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA LATE TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-210300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 
10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-210300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-210300-
BRISTOL BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-210300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-210300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-210300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-210300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-210300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-210300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-210300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-210300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-210300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-210300-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-210300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-210300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-210300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-210300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND E. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 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 19, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE WEST
COAST OF NORTH AMERICA EXTENDS OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THEN NEAR
THE ALCAN BORDER. THIS PATTERN IS CONTINUING TO SEND STRONG SOUTHERLY
FLOW ALOFT INTO THE STATE. A STRONG 250 MB JET STREAM WITH A MAX WIND
SPEED OVER 200 KT IS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS BUT IS IN A GOOD
LOCATION TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP STRONG SURFACE LOWS THAT TRACK INTO
THE BERING SEA. THE CURRENT STRONG LOW IS APPROACHING THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND WILL CROSS INTO THE BERING SEA TONIGHT. THIS IS A
FAIRLY STRONG LOW BUT NOT NEARLY AS STRONG AS THE ONE FROM THE END OF
LAST WEEK WHICH WAS STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD. THIS LOW HAS
ALREADY REACHED PEAK INTENSITY AND HAS ALREADY STARTED TO WEAKEN
SLOWLY.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE WAY
THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW SPLITS AND SENDS THE MAIN ENERGY INTO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE LOW WHICH IS HEADING INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA
TONIGHT. THE REAL UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS LOW COMES INTO PLAY ON
TUESDAY WHEN THE LOW IN CENTERED NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND AND A TROUGH
EXTENDS SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE TRACK OF THE LOW. THE NAM AND ECMWF
DEVELOP A SECONDARY LOW CENTER IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE NEWENHAM WHICH
THEY THEN MOVE NORTHWARD OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE GFS AND GEM
BOTH KEEP THIS A TROUGH AS IT LIFTS NORTHWARD. THE DIFFERENCE IN
SOLUTIONS WILL IMPACT THE WINDS AND CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY AREAS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL...THE FRONT MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA WILL ONCE AGAIN USHER IN SOME WARMER AIR INTO THE REGION.
WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE IN THE USUAL AREAS SUCH AS TURNAGAIN
ARM...BUT NOT AS STRONG AS THIS PAST FRIDAY. COASTAL AREAS WILL SEE
RAINFALL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY WITH KODIAK ISLAND SEEING THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS.

SOUTHWEST...THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW NEAR THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST AND NORTHWEST AROUND THIS LOW
AND SET UP OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TONIGHT AND THEN BE STATIONARY
OVER THAT AREA FOR MOST OF TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS AND GOOD LIFTING OVER THE ISLANDS. THIS WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED.
DUTCH HARBOR WILL LIKELY ALSO SEE A LITTLE BLOWING SNOW BUT NOT
ENOUGH TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. AREAS
AROUND BRISTOL BAY WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IN VERY MILD AIR WHICH MAY KEEP
SOME OF THE AREAS FROM EVEN GETTING BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE SAME OVERALL ACTIVE PATTERN WILL PERSIST
THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THEREFORE...WHILE THERE WILL BE SOME BRIEF COOLER
PERIODS...EXPECT CONTINUED ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR MOST OF THE
AREA AND PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTAL
AREAS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 195.
MARINE...GALE 119 120 125 130-137 150-171 179 180.
         STORM 172. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JAN 14

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 19, 7:15 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC23 hr
Jan 19, 11:20 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC29 hr
Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC8 days
Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 20, 7:05 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC9 hr
Jan 20, 7:05 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC21 hr
Jan 20, 1:31 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC7 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.