Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 57, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 16, 2017, 3:23 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2017, 3:23 PM AKST (00:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2017, 3:30 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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540 FZAK51 PAFC 170023 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 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. PKZ197-171345- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW OVER HINCHINBROOK ISLAND MOVES INLAND MON NIGHT. THE TRAILING FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE LINGERS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-171345- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ120-171345- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-171345- RESURRECTION BAY- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-171345- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-171345- PORT VALDEZ- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-171345- VALDEZ NARROWS- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-171345- VALDEZ ARM- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-171345- PASSAGE CANAL- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-171345- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-171345- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-171345- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-171345- CHINIAK BAY- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-171345- MARMOT BAY- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-171345- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-171345- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-171345- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ141-171345- KACHEMAK BAY- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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436 FZAK51 PAFC 170322 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 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. PKZ197-171630- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW OVER HINCHINBROOK ISLAND MOVES INLAND MON NIGHT. THE TRAILING FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE LINGERS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-171630- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-171630- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-171630- RESURRECTION BAY- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-171630- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TOWARD MORNING. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-171630- PORT VALDEZ- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-171630- VALDEZ NARROWS- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-171630- VALDEZ ARM- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171630- PASSAGE CANAL- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171630- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-171630- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-171630- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-171630- CHINIAK BAY- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-171630- MARMOT BAY- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-171630- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-171630- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-171630- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-171630- KACHEMAK BAY- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
076 FZAK51 PAFC 170334 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 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. PKZ197-171645- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW OVER HINCHINBROOK ISLAND MOVES INLAND MON NIGHT. THE TRAILING FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE LINGERS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-171645- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-171645- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-171645- RESURRECTION BAY- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-171645- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TOWARD MORNING. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-171645- PORT VALDEZ- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-171645- VALDEZ NARROWS- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-171645- VALDEZ ARM- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171645- PASSAGE CANAL- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171645- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-171645- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-171645- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-171645- CHINIAK BAY- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-171645- MARMOT BAY- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-171645- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-171645- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-171645- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-171645- KACHEMAK BAY- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
463 FZAK51 PAFC 171230 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 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. PKZ197-180130- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LOW WILL FILL THROUGH THE DAY AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND THEN STRENGTHEN WED AND WED NIGHT AS A LOW IN THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF TRACKS INTO THE PANHANDLE. $$ PKZ119-180130- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-180130- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-180130- RESURRECTION BAY- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-180130- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-180130- PORT VALDEZ- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-180130- VALDEZ NARROWS- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-180130- VALDEZ ARM- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180130- PASSAGE CANAL- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180130- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-180130- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-180130- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-180130- CHINIAK BAY- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-180130- MARMOT BAY- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-180130- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-180130- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180130- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-180130- KACHEMAK BAY- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 16, 4:57 AM AKST, 10 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 4:57 AM AKST, 10 hours 26 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 457 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... Active weather is moving into Southcentral as the right entrance region of a 75 kt jet streak moves across the area. The associated divergence is drawing a North Pacific low northward toward Prince William Sound this morning. Elsewhere...an expansive upper level longwave trough has overspread western Alaska and nearly all of the Bering. This setup is keeping very cold north flow going across the entire region. Southcentral...Snowfall rates in Whittier have been increasing throughout the night, and visibilities and ceilings have been lowering in Valdez as well. The band of heavier precipitation on Middleton Island radar continues to push westward across Prince William Sound. Light snow is also being reported at stations across the Anchorage Bowl. Infrared satellite shows cooling cloud tops from Anchorage eastward indicating developing snow-producing clouds as the low over the Gulf approaches. Snow is also falling over much of the Copper River Basin with visibilities now below 2 miles at Gulkana. The consolidating deformation band from Anchorage east is leading to associated subsidence west of Anchorage. This is also confirmed on IR Satellite by rapidly warming cloud tops and/or clearing over the Kenai Peninsula and Susitna Valley. As a result, snowfall activity has largely ceased in that area for now. Out West...A dome of bitterly cold Arctic high pressure is in place across Southwest Alaska this morning. Most locales away from the coast and the Alaska Range are under clear skies. However, the tradeoff is that the clear skies, light winds, and snow cover have resulted in near ideal conditions for radiational cooling. Stony River leads the way with temps falling through the -30s. The aforementioned upper level trough is keeping a constant supply of very cold air moving southward through nearly all of the Bering. The cold air moving over the relatively warm waters is causing snow showers over nearly all of Bering, an area encompassing hundreds of square miles. As a result, Cold Bay and St. Paul both had their lowest temperatures of the season so far observed over the past 24 hours. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models are in good agreement with the Gulf low, but lose consistency with the low south of the Aleutians. The forecast follows the Gulf low using the NAM/GFS solution, but because of run to run consistency, uses the EC/GEM out west. Confidence continues to increase with the Gulf low, but remains moderate in the west. One thing the models are still struggling with regards to the Gulf low, are the finer details on when the heavier snow over Southcentral will start and end. 00Z and 06Z model runs for the GFS and GEM are showing the snow persisting slightly longer, keeping snow showers over the cook inlet region and heavier snow over the Mat Valley through tonight. The NAM however shows the heavier snow tapering off during the early evening for these areas, which could essentially lead to lower snowfall totals. Currently there is higher confidence in the slower GFS/GEM solutions with regards to when the snow will end, but the faster NAM solution can't be completely ruled out. && .AVIATION... PANC...Snow will begin to pick back up this morning and into the afternoon producing primarily MVFR vis/ceiling. There may be short periods of IFR conditions, most likely Monday morning between 15z and 21z when the heaviest snow is expected. Cold air advection and lingering light snow may cause lower conditions to linger through Monday Afternoon or perhaps even longer. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... A strong surface low will move into Prince William Sound this morning and then move inland into the Copper River basin this afternoon. Precipitation from this low is over most of Southcentral Alaska this morning. This precipitation will taper off from the southwest later today and tonight as the low moves inland. Fairly decent snow amounts are expected with this storm due to the track of the low and the favorable dynamics, including good cold advection from the west. The associated upper level trough over southwest Alaska will slide eastward, crossing south central Alaska tonight into Tuesday. This will usher in a very cold air mass...with temperatures steadily dropping during the day Tuesday and through Tuesday night. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA... Cold temperatures will continue through Wednesday as an arctic airmass has settled in over southwest Alaska. The coldest temperatures will be in inland valleys with temperatures dropping to around -35F. Winds look to stay light for inland locations which should diminish any threat of wind chills. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... Snow showers will linger over the Bering and Aleutians into Wednesday under an unstable environment. The low south of the Central Aleutians will bring intermittently heavier snow to the Central Aleutians beginning this afternoon. The low will stay relatively stationary until Wednesday when it pushes off to the east. There does remain some discrepancy amongst the models on the location and track of the low with some models bringing the low into the Bering, but the more consistent models keep it south of the islands. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... The Southcentral/Southwest Alaska will be influenced by northerly to northwesterly flow through Saturday. This allow cooler air to filter in the aforementioned regions. The coldest temperatures looks to occur over the Lower Kuskokwim Valley, Bristol Bay interior, Susitna Valley, and the Copper River Basin. Look for the temperatures to range from minus 20 to upper 30 below range creating possible wind chill issues for the Southwest Alaska region from Thursday through the weekend. While the Anchorage Bowl temperatures will likely drop in the single digit range during the same time-frame. This cold air advection combined with increased pressure gradients will produce gusty gap winds through the Barren Islands, and the Whittier region. Meanwhile, the models continue with discrepancies with the upper level closed low over the Bering. While the GFS has a 962 mb low just west of Saint Paul Island, and the NAM/ECMWF depicts this as a 983 mb low just south of the Central Aleutians by Wednesday. By Saturday models are in better agreement, and place this feature in the North Pacific Ocean south of the Kodiak Island near 52n 153W. By Saturday afternoon a complex low pressure system approaches the Western Aleutians. The associated front begins to swing through the aforementioned region bringing abundant moisture with warmer temperatures accompanied by gale force southerly winds. The models struggle with timing and placement of this storm force low as it tracks through the Western Aleutians in the Bering heading into Monday. Therefore, the forecast confidence is below average for the long term forecast period. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...Blizzard Warning 131. Winter Weather Advisory 101 111 125 141. MARINE...Storm Warning 130. Gale Warning 119 120 131 132 138 150. Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 121 130 138 139 141 160 180 181 185. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...TP/JW SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DK LONG TERM...MC
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 16, 9:55 AM AKST, 5 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
955 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0728 AM SNOW 5 SSE ANCHORAGE 61.15N 149.82W
01/16/2017 M3.5 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
LAKE OTIS AND 72ND. STORM TOTAL
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MOTTENWELocal storm report, Jan 16, 11:42 AM AKST, 3 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1142 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0649 AM SNOW 6 SSE SPENARD 61.11N 149.85W
01/16/2017 M2.6 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW 4 NE TALKEETNA 62.38N 150.02W
01/16/2017 M1.3 INCH AK COCORAHS
18 INCHES SNOW DEPTH
0700 AM SNOW 1 NW PORTAGE 60.79N 148.87W
01/16/2017 M8.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SW WINDS 20-44 MPH
0700 AM SNOW 5 SSW ANCHORAGE 61.15N 149.94W
01/16/2017 M1.5 INCH AK COCORAHS
SNOW DEPTH 13 INCHES
0715 AM SNOW 1 NW EAGLE RIVER 61.33N 149.58W
01/16/2017 M3.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
0715 AM SNOW 2 SSE EAGLE RIVER 61.29N 149.55W
01/16/2017 M3.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
10 F. LIGHT SNOW
0715 AM SNOW 4 E ANCHORAGE 61.21N 149.74W
01/16/2017 M2.5 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
0715 AM SNOW 5 E WILLOW 61.73N 149.91W
01/16/2017 M1.3 INCH AK COCORAHS
16 INCHES SNOW DEPTH
0728 AM SNOW MENDELTNA 62.07N 146.45W
01/16/2017 M8.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL. 1IN FROM 430 TO 730
0728 AM SNOW EAGLE RIVER 61.32N 149.57W
01/16/2017 M3.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
7HRS
0728 AM SNOW 5 SSE ANCHORAGE 61.15N 149.82W
01/16/2017 M3.5 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
LAKE OTIS AND 72ND. STORM TOTAL
0730 AM SNOW 2 SE EAGLE RIVER 61.30N 149.52W
01/16/2017 M3.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
0845 AM SNOW 4 S ANCHORAGE 61.16N 149.89W
01/16/2017 E1.9 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
15 F. LIGHT SNOW
0945 AM SNOW 2 N RABBIT CREEK 61.11N 149.83W
01/16/2017 M3.7 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
LIGHT SNOW
1015 AM SNOW 5 SSW ANCHORAGE 61.14N 149.91W
01/16/2017 M1.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
1 INCH OVER 2 HRS
1030 AM SNOW 2 SSE EAGLE RIVER 61.29N 149.55W
01/16/2017 M1.5 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
1.5 INCHES OVER 3 HRS. 5 INCHES SNOW DEPTH
1035 AM SNOW 7 ESE ANCHOR POINT 59.74N 151.63W
01/16/2017 M3.5 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
10 INCHES SNOW DEPTH 11F. LIGHT SNOW.
1115 AM SNOW 3 E ANCHORAGE 61.21N 149.78W
01/16/2017 M5.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
SINCE 11 PM
1115 AM SNOW 1 NW GLEN ALPS 61.12N 149.71W
01/16/2017 M5.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
11 F. LIGHT SNOW.
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KUTZLocal storm report, Jan 16, 12:35 PM AKST, 2 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1235 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0649 AM SNOW 6 SSE SPENARD 61.11N 149.85W
01/16/2017 M2.6 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW 4 NE TALKEETNA 62.38N 150.02W
01/16/2017 M1.3 INCH AK COCORAHS
18 INCHES SNOW DEPTH
0700 AM SNOW 1 NW PORTAGE 60.79N 148.87W
01/16/2017 M8.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SW WINDS 20-44 MPH
0700 AM SNOW 5 SSW ANCHORAGE 61.15N 149.94W
01/16/2017 M1.5 INCH AK COCORAHS
SNOW DEPTH 13 INCHES
0705 AM SNOW 4 NNW VALDEZ 61.13N 146.35W
01/16/2017 E0.0 INCH AK LAW ENFORCEMENT
3-4 INCHES NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT
0705 AM SNOW 7 SW THOMPSON PASS 61.07N 145.91W
01/16/2017 M6.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
0715 AM SNOW 4 E ANCHORAGE 61.21N 149.74W
01/16/2017 M2.5 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
0715 AM SNOW 2 SSE EAGLE RIVER 61.29N 149.55W
01/16/2017 M3.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
10 F. LIGHT SNOW
0715 AM SNOW 5 E WILLOW 61.73N 149.91W
01/16/2017 M1.3 INCH AK COCORAHS
16 INCHES SNOW DEPTH
0715 AM SNOW 1 NW EAGLE RIVER 61.33N 149.58W
01/16/2017 M3.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
0728 AM SNOW 5 SSE ANCHORAGE 61.15N 149.82W
01/16/2017 M3.5 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
LAKE OTIS AND 72ND. STORM TOTAL
0728 AM SNOW EAGLE RIVER 61.32N 149.57W
01/16/2017 M3.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
7HRS
0728 AM SNOW MENDELTNA 62.07N 146.45W
01/16/2017 M8.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL. 1IN FROM 430 TO 730
0730 AM SNOW 2 SE EAGLE RIVER 61.30N 149.52W
01/16/2017 M3.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
0845 AM SNOW 4 S ANCHORAGE 61.16N 149.89W
01/16/2017 E1.9 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
15 F. LIGHT SNOW
0845 AM SNOW 5 SW ANCHORAGE 61.16N 149.96W
01/16/2017 M1.2 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
LAST SIX HRS. 14 INCHES SNOW DEPTH.
0945 AM SNOW 2 N RABBIT CREEK 61.11N 149.83W
01/16/2017 M3.7 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
LIGHT SNOW
1015 AM SNOW 5 SSW ANCHORAGE 61.14N 149.91W
01/16/2017 M1.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
1 INCH OVER 2 HRS
1030 AM SNOW 2 SSE EAGLE RIVER 61.29N 149.55W
01/16/2017 M1.5 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
1.5 INCHES OVER 3 HRS. 5 INCHES SNOW DEPTH
1035 AM SNOW 7 ESE ANCHOR POINT 59.74N 151.63W
01/16/2017 M3.5 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
10 INCHES SNOW DEPTH 11F. LIGHT SNOW.
1115 AM SNOW 1 NW GLEN ALPS 61.12N 149.71W
01/16/2017 M5.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
11 F. LIGHT SNOW.
1115 AM SNOW 3 E ANCHORAGE 61.21N 149.78W
01/16/2017 M5.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
SINCE 11 PM
1130 AM SNOW 1 NW EAGLE RIVER 61.33N 149.58W
01/16/2017 M2.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
OVER PAST FOUR HRS. 5 INCHES STORM TOTAL.
1150 AM SNOW 3 NNW BUTTE 61.59N 149.08W
01/16/2017 M5.0 INCH AK OTHER FEDERAL
1150 AM SNOW 9 NW MOOSE CREEK STATE 61.77N 149.26W
01/16/2017 E8.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
BOWL SNOW AT 3500 FT MSL 4-5 INCHES. MINT LOT AT 2500 FT
MSL 6-8 INCHES.
1155 AM SNOW 1 S TALKEETNA 62.32N 150.10W
01/16/2017 M2.0 INCH AK OTHER FEDERAL
14 INCHES SNOW DEPTH
1155 AM SNOW 26 NNE CHASE 62.82N 149.91W
01/16/2017 M1.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
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ADDED ADDITIONAL REPORTS
KUTZLocal storm report, Jan 16, 2:31 PM AKST, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
231 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM SNOW 4 W PALMER 61.61N 149.23W
01/16/2017 M6.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
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JAHSENMAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 3:23 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 16, 3:23 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 16, 3:50 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 16, 3:50 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 16, 6:22 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 17, 3:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:30 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:30 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:33 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 56 hr |
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