Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 73, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 19, 2015, 3:43 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 19, 2015, 3:43 PM AKST (00:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2015, 3:42 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
722 FZAK51 PAFC 200043 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 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. PKZ197-201315- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 345 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 95 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 988 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE TUE NIGHT AND MOVE TO 95 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 984 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-201315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-201315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-201315- RESURRECTION BAY- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-201315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-201315- PORT VALDEZ- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-201315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-201315- VALDEZ ARM- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201315- PASSAGE CANAL- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-201315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-201315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-201315- CHINIAK BAY- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-201315- MARMOT BAY- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-201315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-201315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-201315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-201315- KACHEMAK BAY- 343 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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150 FZAK51 PAFC 201242 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 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. PKZ197-210145- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 90 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 990 MB THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 982 MB LOW WILL THEN DEVELOP 330 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AND MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 980 MB WED AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-210145- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-210145- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-210145- RESURRECTION BAY- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-210145- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-210145- PORT VALDEZ- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-210145- VALDEZ NARROWS- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-210145- VALDEZ ARM- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210145- PASSAGE CANAL- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT DEVELOPING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210145- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-210145- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-210145- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-210145- CHINIAK BAY- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-210145- MARMOT BAY- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-210145- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-210145- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-210145- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-210145- KACHEMAK BAY- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
225 FZAK51 PAFC 210042 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 342 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 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. PKZ197-211315- 342 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A FRONT ENTERING THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST GULF WED NIGHT AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ119-211315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 342 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-211315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 342 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-211315- RESURRECTION BAY- 342 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 342 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-211315- PORT VALDEZ- 342 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-211315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 342 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-211315- VALDEZ ARM- 342 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211315- PASSAGE CANAL- 342 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 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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 19, 5:25 AM AKST, 10 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 5:25 AM AKST, 10 hours 18 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
525 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW POSITIONED OVER THE BERING
STRAIT WITH AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING TO THE SOUTHWEST JUST
NORTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS IS REFLECTED AT THE
SURFACE WITH A WEAK LOW JUST SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND A
SECOND WEAK LOW JUST NORTH OF SHEMYA. THE 300 MB IS SHOWING A 90
KNOT ZONAL JET STREAK LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING
SEA THIS MORNING. THE SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA REGION EXTENDING SOUTH
IN THE WESTERN GULF IS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE. THE SATELLITE IMAGERY
IS SHOWING MOSTLY STRATUS IN THE GULF. THE SPORT MODIS NIGHTTIME
MICROPHYSICS IMAGERY WAS PICKING UP THE LOW STRATUS AND FOG IN THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN. THIS COINCIDES WITH THE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
IN THE AFOREMENTIONED REGION. THE EASTERN GULF AT 500 MB IS
SHOWING A CLOSED LOW LOCATED OFF THE COAST NEAR SITKA. THE
SURFACE ANALYSIS IS SHOWING A WEAK LOW JUST SOUTHWEST OF SITKA
WITH THE ASCAT SCATTEROMETER WINDS SHOWING UPPER END SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE OTHER KEY FEATURE IS AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS NEAR COLD BAY. THE
SATELLITE IMAGERY IS SHOWING AN AREA OF LOW CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS TROUGH AND THE WATER VAPOR SATELLITE HAS THE BACK EDGE OF
THE TROUGH JUST EAST OF COLD BAY THIS MORNING.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS HAVE SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW ENTERING
THE GULF BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE NAM/GFS MODELS TRACK THE LOW
FARTHER EAST IN THE EASTERN GULF. WHILE...THE GEM-REG/EC MODELS
TRACK THE LOW MORE TOWARDS THE WEST INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE GULF.
THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THEN MOVES INLAND BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE
MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE COMPLEX NORTH PACIFIC LOW APPROACHING
THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE EC MODEL SEEMS TO HAVE HAD
BETTER RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THIS COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE REMAINS BELOW AVERAGE DUE TO THE
UNCERTAINTY WITH TIMING AND LOCATION OF SYNOPTIC SYSTEMS.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A SHORT WAVE LIFTING NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT WILL
BRING INCREASED CHANGES FOR LIGHT SNOW ACROSS COOK INLET...MAT-
SU...AND THE KENAI PEN WITH A MIXTURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST.
GENERAL OFFSHORE FLOW SETS UP AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE SHORT WAVE
ON TUE. THIS WILL LEAD TO DECREASING CLOUDS...HOWEVER SOME LOW
CLOUDS AND FOG MAY REFORM OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TUE NIGHT.
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL ALSO BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE WAVE AND
GIVE RISE TO BRISK OUTFLOW WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH GULF AND EASTERN
KENAI PENINSULA TUE AND TUE NIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION...WHICH WILL KEEP
MOST LOCATIONS DRY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE A WEAK
SURFACE CIRCULATION DISSIPATING AS IT MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND
TONIGHT...BRINGING SOME SNOW SHOWERS NEAR THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN
RANGES THROUGH TUESDAY. OTHERWISE...COLDER TEMPERATURES AND
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
THROUGH MID WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A WEAKENING FRONTAL ZONE BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS TO
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THIS MORNING...WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK
INTO THE NORTHERN BERING AND DISSIPATE TUESDAY. OTHERWISE...RATHER
QUIESCENT WEATHER FOR THE BERING SEA WILL BE THE DOMINANT MODE AS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS OVER THE BERING MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY. NEAR GALE FORCE EASTERLY WINDS AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TUESDAY AS A NORTH PACIFIC
FRONT MOVES APPROACHES THE AREA.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...
THE MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST REMAIN MUCH THE SAME. A
LARGE COMPLEX STACKED LOW CENTER SITS JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS
WITH A BAROCLINIC ZONE STRETCHING NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE GULF.
THESE FEATURES WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR ACTIVE WEATHER IN THE COMING
WEEK. LIGHT WINDS AND NEAR SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES WILL HANG
AROUND WEDNESDAY WHEN THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT WILL SWING OVER THE
COASTAL MOUNTAINS AND PUSH ONTO THE MAINLAND ON THURSDAY. BEYOND
THAT TIME PERIOD MODEL GUIDANCE DIFFERS ON HOW TO HANDLE THESE
FEATURES AS WELL AS A LINGERING UPPER LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTH.
IT APPEARS HOWEVER THAT A MORE ACTIVE WEATHER REGIME WILL SET UP
AND CONTINUE FOR THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
GALE 155 172 173 174 175 176 177.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PD
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BC
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...TP
LONG TERM...MTLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 3:06 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 19, 3:27 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:42 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:42 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:43 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 20, 3:06 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 20, 3:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:25 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:25 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:42 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:42 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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