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Gale Warning 97, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 30, 2018, 3:12 PM 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 30, 2018, 3:12 PM AKST (00:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2018, 3:21 PM AKST
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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435 FZAK52 PAFC 310012 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-311315- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... High pressure persists over the Bering through Thu afternoon. A weak front remains nearly stationary over the Western Aleutians through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ150-311315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-311315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-311315- Bristol Bay- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-311315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-311315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-311315- Unalaska Bay- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-311315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-311315- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-311315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-311315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-311315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-311315- Adak to Kiska- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-311315- Kiska to Attu- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-311315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-311315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-311315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Brisk wind adv. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Brisk wind adv. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Brisk wind adv. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Brisk wind adv. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Brisk wind adv. $$ PKZ185-311315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
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734 FZAK52 PAFC 311225 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-010130- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... High pressure remains over the Bering through Fri morning. $$ PKZ150-010130- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-010130- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-010130- Bristol Bay- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-010130- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-010130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-010130- Unalaska Bay- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-010130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ173-010130- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-010130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-010130- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-010130- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-010130- Adak to Kiska- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-010130- Kiska to Attu- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-010130- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-010130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-010130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-010130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$
994 FZAK52 PAFC 010021 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-010130- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... High pressure remains over the Bering Sea through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-010130- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-010130- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-010130- Bristol Bay- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-010130- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-010130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-010130- Unalaska Bay- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-010130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-010130- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-010130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-010130- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-010130- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-010130- Adak to Kiska- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ178-010130- Kiska to Attu- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-010130- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-010130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ181-010130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. .MON...E wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-010130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
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 30, 3:39 AM AKST, 11 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 3:39 AM AKST, 11 hours 33 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 339 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... Water vapor imagery in a loop tells the story quite well this morning. Over the Bering Sea, a closed off high dominates the column, while a closed low does the same over the eastern Gulf of Alaska. Between the two controlling long-wave features, deep northerly flow through the column, which is reinforcing the arctic air mass already in place. No major disturbances are seen upstream in the flow, the only active disturbance for our area is a developing trough over the western Gulf as the longwave continues to dig. From a sensible weather perspective, clear, windy, and cold. The Matanuska wind continues to blow from the northeast, keeping temperatures elevated from the antecedent frigid state. Areas with wind are hovering in the low 20s overnight, while protected areas, or areas where the surface inversion is setting back up have dipped back into the single digits, or negative. Winds in both the Matanuska Valley and Valdez are have dropped a little from the more extreme values of the last day or so, but continue none the less. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Same story with guidance. Good general synoptic agreement, but some differences with a weak developing low in the Gulf. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist. The only uncertainty lies in whether or not gustier northerly winds continue for west Anchorage. The general trend should be downward, however, the edge of the strongest wind from the north should be hovering just offshore of Anchorage International. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... With low pressure to the south and high pressure continuing to build in over the northern part of the state, outflow winds will continue for the next couple of days. An upper level low will move over the Gulf today from the northeast which will form a surface low that will track toward the western Gulf tonight. This setup will keep precipitation away from most of Southcentral Alaska with the exception of Kodiak Island. As the low develops in the Gulf it will bring moisture to the Island beginning tonight and increasing Wednesday and Wednesday night. The precipitation will begin as snow, but could mix with rain Wednesday afternoon and evening with temperatures just above freezing. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... (Today through Friday) More of the same can be expected through Wednesday, before the pattern starts to change some thereafter. The next few days will feature a persistent offshore flow pattern as the region lies between a strong mid-level area of high pressure over the northern Bering, and a developing ares of low pressure aloft across the Gulf. The Bering high will shift northward towards eastern Siberia by Wednesday, as the strengthening Gulf low develops a surface reflection. This surface low will then retrograde while parallelling the chain through Wednesday evening, before getting absorbed into a strengthening Pacific low as it heads north towards the chain. These systems will eventually bring a chance of precipitation to the AKpen starting Wednesday, increasing each day through Friday. Otherwise, look for temperatures to slowly moderate over the next few days. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)... (Today through Friday) A repeat scenario is in store for the region for the next few days, before things become slightly more interesting. As mentioned above, the Bering high will continue to shift away from the region, with a pair of lows making inroads towards the chain by the end of the work week. What this means in the near terms is mainly dry conditions will persist area-wide, aside from a few areas of flurries or perhaps a snow shower for the eastern parts of the chain. Winds will generally remain below gales. Heading into Wednesday evening through Friday, an approaching pair of low pressure systems and a warm front will gradually increase precipitation potential initially for eastern areas of the Aleutians and nearby waters, spreading westward with time. As this occurs, winds will also be on the increase during this period ahead of the incoming lows/warm front. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... Beginning the long term forecast period Wednesday night, there will be a rather stout high latitude omega block over Eastern Siberia with an elongated trough stretching from the Eastern Aleutians to the Canadian Maritime. A very stout arctic surface high will be in place over eastern Alaska, with a continuation of the current dry, cold offshore flow pattern. Precipitation will be relegated to Kodiak Island, but it is expected to be all snow, and there may be some decent accumulations, especially along the eastern part of the island. With time, the omega block will shift east over northwest Alaska which will effectively elongate and shear the upper trough over Alaska. By late Friday into Saturday, a North Pacific warm front will lift north into the Gulf of Alaska, bringing much heavier precipitation to Kodiak Island (snow changing to rain). This is where uncertainty grows rather quickly among the global models. The GFS has been consistently progging the front to reach the North Gulf Coast by Saturday while the ECMWF and Canadian GDPS favor a slower progression given the strength of the arctic high. In fact, the ECMWF never progresses the front farther north than Kodiak, keeping all of mainland Alaska and the coast dry. For now, an approach favoring the ECMWF and the ECMWF ensemble is preferred. However, it is not out of the question that the GFS verifies with warming temperatures by early next week...and increasing chances for precipitation (favoring the coast). Stay tuned... && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MTL SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PD LONG TERM...JA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 3:12 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:35 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:35 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:03 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:57 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:57 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:57 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:57 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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