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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Jan 21, 2017, 3:30 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2017, 3:30 AM AKST (12:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2017, 3:51 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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901 FZAK62 PAFC 211230 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 330 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-220200- 330 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A 1013 MB LOW AT 59N 172W MOVES ONSHORE AT 57N 160W DISSIPATING SUN MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 51N 180 AT 945 MB SUN AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTS TO 50N 172W AT 953 MB BY MON MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSHES INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 330 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 TO 34 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 330 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 31 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 330 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 13 TO 28 FT BUILDING TO 22 TO 34 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 TO 35 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 330 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
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781 FZAK62 PAFC 220045 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 345 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-221400- 345 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A 968 MB LOW AT 46N 171E WILL MOVE TO 52N 179W SUN AFTERNOON AT 946 MB...THEN MOVE TO 51N 166W AT 963 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 345 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 TO 34 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 345 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 TO 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 31 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 28 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 345 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT BUILDING TO 24 TO 34 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 TO 35 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 345 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
041 FZAK62 PAFC 221259 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-230200- 359 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO 53 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR REMAINS ACTIVE. A NORTH PACIFIC 951 MB LOW DEEPENS TO 943 MB 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK THIS AFTERNOON THEN SWINGS TO 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 969 MB BY TUE MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSHES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ411-230200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 359 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 TO 36 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-230200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 359 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 15 TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 19 TO 33 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 28 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-230200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 359 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT BUILDING TO 26 TO 38 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 21 TO 36 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-230200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 359 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
107 FZAK62 PAFC 221514 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 614 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-230315- 614 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A NORTH PACIFIC 951 MB LOW DEEPENS TO 943 MB AT 51N 179W SUN AFTERNOON THEN SWINGS TO 52N 158W AT 969 MB BY TUE MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSHES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ411-230315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 614 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 TO 36 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-230315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 614 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 15 TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 19 TO 33 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 28 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-230315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 614 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT BUILDING TO 26 TO 38 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 21 TO 36 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-230315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 614 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
580 FZAK62 PAFC 230037 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 337 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-231345- 337 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A 942 MB LOW AT 51N 179W WILL MOVE TO 51N 166W AT 962 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-231345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 337 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 TO 34 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 29 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-231345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 337 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 19 TO 32 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-231345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 337 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 20 TO 35 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 31 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-231345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 337 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
735 FZAK62 PAFC 231251 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 351 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-240200- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A 951 MB LOW NEAR 50N 174W WILL WEAKEN TO 971 MB AS IT MOVES TO 53N 160W EARLY MON MORNING. A 972 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR NIKOLSKI LATE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ411-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 29 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 32 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 351 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hurricane force wind 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 hurricane force wind warning went out at Jan 20, 4:32 PM AKST, 10 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 4:32 PM AKST, 10 hours 58 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 432 PM AKST Fri Jan 20 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A broad upper level trough extending across Western Alaska from a closed low over the North Slope is beginning to slowly lift to the north and east this afternoon. A front is entering the Cook Inlet region, bringing snow to portions of the Kenai Peninsula and setting the stage for another round of snowfall for Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley this evening into tonight. Meanwhile, a very cold arctic air mass is once again filtering into the southwest mainland on the backside of the trough as precipitation moves east of the Alaska Range. Convective snow showers continue in broad cold air advection across a large swath of the Bering as a weak North Pacific front approaches the Western Aleutians. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models are in reasonably good synoptic agreement through the short term as the trough lifts to the northeast across the mainland and the strong front enters the Aleutians later this weekend ahead of an intensifying North Pacific low. 18z runs have also come into slightly better agreement regarding some of the smaller scale details regarding the snowfall set to impact Anchorage and Mat- Su regions tonight, however there is still some uncertainty with respect to the strength and duration of main snow band and how quickly snow will taper off on Saturday, which will have large implications on snow amounts. Primarily utilized the NAM for the afternoon package. && .AVIATION... PANC...The snow will drop prevailing conditions to MVFR through Saturday morning with periods of IFR conditions as the snow fluctuates in intensity. The main snow band will dissipate by Saturday morning, but scattered snow showers and MVFR conditions look to persist through Saturday afternoon. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... The front that crossed the Aleutian Range is beginning to stall across the Kenai Peninsula, the Anchorage Bowl and Matanuska Valley, extending north into the Susitna Valley. Snowfall will stream north across this region overnight, with up to one foot expected along the Seward highway through the Kenai peninsula. Generally amounts up to 6 inches are expected tonight over Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley and the Susitna Valley east of the Parks highway. As the front weakens in place on Sat, snow showers will provide an additional 2 inches of snow over the region. On Sun the upper trough finally passes over Southcentral with a last round of snow shower activity. Areas from Prince William Sound to the north and east will remain fairly dry through the weekend, with continued cold temperatures inland. The area with snowfall will experience warmer temperatures on southerly flow. .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2...Sat and Sun)... Very cold temperatures will settle over the area again tonight into Saturday. The trough from the Bering that brought snow and blowing snow to the region is slowly moving off to the east. Light snow continues along the Aleutian range and in parts of Bristol Bay, but even that should end through the evening hours. In the wake of the trough, another plunge of arctic air is diving down from the Chukchi Sea. Saturday will be a relatively quiet day with dry, calm conditions and some patchy fog in the valleys. A strong system over the Bering will allow an induced ridge to build over southwest AK on Sunday. This will keep conditions dry and allow temperatures to modify a little as flow starts to shift to southeasterly. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2...Sat and Sun)... Cold air advection snow showers will continue across most of the Bering and from the Central Aleutians eastward through much of Sat. Some of these showers will bring periods of heavy snow and gusty winds causing reduced visibility. Over the Western Bering, an initial warm front will move in tonight with increasing southeast winds and some light snow, possibly mixed with rain at times. Then we shift our attention to the next strong low that will move towards the Central Aleutians from the North Pacific. The first impact from this will be strong east to southeast winds from Adak to Dutch Harbor late Sat night into mid-day Sunday. Right now it looks like winds will top out in the 65-70 mph range, but we will be watching how it develops. A bit more cold air or upper level support and we might see things get close to warning level. Beyond that, conditions look to be setting up well for snow and blowing snow conditions over the Pribilofs later Sun. Cold air will remain in place and east to northeast flow is a very favorable set-up for reduced visibilities at the islands. We will also watch this to make sure the storm track remains consistent on the next few models. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... An upper level closed low is centered over the Central Aleutians starting out next week. As this feature moves eastward the strong meridional south to north jet streak tracks into the Southeast Panhandle by Tuesday. This pattern continues through the the next weekend as the longwave trough moves farther eastward. Meanwhile, look for a warming trend with the southerly flow into the Gulf extending through the Southcentral Alaska region. Therefore, the temperatures in the aforementioned region rises above freezing due from the warm air advection. This results in more moisture streaming into the AOR with a wintry mix along the coastal communities as the warmer temperature filter into the region. While the interior sets up with a better scenario for moderate snowfall in favored mountain regions. Meanwhile, the models are struggling some with the complex low developing in the North Pacific Ocean before tracking towards the Central Aleutians by Monday. This system will bring warmer temperatures along the Aleutian Chain, and the lower Bering. While the rest of the Bering is influenced by easterly to northeasterly flow through majority of next week. Since the jet stream remains south of the Aleutian Chain the storm systems will continue to track along the Chain before entering the Gulf of Alaska. The forecast confidence remains average through next week. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Gale 150 170 172. Storm 173-178. Heavy Freezing Spray 127 130 138 160 165 180 185. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DS SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MO LONG TERM...PD
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 3:34 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:41 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:41 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:46 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:46 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:46 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 20, 10:07 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:30 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 3:30 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:30 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:30 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:10 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:10 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:10 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:10 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Jan 21, 10:08 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 53 hr | |
| Jan 21, 10:08 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 19 hr |
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