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Gale Warning 799, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 11, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 11, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 11, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 12, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 121225
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST MON NOV 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.

PKZ499-130300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 977 MB LOW AT 62N 174W WILL MOVE TO 60N 168W AT 982 MB LATE MON
NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW AT 56N 177W WILL
MOVE TO 57N 160W AT 980 MB BY TUE MORNING. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 59N 
157W BY TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 60N 159W AT 985 MB BY LATE TUE
NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ411-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 130059
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST MON NOV 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.

PKZ499-131500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 978 MB LOW NEAR 61N 173W WILL MOVE TO 60N 170W AND DISSIPATE
TUESDAY MORNING. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 56N 169W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 58N
158W TUESDAY MORNING AT 978 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE
WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
$$

PKZ411-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT THIS EVENING.
SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 130156 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
455 PM AST MON NOV 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.

PKZ499-131500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 978 MB LOW NEAR 61N 173W WILL MOVE TO 60N 170W AND DISSIPATE
TUESDAY MORNING. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 56N 169W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 58N
158W TUESDAY MORNING AT 978 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE
WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
$$

PKZ411-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
450 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
455 PM AST MON NOV 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF 56N...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 45 KT THIS
EVENING.  NORTH OF 56N...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT.
SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 131214
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST TUE NOV 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.

PKZ499-140300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 981 MB LOW AT 58N 161W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED
AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 987 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE
SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY 
BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA FROM THE WEST THROUGH THU MORNING. 
$$

PKZ411-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST TUE NOV 13 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 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 Nov 11, 10:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 10:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 AM AST MON NOV 12 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 60 HOURS BEFORE
DIVERGENCES BECOME SIGNIFICANT. GFS HAS BEEN TRENDING EASTWARD AND
SLOWER WITH THE DEEP LOW COMING INTO THE GULF IN THE 72 TO 96 HOUR
PERIOD SO HAVE TRENDED FORECASTS IN THAT DIRECTION.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
LARGE LOW IN THE BERING SEA MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST. A STRONG
IMPULSE IS SPINNING UP ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL BERING SEA THAT IS
MOVING EAST RAPIDLY. WEAK UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
MOVING EAST SLOWLY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE SOUTHERN BERING IMPULSE WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY AND TONIGHT AS IT
MOVES INTO THE AKPEN. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ON TUESDAY...AS THE LOW CURVES NORTH INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE LARGE BERING LOW COMPLEX WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ON THURSDAY A LOW IN THE SUB TROPICAL JET WILL REACH THE COLD AIR
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LARGE BERING/NORTHWEST GULF LOW AND EXPERIENCE
EXPLOSIVE CYCLOGENESIS. THIS LOW WAS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION SOUTH OF
JAPAN YESTERDAY AND THUS THE BOMB SCENARIO LOOKS REASONABLE.
NUMERICAL MODELS ARE STILL FIGURING THIS LOW OUT...BUT LOOK TO BE
TRENDING TOWARD A POSITION IN THE EASTERN GULF WHEN IT IS AT ITS
DEEPEST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. WORTH WATCHING THIS
STORM AS HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH IT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG NOV 07

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 11, 5:52 PM AKSTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Nov 11, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 11, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 11, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Nov 11, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Nov 12, 3:20 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC8 hr
Nov 12, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 12, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 12, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC9 days
Nov 12, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Nov 12, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 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.