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Gale Warning 57, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 12, 2015, 3:21 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2015, 3:21 PM AKST (00:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2015, 3:58 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
288 FZAK52 PAFC 130021 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 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. PKZ199-131315- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 973 MB 390 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON. A 961 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 967 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK EARLY TUE MORNING BEFORE MOVING QUICKLY AND WEAKENING TO 975 MB 90 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. ANOTHER 962 MB COMPLEX LOW WITH MULTIPLE CENTERS WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-131315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-131315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-131315- BRISTOL BAY- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-131315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-131315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-131315- UNALASKA BAY- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT WEST OF UNALASKA. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-131315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-131315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-131315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-131315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-131315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-131315- ADAK TO KISKA- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-131315- KISKA TO ATTU- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-131315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-131315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-131315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-131315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
593 FZAK52 PAFC 131258 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 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. PKZ199-140200- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 967 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 45 NM SOUTH OF PORT HEIDEN AT 978 MB MIDDAY TUE...THEN MOVE TO 230 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 976 MB LATE TUE NIGHT AND WEAKEN. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AKPEN AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TUE NIGHT AND STALL THERE THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-140200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-140200- BRISTOL BAY- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-140200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-140200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-140200- UNALASKA BAY- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-140200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-140200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-140200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-140200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-140200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-140200- ADAK TO KISKA- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-140200- KISKA TO ATTU- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-140200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-140200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-140200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-140200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 12, 5:27 AM AKST, 9 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 5:27 AM AKST, 9 hours 54 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
527 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS DOMINATED BY AN UPPER RIDGE OVER
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ALASKA...WITH SEPARATE WESTERLY FLOW REGIMES
ACROSS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE AND THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE WESTERN NORTH
AMERICAN RIDGE IS ONCE AGAIN AMPLIFYING...WITH THE FIRST STRONG
GALE FORCE LOW FORMING WHERE THE NORTH PACIFIC JET STREAM AND
NORTH AMERICAN RIDGE INTERSECT. WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY
DEPICTS THE IMPRESSIVE WARM CONVEYOR BELT BRANCHING OFF THE LEFT
EXIT REGION OF THE POWERFUL PACIFIC JET...WHICH IS TRACKING A
STRONG GALE TO NEAR STORM FORCE FRONT TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND AND
THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE
THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND. STRATUS
AND FOG...MAINLY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS MORNING...WILL
DIMINISH AS A RESULT. EVENTUALLY THE FRONT WILL SUPPORT SHOWERS
AND CLOUDS OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA AS IT MOVES NORTH...WITH RAIN
ACROSS COASTAL LOCATIONS.
THE NORTH PACIFIC JET STREAM...IN EXCESS OF 190-200 KT ACROSS
MOST OF THE NORTH PACIFIC...WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT WEATHER MAKER
ACROSS ALASKA THROUGH LATE WEEK AS A SERIES OF STRONG PACIFIC LOWS
MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS WILL KEEP PERSISTENT WARM
ANOMALIES ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA AS WARM FRONTS PARADE
TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH THE UPPER
AIR PATTERN...AND IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE GENERAL SURFACE
PRESSURE PATTERN AS A SERIES OF NORTH PACIFIC LOWS MOVES INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE LARGEST
DISCREPANCIES ARE WITH RESPECT TO MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION
FIELDS AS THE FIRST FRONT TRACKS INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA TODAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PATTERN...WITH AN ELONGATED WARM FRONT WELL
DISPLACED FROM THE LOW CENTER...TENDS TO FAVOR DOWNSLOPE DRYING
ACROSS INLAND LOCATIONS. AS A RESULT...THE DRIER NAM AND REGIONAL
GEM WERE FAVORED...WITH A BLEND TO THE ECMWF ACROSS MARINE AREAS
TO CAPTURE THE LOW POSITIONS.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A STRONG FRONT IS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF OF
ALASKA AND WILL MOVE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. THIS FRONT
IS BRINGING WARM AIR WITH IT AND MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION THAT
FALLS WILL BE RAIN. TEMPERATURES ALOFT WERE ALREADY ABOVE
FREEZING IN ANCHORAGE FROM THE MORNING BALLOON LAUNCH AND THIS
SERVES AS AN INDICATION OF THE WARM AIR ALOFT OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA. THERE WILL BE SOME AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AS THE
PRECIPITATION MOVES IN BUT IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD AND
AREAS TO THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS SUCH AS ANCHORAGE WILL MISS MOST
OF THE PRECIPITATION DUE TO DOWNSLOPING.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2...MON AND
TUE)...THE PATTERN THAT IS TAKING SHAPE THIS MORNING IS NOT TOO
DISSIMILAR TO WHAT WE SAW JUST ABOUT A WEEK AGO. A FAIRLY ROBUST
JET IS MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA. SEVERAL WEAK WAVES ARE TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE INTO
A CLOSED SURFACE LOW THIS MORNING. MODELS THEN SHOW THIS LOW
PUSHING THROUGH THE AKPEN AND INTO BRISTOL BAY BY TUE MORNING. SO
MUCH LIKE LAST WEEKEND AND EARLY LAST WEEK...THIS WILL SWING
ANOTHER WARM FRONT FROM THE ALEUTIAN RANGE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE
YK DELTA. PROBABLY THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE WITH THIS SYSTEM IS THAT
SURFACE TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING ARE MUCH WARMER THAN THEY WERE
LAST WEEK. THUS...MOST PLACES WILL START AS RAIN AND REMAIN THAT
WAY. THERE ARE A FEW DEEPER VALLEYS NORTH OF DILLINGHAM THAT ARE
BELOW FREEZING THIS MORNING. WHILE THEY COULD START WITH SOME
FREEZING RAIN...THE WARM AIR SHOULD BE ABLE TO SCOURER OUT THE
SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND CHANGE THINGS TO ALL RAIN BY LATER
ON TODAY. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY. THE STRONGEST WILL CERTAINLY BE THROUGH THE GAPS ALONG AND
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. BY THE TIME THE LOW
MAKES IT TO BRISTOL BAY TUE IT WILL BE WEAKENING SIGNIFICANTLY.
THIS COUPLED WITH PLENTY OF WARM AIR ADVECTION IN THE BOUNDARY
LAYER SHOULD HOLD THE STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT.
THE ONE BIG QUESTION MARK FOR THE SOUTHWEST IS PRECIPITATION NEAR
BETHEL. THIS PATTERN TYPICALLY SETS UP WELL FOR THEM TO BE MOSTLY
DRY UNDER DOWNSLOPING CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...SOME OF THE MODELS
CONTINUE TO PAINT SOME QPF OVER THEM EARLY TUE COURTESY OF A WEAK
UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH. AND IF PRECIPITATION
WERE TO FALL...IT WOULD MOST LIKELY FALL AS FREEZING RAIN. THAT
SAID...ANY AMOUNTS WOULD BE EXTREMELY LIGHT. AND AT THIS
POINT...ONLY GOING FOR A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AT ALL UNTIL
MODELS RESOLVE SOME OF THOSE FINER FEATURES A BIT BETTER.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2...MON AND
TUE)...NO MAJOR SYSTEMS IN THE PICTURE. A GALE FORCE LOW NEAR THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS WEAKENING AND DRIFTING SOUTH THIS MORNING.
OTHER THAN THAT...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND NORTH OF THE
ALASKA RANGE IS WORKING IN TANDEM WITH THE LOW MOVING TOWARDS THE
AKPEN TO INCREASE THE OFFSHORE WINDS FOR THE EASTERN BERING. THIS
WILL PRODUCE A FEW AREAS OF GALES ALONG THE COAST. THE HIGH
PRESSURE REFUSES TO BUDGE AND WILL DEFLECT THE VARIOUS WEAK LOWS
FROM BRISTOL BAY BACK TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT AN UPPER LOW WILL DIVE FROM
THE POLE AND END UP OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND WESTERN AK BY THE
WEEKEND. A BROAD AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL TAKE UP
RESIDENCE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN DURING THE SAME
PERIOD. THE UNCERTAINTY OF MODEL SOLUTION MEANS THE FORECAST IS
BASED ON A COMPROMISE WPC SOLUTION.
THE INITIAL FRONT GENERATED BY THE TRIPLE POINT LOW TRACKING
THROUGH THE GULF WEDNESDAY WILL BRING PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY
WINDS TO THE GULF COAST...WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN INLAND. A
SECONDARY FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANCHOR NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
QUICKLY PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING.
THIS FEATURE ALONG WITH A SERIES OF WAVES THAT FORM OFF THE LOW
BECOMING STATIONARY OVER THE AKPEN WILL ACT TO KEEP PRECIPITATION
AND GUSTY COASTAL WINDS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE LONG
TERM. AS THE LOW BECOMES ENTRENCHED OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS/BERING ON FRIDAY...SIBERIAN AIR WILL BEGIN TO ADVECT
SOUTHWARD OVER THE BERING REACHING THE ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN AK
ON SATURDAY. THE COLD AIR MASS THEN STRENGTHENS WEST OF THE ALASKA
AND ALEUTIAN RANGES ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING MORE SNOW SHOWER
ACTIVITY TO SOUTHWEST AK...WITH PRECIPITATION OVER THE CHAIN
CHANGING OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 130 131 138
GALE 119 120 132 136 137 139 150 155 160 165 178 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JA
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MO
LONG TERM...DSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:05 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:21 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:58 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:58 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:58 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 2:57 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 13, 2:57 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr |
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