Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 51, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2015, 3:14 AM 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 10, 2015, 3:14 AM AKST (12:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2015, 3:23 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
477 FZAK52 PAFC 101214 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 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. PKZ199-110100- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 295 NM SOUTHWEST OF AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 165 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 970 MB LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN STALL NEAR 230 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 965 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA AT 971 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-110100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-110100- BRISTOL BAY- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-110100- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-110100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-110100- UNALASKA BAY- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-110100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-110100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-110100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-110100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT EARLY BECOMING S BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-110100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-110100- ADAK TO KISKA- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-110100- KISKA TO ATTU- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-110100- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-110100- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EARLY BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-110100- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-110100- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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728 FZAK52 PAFC 110000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 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. PKZ199-111245- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AT SAME STRENGTH THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SUN MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB 360 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-111245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-111245- BRISTOL BAY- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-111245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-111245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-111245- UNALASKA BAY- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-111245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-111245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-111245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-111245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-111245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-111245- ADAK TO KISKA- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-111245- KISKA TO ATTU- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-111245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-111245- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-111245- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-111245- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
171 FZAK52 PAFC 111223 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 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. PKZ199-120045- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 965 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 968 MB MON NIGHT. A 972 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 966 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-120045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-120045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-120045- BRISTOL BAY- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-120045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-120045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-120045- UNALASKA BAY- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-120045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-120045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-120045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-120045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EARLY BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-120045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-120045- ADAK TO KISKA- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EARLY BECOMING S 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-120045- KISKA TO ATTU- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF SHEMYA...WINDS BECOMING SE 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-120045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-120045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-120045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-120045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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 9, 4:05 PM AKST, 11 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 4:05 PM AKST, 11 hours 9 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 405 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS ONCE AGAIN IN TRANSITION AS MULTIPLE CLOSED LOWS AND HIGHS TRANSIT THE REGION. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PERSISTS FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA NORTHWESTWARD TO THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF MAINLAND ALASKA. A DEEP CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS IS LIFTING NORTHWARD. A TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND INTO THE GULF IS BEGINNING SPLIT INTO TWO TROUGHS...WITH SOME OF THE ENERGY LIFTING NORTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA AND SOME HEADED EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. TRANSPORT OF TROPICAL AIR HAS ENDED THOUGH THE AIR MASS IN PLACE OVER THE GULF AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA REMAINS QUITE WARM. RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS A BAND OF PRECIP AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH HEADED INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. COLDER AIR IS MOVING BACK IN WITH THE TROUGH...BUT THERE REMAINS AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN OUT AHEAD OF IT...PRIMARILY OVER THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE MAIN AREA OF PRECIP OVER SOUTHCENTRAL IS EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND UP TO THE COPPER BASIN AS UPPER SHORT-WAVES AHEAD OF THE MAIN TROUGH AXIS TRACK NORTHWARD UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE DOWNSTREAM RIDGE. FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE ACROSS NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN BECAME ISOLATED LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIP ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA IS NOTABLY LIGHTER AND SPARSER. MEANWHILE A TROUGH IS DIGGING EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC. A SURFACE LOW HAS DEVELOPED SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH SIGNS OF TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPMENT RIGHT AT THE BASE OF THE TROUGH. WOULD EXPECT THIS TREND OF MULTIPLE LOW DEVELOPMENT TO CONTINUE AS THE TROUGH AND SUBTROPICAL JET CONTINUE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE ALEUTIANS ARE NORTH OF THE TROUGH AT THE MOMENT...BUT AS SURFACE LOWS DEVELOP THE TROUGH IS MAKING SLOW NORTHWARD PROGRESS WITH STRONGER WINDS AND RAIN HEADED TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... AS HAS BEEN THE CASE OF LATE ALL THE MODELS SHOW A SIMILAR EVOLUTION OF THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH PLACEMENT OF A CLOSED LOW OVER THE GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WHICH WILL DETERMINE HOW MUCH PRECIP WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THERE IS ENOUGH OF A CONSENSUS AMONG THE SOLUTIONS TO INCREASE POPS ALONG THE COAST AND AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. OTHER THAN THIS FEATURE THE PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS WILL BE DETERMINING THE DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT OF FOG. MODELS HAD BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE THE LAST COUPLE DAYS WITH LOWS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THE 12Z GUIDANCE IS IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT. THERE ARE STILL SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES IN LOW POSITIONS...BUT NOTHING THAT GREATLY IMPACTS THE FORECAST ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THUS...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... FAIRLY BENIGN CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK BEGIN TO DRY OUT THIS EVENING AND THEN REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVERHEAD. THIS WILL INTRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR FOG ACROSS THE COOK INLET REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. LIGHT SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COAST IN THE VICINITY OF A WEAK UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF...WITH SHOWERS INCREASING IN COVERAGE BY SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW RETROGRADES WESTWARD. PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL REMAIN A CHALLENGE AS THE AIR ALOFT REMAINS FAIRLY WARM AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES HOVER NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING...YIELDING A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW...AND POTENTIALLY SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... AS THE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING CONTINUES ITS TRACK NORTH RIDGING WILL MOVE IN OVER THE SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL CLEAR OUT THE REMAINDER OF THE PRECIPITATION TONIGHT AND MAKE WAY FOR FOG DEVELOPMENT FOR THE AREA. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL WITH THE WARM SOUTHEAST FLOW THAT WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER THE ALEUTIANS WILL BRING UP MORE WARM AIR AND MOISTURE TO THE ISLANDS THAT WILL TRANSITION THE RAIN AND SNOW MIX OVER TO RAIN. THE WARM AIR WILL ALSO PUSH INTO THE BERING BRINGING RAIN TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TOMORROW NIGHT. AT THIS SAME TIME COLDER AIR WILL MOVE BACK IN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TRANSITIONING THAT AREA BACK TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... SAME BASIC PATTERN CONTINUES WITH THE STRONG JET STREAM REMAINING CENTERED AROUND 35N AND BLOCKING RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA EXTENDING ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA WITH LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED IN THESE LARGE SCALE FEATURES FOR THE NEXT WEEK. THE RESULTS WILL BE A CONTINUING SERIES OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS DEVELOPING IN THE NORTH PACIFIC AND TRACKING TO THE EAST WITH MUCH OF THE ENERGY STAYING SOUTH OF THE AREA. SEVERAL OF THE LOWS WILL TURN NORTH AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AS THEY FILL THEN DISSIPATE. ONE WILL ARRIVE IN THE WESTERN GULF IN THE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY TIME PERIOD...THE NEXT WILL TRACK INTO THE CENTRAL GULF AROUND TUESDAY NIGHT AND A THIRD WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THURSDAY OR FRIDAY. GIVEN THAT THESE SYSTEMS WILL ALL BE WEAKENING AS THEY LIFT NORTH THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE TO CONTINUE TO BRING PRECIPITATION TO COASTAL AREAS AND OCCASIONALLY FURTHER INLAND AND TO KEEP TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 174 175 176 177 178 411. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CB SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DK LONG TERM...JR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 3:04 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:04 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 10, 3:09 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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