Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 801, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 13, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 13, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 141211 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST WED NOV 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. PKZ499-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW AT 59N 158W WILL MOVE TO 56N 147W BY LATE WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. ON THU NIGHT A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING SEA FROM THE WEST. $$ PKZ411-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST WED NOV 14 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST WED NOV 14 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST WED NOV 14 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST WED NOV 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 150011 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST WED NOV 14 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 990 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY MOVES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THU. A 988 MB LOW MOVES TO 54N 164E THU NIGHT AND TO 59N 166E AT 982 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST WED NOV 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST WED NOV 14 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST WED NOV 14 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST WED NOV 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 150038 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST WED NOV 14 2007 CORRECT ZONES 412 AND 413 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. PKZ499-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 990 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY MOVES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THU. A 988 MB LOW MOVES TO 54N 164E THU NIGHT AND TO 59N 166E AT 982 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST WED NOV 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST WED NOV 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST WED NOV 14 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST WED NOV 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 151228 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH THU NIGHT. EARLY FRI MORNING A 985 MB LOW WILL BE AT 56N 163E. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL CROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 160012 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 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. PKZ499-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WEAKENS AND MOVES EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY MORNING. THIS FEATURE THEN MOVES TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 58N 179W SATURDAY. $$ PKZ411-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT..NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 161258 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WEAKENS AND MOVES EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS FEATURE THEN MOVES TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AN SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 170006 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 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. PKZ499-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. AN ELONGATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY EVENING. THIS FEATURE THEN MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW TO N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST FRI NOV 16 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 13, 9:20 AM AKST, 13 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 13, 9:20 AM AKST, 13 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 220 PM AST TUE NOV 13 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION...SHORT TERM FORECAST FAIRLY SIMILAR. THERE ARE STILL LARGE DIFFERENCES IN THE LONG TERM. WILL CONTINUE TO LEAN TOWARD THE GFS AND ONLY MAKE MINOR CHANGES BEYOND THU AFTERNOON. .ANALYSIS... REMNANT OF FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE SUSITNA VALLEY TO ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL MOVE INTO THE INTERIOR TONIGHT. A 980S LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY IS STACKED AND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WED NIGHT/THU AM. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE KENAI PEN THIS AFTERNOON MOVES INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY/COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT. A SECONDARY LOW CENTER LIKELY WILL FORM ALONG THE BROAD FRONTAL BOUNDARY SOUTH OF THE AK PEN AS UPPER TROUGH DIGS AND FAVORABLE UPPER JET POSITION SETUP. THE NAM PICKS UP THIS FEATURE BETTER THEN THE GFS. LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTH OF THE KENAI PEN WED AFTERNOON WHERE IT THEN STALLS AS BRISTOL BAY LOW DROPS SOUTH OF KODIAK. WITH TIME A STRONG LOW CENTER MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA FRI AFTERNOON AND FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF SHIFTS OFFSHORE. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TODAY MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THU MORNING. THE RIDGE THINS AND IS PINCHED OFF NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATE FRI. A FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI MORNING AND THE EAST/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AS TRIPLE POINT FORMS SOUTHEAST OF ADAK. THIS SEEMS REASONABLE WITH STRONG NPAC JET SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. .SURFACE... .EAST...SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT WITH PASSAGE OF FRONTAL TROUGH. EXCEPT SNOW WILL LINGER INTO WED MORNING OVER THE NORTHERN SUSITNA/COPPER RIVER UNTIL FRONT CLEARS THE REGION. EXPECT RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SHOULD SHIFT TO SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CONCERNS WOULD BE WITH SNOW POTENTIAL FOR THE WEST/NORTH GULF AND EASTERN KENAI PEN AS A SECONDARY LOW MOVES SOUTH OF THE KENAI PEN WED AFTERNOON/EVENING. EXPECT SNOW VALUES FOR THESE AREAS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT AS LOW TAPS INTO MOISTURE OVER THE GULF. MODELS THEN WARM TEMPS UP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST/KENAI PEN WED NIGHT/THU...SO MAY SEE SOME AREAS SHIFT OVER THE RAIN OR MIX. 850/700MB FLOWS SHIFT MORE E-NE ON THU NIGHT...SO SHOULD SEE SOME DRYING CONDITIONS WITH PERHAPS GUSTY GAP WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL. .WEST...TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO COOL OVER BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT...SO WILL SEE SNOW SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF SW ALASKA AND EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. GENERAL DRYING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SW MAINLAND WED NIGHT AS SYNOPTIC FLOWS SHIFTS OFFSHORE AND BRISTOL BAY LOW MOVES SE. GUSTY WINDS WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY TO HOLD OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA/AK PEN THROUGH FRI NIGHT. EXPECT NW WINDS TO DIMINISH SAT. RAIN/SNOW AND BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH FRONTAL TROUGH THU NIGHT. RAIN/SNOW WILL SPREAD TO THE EAST/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH THIS SYSTEM FRI EVENING. EXPECT GUSTY WEST WINDS ALONG THE BACK SIDE OF FRONT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120 155 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC NOV 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 4:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 14, 2:56 AM AKST | Heavy Snow Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Nov 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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