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Storm Warning 14, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 27, 2015, 3:17 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 27, 2015, 3:17 PM AKST (00:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2015, 3:05 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
891 FZAK52 PAFC 280017 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 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. PKZ199-281300- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 992 MB WED AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN BERING WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ150-281300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-281300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-281300- BRISTOL BAY- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-281300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-281300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-281300- UNALASKA BAY- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-281300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ173-281300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-281300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-281300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-281300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY EARLY EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-281300- ADAK TO KISKA- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY EARLY EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-281300- KISKA TO ATTU- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-281300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-281300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-281300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-281300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 317 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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243 FZAK52 PAFC 281255 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 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. PKZ199-290145- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING TODAY AND SPREAD INTO THE NORTHERN BERING ON THURSDAY. $$ PKZ150-290145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-290145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-290145- BRISTOL BAY- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-290145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-290145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-290145- UNALASKA BAY- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-290145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-290145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-290145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-290145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-290145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-290145- ADAK TO KISKA- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-290145- KISKA TO ATTU- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-290145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-290145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-290145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ185-290145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 355 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE IN THE EVENING. .THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
968 FZAK52 PAFC 290005 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 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. PKZ199-291315- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA FRI. A COMPLEX 990 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 215 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-291315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-291315- BRISTOL BAY- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-291315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-291315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-291315- UNALASKA BAY- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-291315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-291315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-291315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-291315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-291315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-291315- ADAK TO KISKA- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-291315- KISKA TO ATTU- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 KT NEAR ATTU. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-291315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-291315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-291315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ185-291315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 305 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... SW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Jan 27, 5:44 AM AKST, 9 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 5:44 AM AKST, 9 hours 33 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
544 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE PATTERN ALOFT IS LOOKING LESS BLOCKY OUT WEST TODAY. FROM A
LONGWAVE PERSPECTIVE THE PATTERN IS LOOKING MORE AND MORE HIGH
AMPLITUDE AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN OVER KAMCHATKA AND THE WESTERN
BERING SEA. THE DISORGANIZED TROUGH STILL SPINS OVER THE BERING SEA
AND NORTHCENTRAL PACIFIC. ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TROUGH THE FLOW
BEGINS TO GET A BIT MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH A FEW EMBEDDED WAVES THE
FIRST OF WHICH IS PUSHING OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND. THE
SECOND IS MUCH MORE ORGANIZED AND PRESENTING ITSELF AS A CLOSED
CIRCULATION ON THE WATER VAPOR. WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING STRETCHES
FROM THE GULF TOWARD THE SEWARD PENINSULA. THE DEEP ARCTIC LOW
PRESSURE SLOWLY TRANSLATES EAST BUT STILL COVERS THE NORTHERN HALF
OF THE STATE.
SO WHAT DOES ALL THIS METEOROLOGICAL JARGON MEAN FROM A SENSIBLE
WEATHER PERSPECTIVE? AT THE SURFACE...BITTER ARCTIC AIR REMAINS
ENTRENCHED OVER THE INTERIOR AND NORTHERN PORTION OF THE STATE.
NOT SO BITTER BUT STILL BELOW NORMAL AIR RESIDES IN THE SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTHCENTRAL AS THE OUTFLOW PATTERN TRIES TO HOLD
STRONG...MEANWHILE WARMER SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT TRIES TO OVERRUN
IT...CREATING SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AS WELL AS
SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
SYNOPTICALLY MODELS SEEMINGLY HAVE A VERY GOOD HANDLE ON THE
EVOLUTION OF THE UPCOMING PATTERN...BOTH ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE.
CONSENSUS HAS THE STRONG PACIFIC WAVE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA ACTING TO PROPAGATE THE LONGWAVE EASTWARD AND BECOMING
THE NEW CENTER OF CIRCULATION IN THE PROCESS. BASED ON CURRENT
SATELLITE PRESENTATION THIS SEEMS LIKE A HIGH CONFIDENCE SCENARIO.
THAT FEATURE ALONG WITH THE BUILDING HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE
BERING SEA WILL SHAPE THE PATTERN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS OR LONGER.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE FORECAST EARLY THIS MORNING CAN BE SUMMARIZED AS THE BATTLE
BETWEEN OUTFLOW AND OVERRUNNING. DRY NORTHERLY AIR AT THE SURFACE
REVERSES IN THE LOW TO MID LEVELS TO CREATE WEAK OVERRUNNING AND
SATURATION RESULTING IN VERY LIGHT SNOWFALL FOR THE SOUTHERN KENAI
AND ANCHORAGE AREA. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD HOLD THROUGH THE
MORNING BEFORE THEY BECOME UNFAVORABLE. MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDS
WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT WHILE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE. ON WEDNESDAY A FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE
NORTHERN GULF AND DISSIPATE BRINGING A ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MAINLY FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT)...
WARMER AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND OVERNIGHT...BRINGING
WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WARMER THAN 40 BELOW AND
WILL REMAIN THAT WAY...SO WE HAVE CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL
ADVISORY THERE. OVER THE WESTERN BRISTOL BAY AREA...WHILE THE
MAJORITY OF THE SNOW HAS FALLEN ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT
SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER FEW HOURS. OVERALL...WINDS HAVE
DECREASED SOMEWHAT ACROSS THIS AREA AS WELL SO WIDESPREAD
VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE ARE NOT EXPECTED BUT COULD HAPPEN AT
TIMES STILL THROUGH MID MORNING. WITH THAT IN MIND...WE WILL
CONTINUE THAT ADVISORY THROUGH 9AM. OTHERWISE...GENERALLY DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT)...
WITH THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN REMAINING IN THE SAME
GENERAL AREA FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN STRONG OUT OF THE NORTH AND
NORTHEAST. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE COLD
ENOUGH AND THERE IS SNOW TO TRANSPORT. FOR THE PRIBILOFS...WE HAVE
CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AS VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE ONE-HALF MILE. OTHERWISE...THIS REGION
CAN EXPECT CONTINUED STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WITH RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES COMING FOR THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
A WEAKENING FRONT/INVERTED TROUGH WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO
KODIAK ISLAND...ALONG WITH AREAS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
NORTHERN GULF COAST TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. OTHERWISE MUCH
OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL REMAIN IN A DRY OFFSHORE FLOW
PATTERN THROUGH FRIDAY AS A STOUT UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE
WESTERN BERING AND TEMPERATURES SLOWLY MODERATE TO NEAR NORMAL
VALUES. A STRONGER NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL SET UP JUST SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA (SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED SYSTEM)
OVER THE WEEKEND...AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREAS ALONG THE SOUTHERN GULF COAST AND
ALASKA PENINSULA.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE BEGINS TO DIMINISH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE
UPPER RIDGE MIGRATES EASTWARD AND EVOLVES INTO A CLOSED UPPER HIGH
OVER THE EASTERN BERING/WESTERN MAINLAND. WHERE THIS FEATURE
ULTIMATELY SETS UP WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON THE NORTHWARD
PROGRESSION OF A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN
GULF...AND THUS HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON PRECIPITATION CHANCES OVER
THE MAINLAND. AT THIS POINT IT APPEARS THAT ANY PRECIP WILL REMAIN
FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO MAINLY IMPACT AREAS FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA
TO THE GULF COAST...WITH MUCH OF THE MAINLAND AND BERING SEA
REMAINING DRY AS PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW KEEPS GUSTY WINDS ALONG
THE NORTH GULF COAST.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...SNOW/BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY 161.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 119 120 127 130 131 132 138 139 150 155 165
170 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 185.
HEAVY FRZ SPRAY 127 139 140 160 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MTL
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MTL
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MBS
LONG TERM...TPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 3:17 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:17 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 27, 3:17 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:17 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:52 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 28, 3:52 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 28, 3:52 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 28, 9:18 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 27 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.