Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 37, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 4, 2015, 3:21 AM AKST. It was in force for 25 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 4, 2015, 3:21 AM AKST (12:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2015, 3:51 AM AKST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
708 FZAK51 PAFC 041221 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 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. PKZ197-050100- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF PERSISTS THROUGH EARLY MON. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH TO THE SOUTHERN GULF BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-050100- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-050100- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-050100- RESURRECTION BAY- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-050100- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-050100- PORT VALDEZ- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-050100- VALDEZ NARROWS- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-050100- VALDEZ ARM- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050100- PASSAGE CANAL- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050100- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT DURING THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-050100- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT DURING THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-050100- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-050100- CHINIAK BAY- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-050100- MARMOT BAY- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-050100- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-050100- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-050100- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-050100- KACHEMAK BAY- 321 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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914 FZAK51 PAFC 041743 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 UPDATED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-050415- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF PERSISTS THROUGH EARLY MON. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH TO THE SOUTHERN GULF BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-050415- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-050415- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-050415- RESURRECTION BAY- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-050415- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-050415- PORT VALDEZ- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-050415- VALDEZ NARROWS- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-050415- VALDEZ ARM- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050415- PASSAGE CANAL- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050415- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT DURING THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-050415- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT DURING THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-050415- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-050415- CHINIAK BAY- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-050415- MARMOT BAY- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-050415- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-050415- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-050415- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-050415- KACHEMAK BAY- 843 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
158 FZAK51 PAFC 050020 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 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. PKZ197-051330- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WEAKENS THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH TO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ119-051330- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-051330- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-051330- RESURRECTION BAY- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051330- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-051330- PORT VALDEZ- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-051330- VALDEZ NARROWS- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-051330- VALDEZ ARM- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-051330- PASSAGE CANAL- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051330- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-051330- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-051330- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-051330- CHINIAK BAY- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-051330- MARMOT BAY- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-051330- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-051330- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051330- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-051330- KACHEMAK BAY- 320 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
683 FZAK51 PAFC 051251 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 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. PKZ197-060215- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS EVENING THEN TO THE NORTHERN GULF TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ119-060215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-060215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-060215- RESURRECTION BAY- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-060215- PORT VALDEZ- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-060215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-060215- VALDEZ ARM- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060215- PASSAGE CANAL- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 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. $$ PKZ130-060215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-060215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-060215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-060215- CHINIAK BAY- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-060215- MARMOT BAY- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-060215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-060215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-060215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-060215- KACHEMAK BAY- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 3, 3:59 PM AKST, 11 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 3:59 PM AKST, 11 hours 22 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER BLOCKING HIGH OVER THE MAINLAND CONTINUES TO HOLD THE WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING/EAST ALEUTIANS AT BAY. A WEAK UPPER WAVE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE TROUGH ROTATING SW ACROSS THE NORTH GULF PRODUCED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE KENAI PEN WITH SNOW SHOWERS OVER KODIAK ISLAND. SURFACE TEMPERATURES FELL FROM ABOVE ZERO TO THE MINUS TEENS ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AS THE SKIES CLEARED FROM THE NORTHEAST. GUSTY GAP WINDS WERE EVIDENT OVER THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND THOMPSON PASS. OUT WEST...BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA. LITTLE PRECIPITATION WAS OBSERVED WITH THIS FEATURE. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... OVERALL MODELS ARE REASONABLE AND IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE BLOCKING HIGH OVER THE MAINLAND AND THE WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. MODELS DIFFER SOME ON LOW CENTER WELL SOUTH OF THE AK PEN. PREVIOUS RUNS OF THE GFS MOVED THE LOW CENTER FURTHER NORTH AND AS A RESULT BROUGHT EASTERLY GALES SOUTH OF THE AK PEN. THE 12Z RUN HOWEVER BACKED OFF ON THIS SOLUTION AND CAME MORE IN LINE WITH THE MORE SOUTHERN LOW POSITION INDICATED IN THE ECMWF. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A WEAK UPPER LOW TRANSITING EASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH THE STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE OVER INTERIOR ALASKA. THIS WILL ACT TO CLEAR OUT MUCH OF THE LINGERING HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDINESS PERSISTING OVER SOUTHERN COASTAL LOCATIONS BY THIS EVENING. CLOSER TO THE SURFACE...THE WEAK TROUGH IMPACTING THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND WILL KEEP MID-LEVEL CLOUDINESS AND THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST FOR THOSE AREAS THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. WIDE SPREAD CLEARING IS EVIDENT OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND AND CONTINUES TO CLEAR FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...USHERING IN A MULTI-DAY PERIOD OF SUNNY SKIES AND COLD CONDITIONS TO MOST AREAS. GAP WINDS AROUND THE GULF COAST ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THEIR DOWN TREND...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOMPSON PASS AND THE VALDEZ AREA WHERE DENSE ARCTIC AIR FROM THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO BLEED OUT FROM THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TO THE OCEAN. HOWEVER...EVEN THESE WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY ON THE LOW END OF MODERATE BY RELATIVE STANDARDS (FOR THE WINTER MONTHS). TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO WARM IN RESPONSE TO MEAN NORTHERLY FLOW WARMING OFF THE ALASKA RANGE SUNDAY MORNING. WHILE THIS WILL NOT IMPACT TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE...IT WILL STEEPEN LOW-LEVEL INVERSIONS AROUND THE AREA. THIS COULD SET THE STAGE FOR SOME FOG DEVELOPMENT ALONG KNIK ARM/COOK INLET/ANCHORAGE SUNDAY NIGHT AND BEYOND. AT THIS POINT FOG DEVELOPMENT IS STILL CONSIDERED UNLIKELY BASED ON A CONTINUED FAIRLY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA KEEPING THE ATMOSPHERE REASONABLY WELL MIXED. SIMILARLY ...LOW-LEVEL TRAJECTORIES FOR THE ANCHORAGE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO COME FROM THE VERY DRY AIRMASS IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...WHICH WOULD ALSO HINDER FOG FORMATION. HOWEVER...THIS WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY IN UPCOMING FORECAST CYCLES. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INLAND WITH A WEAKENING NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING FRONT OVER THE BERING WILL BRING QUIET WEATHER TO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. OFFSHORE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL BEGIN BUILDING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...THEN STRENGTHEN MORE SUBSTANTIALLY ON MONDAY. FOR TONIGHT...AM EXPECTING TO SEE FOG AND LOW STRATUS FORMING UNDER CLEAR SKIES IN LOCATIONS SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT AND UNDER THE FRONT OFFSHORE AND COASTAL WHERE WARMER SOUTHERLY FLOW IS ADVECTING MOISTURE NORTH. BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY THE INCREASING OFFSHORE NORTHEASTERLY FLOW SHOULD CUT BACK ON ANY FOG AND LOW STRATUS SIGNIFICANTLY AS WINDS INCREASE AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... FOR THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...WINDS ARE DIMINISHING AS THE LOW OUT NEAR 60N 164E FILLS AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES NORTH AND INLAND. THE NEXT LOW WILL APPROACH THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY BUT WILL BE FILLING AS IT DOES SO...SO THINK GALES SHOULD BE THE MAX WINDS. THE NEXT FEATURE OF IMPORTANCE WILL BE THE LOW WELL TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA ON MONDAY. THIS WILL TIGHTEN THE GRADIENT AND EASTERLY SURFACE WINDS OVER THE WATERS SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE OFFSHORE NORTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER THE BERING. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...MODELS STILL IN SYNC STARTING THIS PERIOD WITH A CLOSED BLOCKING HIGH DOMINATING MOST OF THE MAINLAND. MODELS SEEM TO HAVE SETTLED ON THE LOCATION OF THAT HIGH TO BE JUST NORTH OF THE BERING STRAIT OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA. WITH THE HIGH SETTING UP THERE IT WILL LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN FOR SOME UPPER LEVEL ENERGY TO "SNEAK" AROUND THE BASE OF THE RIDGE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL. WHILE CLEAR AND DRY WILL STILL BE THE NAME OF THE GAME...THIS "INSIDE SLIDER" SHOULD PROVIDE BOTH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR AND AN ADDITIONAL BOOST TO THE OUTFLOW GAP WINDS. SO HAVE KEPT TEMPERATURES ON THE ORDER OF 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS WITH THE COLDEST AIR INFILTRATING OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. WE ALSO INCREASED WINDS LATE TUESDAY AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE DIVES QUICKLY FROM THE COPPER BASIN TOWARDS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO HELP MIX DOWN SOME OF THE STRONGER ELEVATED WINDS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH FAVORED AREAS LIKE THOMPSON PASS AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. FOR THE WEST AND BERING SEA...NOT MUCH CHANGE EXPECTED FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. OFFSHORE FLOW STANDS TO REALLY ONLY INCREASE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA AS COLDER AIR AND HIGHER PRESSURE SETTLE OVER THE INTERIOR. OVER THE WESTERN BERING...A WEAK FRONT AND DECAYING LOW WILL KEEP SOME WINDS AND PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST FOR LATE TUESDAY. AFTER THAT...HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO MOVE IN REALLY QUIET THINGS DOWN. THE EVOLUTION OF THAT "SLIDER" ON WEDNESDAY IGNITES THE MODEL DISCREPANCIES THAT DEVELOP TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. THE EC IS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS FEATURE DEVELOPING A CLOSED LOW IN THE MID-LEVELS WHILE THE GFS AND CANADIAN SHOW MORE OF A STRETCHED OUT SHEAR AXIS. THEN SMALL DIFFERENCES IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC START TO BECOME MORE AMPLIFIED LATE IN THE WEEK AS WELL. THE "SLIDER" DOES DISRUPT THE BLOCKING PATTERN ENOUGH TO ALLOW ENERGY AND THE SURFACE LOW TO START TO SLIDE NORTH TOWARDS THE GULF COAST. WITH ENOUGH MODEL UNCERTAINTY...OPTED TO NOT MAKE MANY CHANGES TO THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST LEAVING LIKELY POPS JUST SKIRTING FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO THE AKPEN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 172 174 178. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...RMC SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...TP SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JR LONG TERM...MSO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:34 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:42 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:42 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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