Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 913, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 4, 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
- Dec 4, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 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 051231 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 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. PKZ499-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 952 MB LOW AT 54N 178E THIS MORNING MOVES TO NEAR SAINT MATTHEW AT 970 MB ON THU...THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE BERING STRAIT LATE THU NIGHT. ON THU NIGHT...A 975 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO NEAR AMCHITKA...AND A 970 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO 50N 169W. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE WIND 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 052330 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 56N 179W WILL MOVE NORTH TO 70N 171W AND WEAK TO 991 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW FORMING NEAR 49N 176E THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR 51N 178W AND STRENGTH TO 979 MB FRI AFTERNOON. ANOTHER 996 MB LOW NEAR 44N 168W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 54N 169W AND STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 061212 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 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. PKZ499-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW AT 59N 175W THIS MORNING MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE BERING STRAIT LATE TONIGHT AS IT WEAKENS TO 985 MB. A 988 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 49N 176E THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 53N 180 AT 981 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW AT 50N 166W LATE TONIGHT CROSSES UNIMAK PASS AT 976 MB ON FRI...THEN MOVES TO 57N 170W AT 970 MB LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 12:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 days | |
| Dec 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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