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Gale Warning 91, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 28, 2018, 3:26 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 28, 2018, 3:26 AM AKST (12:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2018, 3:37 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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424 FZAK51 PAFC 281226 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 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. PKZ197-290145- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 mb North Pacific low moves to 115 nm southwest of Hydaburg at 979 mb by Mon night and then to 55 nm west of Klawock at 983 mb by Tue morning. $$ PKZ119-290145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ120-290145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ121-290145- Resurrection Bay- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-290145- Prince William Sound- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-290145- Port Valdez- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-290145- Valdez Narrows- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-290145- Valdez Arm- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-290145- Passage Canal- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-290145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ131-290145- Barren Islands East- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ132-290145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-290145- Chiniak Bay- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ137-290145- Marmot Bay- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ138-290145- Shelikof Strait- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ139-290145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ140-290145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .MON...N wind 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-290145- Kachemak Bay- 326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
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730 FZAK51 PAFC 290026 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 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. PKZ197-291330- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 mb low in the south central Gulf will move into the eastern Gulf Mon evening at 979 mb. A series of lows develop throughout the Gulf through Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ119-291330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ120-291330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray along the coast after midnight. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray along the coast in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-291330- Resurrection Bay- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ125-291330- Prince William Sound- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-291330- Port Valdez- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-291330- Valdez Narrows- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-291330- Valdez Arm- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-291330- Passage Canal- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray in the evening. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-291330- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-291330- Barren Islands East- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-291330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-291330- Chiniak Bay- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-291330- Marmot Bay- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-291330- Shelikof Strait- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ139-291330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-291330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .MON...N wind 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .WED...N wind 20 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-291330- Kachemak Bay- 326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
883 FZAK51 PAFC 291237 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 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. PKZ197-300200- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 mb low 185 nm south of Kodiak City Tue morning remains nearly stationary through Wed morning. $$ PKZ119-300200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-300200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ121-300200- Resurrection Bay- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-300200- Prince William Sound- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-300200- Port Valdez- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ127-300200- Valdez Narrows- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ128-300200- Valdez Arm- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-300200- Passage Canal- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-300200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-300200- Barren Islands East- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ132-300200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ136-300200- Chiniak Bay- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ137-300200- Marmot Bay- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-300200- Shelikof Strait- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ139-300200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ140-300200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-300200- Kachemak Bay- 337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
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 27, 4:48 PM AKST, 10 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 4:48 PM AKST, 10 hours 38 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
448 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A dominant, highly amplified Bering Sea upper level ridge axis
and an associated upper trough over Alaska continues to drive the
sensible weather pattern. These height anomalies are keeping an
offshore pressure gradient in place over the southern part of the
state, keeping skies on the clearer side as well. There is a
marginal gale force front barely clipping the extreme Western
Aleutians, as well as a developing gale force front which will
clip the far southern Gulf of Alaska tomorrow, but otherwise,
the weather is rather quiet, for now. However, offshore flow is
expected to increase dramatically Sunday and Monday as strong
northerly shortwaves drop south and push cold, dense air through
favored gaps.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Models are in very good agreement with the large scale pattern
through Wednesday. There will be a series of northerly shortwave
troughs moving through Southcentral Sunday through Tuesday, and
there is some discrepancy with the exact timing these shortwave
troughs move over the region which will impact the onset of very
strong offshore winds. However, the differences are minor so the
overall impact is minimal. For this forecast, the NAM nest was
favored for the high resolution wind fields.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions and light north to northeast winds will
persist.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
The ridging over the Bering will build in over mainland Alaska
from the northwest through Sunday and will push into Southcentral
Alaska helping to enhance the outflow wind pattern. With areas
already seeing outflow winds due to pressure gradient, this
additional forcing will help amplify winds even more Sunday night
into Monday. One of the key factors behind this is that the
ridging will help bring multiple shortwaves over Southcentral
Alaska as it builds in. Some of the most impacted areas during the
outflow will be the Matanuska Valley, the Copper River delta, and
the Thompson Pass/Valdez area. The other impact of this pattern is
that the majority of precip will stay south of the southern
mainland.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
(Tonight through Monday night)
Very little change is seen in the latest numerical runs, as they
continue to maintain dry conditions across the region with an
offshore flow continuing. Temperatures are expected to continue
moderating through Monday, with wind speeds remaining light enough
to preclude any wind chill headlines.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
(Tonight through Monday night)
A ridge of high pressure will continue to provide mainly dry
conditions with light winds through Monday morning for the eastern
two-thirds of the Bering Sea and Aleutians/AKpen. Thereafter, a
few shortwaves aloft will drop south southwest across the region
on the eastern periphery of the ridge, which will allow gap winds
to approach gale force by Monday afternoon south of the
chain/peninsula. Otherwise, a pair of lows riding north along a
quasi-stationary front west of the chain will allow gales to
persist near Shemya and points westward. A few spotter showers
can't be ruled out here from time to time either.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
Starting Tuesday, a high amplitude upper level ridge will be
centered over the Bering while a long wave trough will be located
over the ALCAN and southeastern Alaska, leading to continued cold
and dry northerly off shore winds. By Wednesday, a shift in the
upper level pattern will begin as a ridge over the Western US
Coast builds back in which will act to tilt the trough/ridge
couplet over Alaska on its side, with the longwave trough moving over
southern Alaska and the gulf, and the longwave ridge moving over
the northern half of the state. There is some disagreement as to
what happens next, with previous model runs showing the trough
moving off to the west which would allow a return to southerly
flow into southcentral by late next week with warmer and wetter
conditions. The EC on the other hand has been consistently much less
aggressive in breaking down what looks to be an area of strong high
pressure with significant cold air associated with it over the Yukon
Territory. This is a scenario that the models are typically too
aggressive to break down ridging over the Mainland, so as a result
the EC is the favored model beyond the middle of next week as it has
consistently been the slowest and further south with frontal
positions, and closest to the current forecast. This preference
keeps ridging cold air/dry air over the South Mainland with the
potential for outflow winds along the Gulf Coast. The Aleutians and
Bering on the other hand would would see a return to a more warmer,
wetter, and more active pattern into next weekend.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Gales 128 160 172 178 352 411.
Heavy Freezing Spray 127 160 180.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JA
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DK
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PD
LONG TERM...KVP/DEKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 3:19 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 27, 3:19 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:28 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:28 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 27, 3:28 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 27, 3:28 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:28 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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