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Storm Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 13, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 13, 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 13, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 14, 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.

050 
FZAK61 PAFC 132358
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 13 2014

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-141500-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 13 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 967 MB LOW AT 53N 158W WILL MOVE TO 59N 151W AT 971 MB TUE MORNING
THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR 61N 147W AT 979 MB BY TUE EVENING. A WEATHER
FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE TUE NIGHT AND TRACKS TO THE
NORTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. A 990 MB PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 51N 150W
WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ351-141500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST MON JAN 13 2014

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-141500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST MON JAN 13 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
629 
FZAK61 PAFC 141250
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 14 2014

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-150300-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 14 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 969 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR 58N 155W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 61N 147W AT
979 MB THIS EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE
TUE NIGHT AND TRACKS TO THE NORTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. A 988 MB
PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 57N 148W THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-150300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 14 2014

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT
SUBSIDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-150300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 14 2014

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$
750 
FZAK61 PAFC 142359
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 14 2014

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-151500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 14 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 976 MB LOW NEAR 60N 148W MOVES NORTHEAST AND INLAND THIS EVENING. A
986 MB LOW NEAR 54N 150W WED EVENING MOVES TO 58N 150W AT 989 MB THU.

$$

PKZ351-151500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 14 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT
SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-151500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 14 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 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.