Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 693, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 11, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 14, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 112201 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT THU OCT 11 2007 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. PKZ499-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW AT 55N 179W WILL MOVE TO 54N 164W BY FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 155W BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN EAST OF THE AREA BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW AT 54N 167E SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO 56N 173E AT 985 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT THU OCT 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT THU OCT 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT THU OCT 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT THU OCT 11 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 121147 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 56N 172W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 53N 155W SAT NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW NEAR 54N 161E FRI NIGHT WILL BECOME A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 177E BY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ411-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 122215 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 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. PKZ499-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 989 MB LOW AT 54N 164W WILL MOVE TO 53N 155W BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE SAT. A 993 MB LOW AT 52N 163E WILL MOVE TO 54N 171E AND DEEPEN TO 989 MB BY NOON SAT. THIS LOW WILL FURTHER DEEPEN TO 978 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT AT 55N 179E THEN MOVE EAST TO 55N 171W BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 131159 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 52N 168E WILL INTENSIFY TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA TO 54N 158W BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 132321 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007 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. PKZ499-141400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 55N 167E WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE NEAR 53N 174E SUN MORNING. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 53N 178E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 175W AND STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB SUN MORNING THEN WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE NEAR 53N 159W MON MORNING. A 982 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 53N 166W SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO 55N 147W AND STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF 55N...SW TO W WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 TO 30 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN......NE TO N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW TO W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 141203 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 14 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-150200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 55N 180 INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SUN NIGHT NEAR 56N 160W. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 971 MB MON NIGHT AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TO 56N 150W. HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT SUN OCT 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 142259 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 14 2007 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. PKZ499-151400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW 100 NM NEAR 56N 171W MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE NEAR 55N 163W SUN NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 54N 160W WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 63N 176W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 61N 176W AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-151400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 14 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH FRI...W TO N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-151400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 14 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-151400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 14 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-151400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT SUN OCT 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 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 Oct 11, 8:00 AM AKDT, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 11, 8:00 AM AKDT, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM ADT THU OCT 11 2007
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS HAVE SURPRISINGLY BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THE CURRENT
PATTERN. PLACEMENT AND DEPTH OF SURFACE LOWS AS WELL AS THE TIMING
AND TYPE OF PRECIP...THESE ARE IMPORTANT FEATURES IN THE FORECAST
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAY AND THE MODELS ARE NOW ONLY SLOWLY COMING INTO
SOME KIND OF AGREEMENT. FORECAST PACKAGE LEANS TOWARD THE GFS AS IT
HAS SOME AGREEMENT WITH THE UKMET AND THE ECMWF...WHEREAS THE NAM
SEEMS TO BE SINGING TO ITS OWN TUNE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A STEERING LOW CENTERED OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND A
PROGRESSIVE BUT FULLY STACKED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THE
SUBTROPICAL JET STREAM EXITS ASIA/JAPAN AT ABOUT 35 DEGREES NORTH
LATITUDE...MOVES EAST TO ABOUT THE DATE LINE...THEN NORTHEAST TO
NEAR JUNEAU. THE POLAR JET IS ALMOST TOO WEAK TO MENTION...MOVING
STRAIT SOUTH ALONG THE DATE LINE TO THE ALEUTIANS THEN BECOMING
INCOHERENT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
PLENTY OF CHALLENGES IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK
OCCLUDED FRONTAL BAND OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE LATE
TONIGHT AND STALL OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA ON FRIDAY. RAIN VS SNOW
WILL BE A CHALLENGE...AS WELL AS IF ANY PRECIP WILL MAKE IT AS FAR
WEST AS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. ENOUGH WARM AIR WITH THIS SYSTEM THAT
GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREAS SHOULD CHANGE TO RAIN BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...IF NOT SOONER. CURRENT THINKING IS TO CONTINUE
SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE NEXT SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING UNDER THE JET AT ABOUT 50
DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE AND 160 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE. CLOSE
INSPECTION OF WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THE POSSIBLE BEGINNINGS OF A
BAROCLINIC LEAF...THOUGH THIS COULD BE A TRICK OF THE EYES. LEAF OR
NOT...THIS SYSTEM WILL SPIN UP INTO A DEEP STORM FORCE LOW BY LATE
FRIDAY IN THE NORTHERN GULF. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...MODELS STRUGGLING
WITH THIS...BUT SEEM TO BE ON TO SOME KIND OF CONSENSUS FOR THE LOW
TO BE AT ITS DEEPEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON NEAR 58 NORTH 147 WEST (MINUS
THE ROGUE NAM). THE LOW WILL THEN CURL NORTHWEST TO THE KENAI
PENINSULA. BETTER CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
WITH THIS SYSTEM FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY SUNDAY.
PRECIPITATION MAY START AS RAIN...BUT SHOULD SWITCH TO SNOW BEFORE
SUNDAY MORNING AS THERE WILL BE DECENT COLD ADVECTION.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
UNCERTAINTY IS FAIRLY HIGH ON THE DAY TO DAY WEATHER...BUT THE MEAN
TROUGH POSITION WILL LIKELY BE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA
KEEPING THE AREA IN MOIST CYCLONIC FLOW.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120.
GALE WARNING 170 172 175 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG OCT 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Oct 11, 1:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr |
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