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Gale Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 8, 2024, 3:29 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2024, 3:29 PM AKST (00:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2024, 3:30 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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866 FZAK62 PAFC 090029 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 329 PM AKST Mon Jan 8 2024 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. PKZ499-091415- 329 PM AKST Mon Jan 8 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 967 mb low at 44N 169E moves to 49N 178W by Tue afternoon at 973 mb. The low then moves to 57N 175W by Wed afternoon at 980 mb. $$ PKZ411-091415- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 329 PM AKST Mon Jan 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind up to 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Snow showers. .WED...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ412-091415- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 329 PM AKST Mon Jan 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 to 30 kt increasing to 25 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Snow showers and rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ413-091415- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 329 PM AKST Mon Jan 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind up to 15 kt becoming E 15 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. $$ PKZ414-091415- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 329 PM AKST Mon Jan 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind up to 15 kt becoming SE 10 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. $$
5 follow-up statements
144 FZAK62 PAFC 091228 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 328 AM AKST Tue Jan 9 2024 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-100130- 328 AM AKST Tue Jan 9 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 967 mb low at 49N 178W moves to 57N 173W at 980 mb Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ411-100130- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 328 AM AKST Tue Jan 9 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Snow showers with rain showers. .WED...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ412-100130- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 328 AM AKST Tue Jan 9 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 to 30 kt increasing to 25 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ413-100130- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 328 AM AKST Tue Jan 9 2024 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain showers and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ414-100130- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 328 AM AKST Tue Jan 9 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Rain showers and snow. .WED...S wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. $$
068 FZAK62 PAFC 100012 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 9 2024 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. PKZ499-101330- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 9 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 mb low at 49N 178W swings to 61N 179W at 976 mb for Thu afternoon. Its front moves into Southwest Alaska by Thu afternoon. A 998 mb North Pacific low moves to 52N 179E for Thu afternoon. Its front pushes over the Aleutians through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ411-101330- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 9 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .WED...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .THU...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ412-101330- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 9 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ413-101330- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 9 2024 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. $$ PKZ414-101330- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 9 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Snow. .WED...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. $$
440 FZAK62 PAFC 101236 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 336 AM AKST Wed Jan 10 2024 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-110130- 336 AM AKST Wed Jan 10 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 mb low at 55N 174W moves to 60N 176W at 977 mb Thu morning and then into the Gulf of Anadyr and dissipates by Fri morning. A 974 mb North Pacific low moves to 49N 175E Thu morning and then to 54N 175W at 973 mb Fri morning. $$ PKZ411-110130- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 336 AM AKST Wed Jan 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ412-110130- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 336 AM AKST Wed Jan 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Rain showers and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ413-110130- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 336 AM AKST Wed Jan 10 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ414-110130- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 336 AM AKST Wed Jan 10 2024 .TODAY...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$
850 FZAK62 PAFC 110015 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 315 PM AKST Wed Jan 10 2024 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. PKZ499-111415- 315 PM AKST Wed Jan 10 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 mb low at 57N 177W moves to 61N 178W at 980 mb for Fri afternoon. Its front moves into Northwest Alaska by Fri afternoon. A 984 mb North Pacific low moves to 57N 156W at 998 mb and dissipates Fri afternoon. A 987 mb North Pacific low moves to 51N 168W at 964 mb for Fri afternoon. Its front moves over the Aleutians through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ411-111415- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 315 PM AKST Wed Jan 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...W wind up to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. $$ PKZ412-111415- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 315 PM AKST Wed Jan 10 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind up to 20 kt becoming NE 10 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ413-111415- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 315 PM AKST Wed Jan 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 to 30 kt becoming W 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ PKZ414-111415- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 315 PM AKST Wed Jan 10 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .MON...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$
473 FZAK62 PAFC 111230 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 330 AM AKST Thu Jan 11 2024 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-120200- 330 AM AKST Thu Jan 11 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 978 mb low near 59N 176W moves to 62N 178W for Fri morning before dissipating Fri evening. A 982 mb low at 50N 158W moves to 56N 157W at 991 mb by Fri morning then dissipates Fri evening as it moves north over the Alaska Peninsula. A 975 mb low at 49N 171E moves to 54N 174W for Fri morning before dissipating near Saint Paul Island Fri evening. A 966 mb North Pacific low near 52N 166W Fri evening moves to 56N 164W by Sat morning. $$ PKZ411-120200- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 330 AM AKST Thu Jan 11 2024 .TODAY...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. $$ PKZ412-120200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 330 AM AKST Thu Jan 11 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE 10 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .MON...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. $$ PKZ413-120200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 330 AM AKST Thu Jan 11 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ414-120200- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 330 AM AKST Thu Jan 11 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$
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 8, 5:21 AM AKST, 10 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 5:21 AM AKST, 10 hours 8 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 521 AM AKST Mon Jan 8 2024 .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Today through Wednesday)... Widespread snow has come to an end across the Southcentral coast and Cook Inlet this morning as the surface low and upper-level wave both move into the Copper River Basin. There is some residual shower activity along the western shores of Cook Inlet, but these should also diminish through the morning hours and stay west of Kenai, Anchorage, and Palmer as the flow aloft remains southerly. Patchy fog is also developing this morning just north of Anchorage; however, another round of clouds moving over the area will likely keep fog from becoming widespread. The southerly flow diminishes later today, then shifts to the north as both a ridge of high pressure develops over the interior and a surface low lifts north into the Gulf of Alaska. The gradient between the two will allow for development of northerly gap winds along the Southcentral coast by Tuesday morning. These winds will peak Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning, with gusts to 40 mph possible for Seward and Valdez and up to 50 mph for Whittier. The aforementioned low in the Gulf will swing a weak front ahead of it, allowing for some isolated to scattered snow showers to develop over the Kenai Peninsula late Monday into early Tuesday morning. Given the colder and drier air working in from the north, the best chance for any show showers will likely remain mainly over the Chugach and Kenai Mountains. The main challenge in the short term will be fog development over Cook Inlet. There is plenty of lingering low level moisture from the recent snow event, with winds near the surface will be light and variable. Any fog lingering along the inlet today may expand across the inlet and Knik Arm late tonight through Tuesday morning, especially if clouds diminish and there is additional radiational cooling overnight Monday. -TM && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3: Today through Thursday)... Key Points: * A North Pacific low moving into the Bering Sea tonight could bring another round of blowing snow (visibility as low as 1/2 mile) for Nunivak Island/Kuskokwim Delta coast, with a lower chance for the Pribilof Islands and Western Capes of Bristol Bay. * A warm and wet Kona low moving towards Southwest Alaska on Wednesday could bring heavy snow across the region through Thursday, though incoming warm air could transition precipitation to rain or even freezing rain. * Generally windy conditions for the Bering Sea and Aleutians, with snow and rain along the front transitioning to snow showers through Tuesday. Much of the area is enjoying improved conditions as we remain between storm systems. Our most recent weather-maker is slowly departing towards the Gulf of Anadyr in Russia, while our next low won't be arriving until later tonight. Satellite imagery shows a broad area of convective clouds over the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, where cold air moving over warmer ocean waters is producing snow showers. Snow showers moving over Saint Paul earlier tonight led to visibility as low as one-half mile in blowing snow. However, diminishing winds should keep visibility fairly high for the remainder of the day. For Southwest Alaska, clouds dominate as a shortwave trough moving through the region brings light snow. Skies should become clearer overnight as a shortwave ridge moves through in advance of the incoming low. More active weather returns as a North Pacific low begins moving into the area later tonight. Overall, the track of the low has shifted a bit further west and its speed has slowed compared to the previous forecast package. Model agreement is a bit worse than average for this system, leading to lower confidence in potential hazards. Still, precipitation is expected to start as snow, and elevated winds associated with this system could lead to significant visibility reductions in blowing snow. Confidence is highest for Nunivak Island and the Kuskokwim Delta coast, where temperatures should remain low enough for snow to blow about. Should this occur, the worst conditions would be expected from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Confidence is lower for the Pribilof Islands as temperatures warm towards freezing by the time winds start to accelerate; worst conditions are expected from late morning/early afternoon on Tuesday. As for Bristol Bay, there is some uncertainty with whether the decaying front can maintain strong winds and precipitation as it moves over the Western Capes. As if that wasn't enough, the increasingly amplified upper level pattern will bring in a warm and moist low from the tropics. The moisture transport associated with this Kona low will serve to reinforce precipitation across Southwest Alaska, creating the potential for heavy snow in the Kuskokwim Delta. Heavy snow could also be a concern for Bristol Bay, but there is a chance for warm air to produce rain or freezing rain as temperatures warm aloft. Overall, expect impactful weather for Southwest Alaska to linger through midweek. -KC && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Wednesday through Saturday)... The main long-term weather feature will be an upper level ridge over Southwest Alaska that builds through Thursday afternoon. This will maintain the general storm track over the western Bering through Friday, when an upper level trough from a Bering low sweeps northward across Southcentral. There are early indications that a second low from the north Pacific will quickly cross the Aleutian Chain and merge with the Bering low. This new system forms an upper level trough which slides over Southcentral on Saturday. Lower level features of the two lows appear to merge and slowly track north along the western coast, while an extended moisture fetch trailing the north Pacific low continues into Southcentral and the northern Gulf late Saturday. && .AVIATION...Mostly VFR conditions today. There may be brief periods of time this morning when ceilings drop below 5000' or to MVFR. Winds should remain like and will continue out of the south through this morning and begin to flip back around to northerly this afternoon. There is likely to be some fog development late tonight into tomorrow morning. &&
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 8, 10:24 AM AKST, 5 hours 5 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1024 AM AKST Mon Jan 8 2024
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1023 AM Snow Sterling 60.49N 150.78W
01/08/2024 M2.3 inch Kenai Peninsula AK Cocorahs
&&Local storm report, Jan 8, 10:26 AM AKST, 5 hours 3 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1026 AM AKST Mon Jan 8 2024
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0845 AM Snow South Fork Eagle River 61.23N 149.44W
01/08/2024 M5.4 inch Anchorage AK NWS Employee
&&Local storm report, Jan 8, 10:27 AM AKST, 5 hours 2 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1027 AM AKST Mon Jan 8 2024
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1024 AM Snow Clam Gulch 60.18N 151.42W
01/08/2024 E6.0 inch Kenai Peninsula AK Public
&&Local storm report, Jan 8, 10:29 AM AKST, 5 hours before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1029 AM AKST Mon Jan 8 2024
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0650 AM Snow Muldoon 61.21N 149.76W
01/08/2024 M4.8 inch Anchorage AK Public
&&Local storm report, Jan 8, 11:37 AM AKST, 3 hours 52 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1137 AM AKST Mon Jan 8 2024
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1000 AM Snow NW Palmer 61.64N 149.24W
01/08/2024 M5.0 inch Matanuska-Susitna AK Public
&&Local storm report, Jan 8, 3:28 PM AKST, 1 minute before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
328 PM AKST Mon Jan 8 2024
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0327 PM Snow Upper Potter Valley 61.06N 149.76W
01/08/2024 M5.8 inch Anchorage AK Public
Liquid Equivalent: 0.37 inches Amounts are
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BL/DANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 3:18 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:18 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:29 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:29 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:28 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 6:43 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.