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Gale Warning 918, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 13, 2007, 11:00 AM 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
- Dec 13, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2007, 11:00 PM 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 140043 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST THU DEC 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. PKZ499-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 48N 177E WILL MOVE TO 50N 171W FRI MORNING AND THEN TRACK SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON FRI. $$ PKZ411-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 141229 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW AT 50N 172W WEAKENS AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH TONIGHT. A FAIRLY STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ PKZ411-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ413-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 165 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ414-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 141231 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 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. PKZ499-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW AT 50N 172W WEAKENS AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH TONIGHT. A FAIRLY STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ PKZ411-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ413-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ414-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 141557 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 650 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 UPDATED ALL ZONES WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW AT 50N 172W WEAKENS AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH TONIGHT. A FAIRLY STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ PKZ411-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 650 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 650 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ413-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 650 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ414-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 650 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 150024 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 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 996 MB LOW NEAR 50N 164W WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SAT AND THEN WEAKEN SAT NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 46N 172E SUN AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ411-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 151237 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING. A 973 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 51N 174E LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. WIND BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 160013 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 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 978 MB LOW AT 51N 156E WILL DRIFT SLOWLY TO 53N 154E BY MONDAY. A 998 MB LOW AT 40N 167E SUNDAY MORNING WILL DEEPEN TO A 980 MB LOW AT 50N 178E BY EARLY MONDAY. $$ PKZ411-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 161229 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO NEAR KISKA MON MORNING. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IT ELONGATES INTO A 985 MB TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN BERING SOUTHEAST TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ411-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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 Dec 13, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 8:00 AM AKST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 100 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE ARE THREE VERY DISTINCT SHORT-WAVE TROUGHS NOTED ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS MORNING. ONE IS CENTERED OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH A WEAK LOW DOWN AT THE SURFACE JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. AS PER KING SALMON RADAR THERE IS AN AREA OF PERSISTENT LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EXTEND SOUTH AND WEST ALONG THE AKPEN. THERE IS ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE TROUGH JUST EAST OF THE BASE OF THE BRISTOL BAY TROUGH (OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC). COMBINATION OF THIS TROUGH AND UPPER JET ON DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF TROUGH IS PRODUCING AN INTENSIFYING SURFACE LOW WHICH IS TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE THIRD SHORT-WAVE TROUGH IS SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WHERE A MODERATE LOW HAS FULLY OCCLUDED. THE LOW IS TRACKING EAST-NORTHEAST...SO EXPECT WINDS AND PRECIPITATION TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. FINALLY...THERE IS A VERY WEAK UPPER WAVE MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL PRODUCING LOTS OF MID LAYER CLOUDS BUT VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION. JUST A FEW FLURRIES OR ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE DETECTABLE ON RADAR. MUCH OF THE FOG THAT WAS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL DISSIPATED AS MID LEVEL CLOUDS MOVED IN. THERE IS STILL SOME FOG IN THE COPPER BASIN...BUT IT IS NOT DENSE. ALL OF THESE SHORT-WAVES ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN A ZONAL LONG-WAVE...SO THAT EVERYTHING IS PROGRESSING EASTWARD. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM. WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE MODELS SOLUTION WILL ADD A LOT OF DETAIL TO FORECAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO THE COLD ADVECTION WINDS SETTING UP ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...THE GULF WATERS...AND THE AKPEN. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT AS THE SHORT-WAVE CURRENTLY OVERHEAD MOVES OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST. THE REMNANTS OF THE BRISTOL BAY WAVE WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY...BUT MOST OF ENERGY WILL MOVE EASTWARD OVER GULF SO DONT EXPECT ANY NOTABLE IMPACT. MEANWHILE...THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REALLY TIGHTEN UP TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE INTENSIFYING PACIFIC LOW TRACKS TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. COLDER AIR WILL ALSO ADVECT INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. THE COMBINATION OF SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND COLD ADVECTION WILL PRODUCE GUSTY GAP WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF...ESPECIALLY FOR RESURRECTION BAY/PASSAGE CANAL/THOMPSON PASS/COPPER RIVER DELTA/AND KAMISHAK BAY. THIS FIRST SURGE OF COLD AIR IS RELATIVELY WEAK. MUCH STRONGER ADVECTION WILL ENSUE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND A SHORT-WAVE DROPS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA INTO THE GULF. THIS WILL SET UP A JET ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE KODIAK ISLAND WATERS RESULTING IN STRONG COLD ADVECTION. THEREFORE...EXPECT MAX GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS TO SET UP THROUGH THIS REGION. ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG...GAP WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY BE THE BEGINNING OF A PROLONGED COLD AND WINDY PERIOD FOR SOUTHCENTRAL AS ANOTHER LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF AND THE COLD ADVECTION OVER WARMER WATERS HELPS MAINTAIN LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SNOW IN BRISTOL BAY/AKPEN WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AS SHORT-WAVE MOVES EASTWARD INTO GULF. ONSHORE FLOW AND WEAK UPPER WAVES WILL PROVIDE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA ALONG WITH AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. AS A MORE SIGNIFICANT SHORT-WAVE DROPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY COLD ADVECTION AND WINDS WILL PICK UP...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE AKPEN. EXPECT AIR MASS TO BE VERY COLD AND DRY...BUT COLD ADVECTION OVER WATER WILL GENERATE SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN BERING/BRISTOL BAY ACROSS THE AKPEN INTO THE PACIFIC. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL TRACK SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF WARM ADVECTION SO THAT PRECIPITATION WILL BE MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW FOR MOST PLACES. THE SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY MOVE OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF ASIA AND SLIDE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY SATURDAY. MULTIPLE FRONTS/LOWS WILL THEN ROTATE ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE RIDGE INTO THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST...GFS 500MB 5-WAVE SHOWS LONG-WAVE TROUGH REMAINING OVER GULF/MAINLAND THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK LOOKS FAIRLY ZONAL AS PRESSURE FROM THE EAST AND WEST OF BERING SEA RIDGE BREAK IT DOWN LEAVING A CLOSED RIDGE TO THE NORTH OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA. SO...EXPECT MAINLY COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR MAINLAND ALASKA WITH THE CHANCE THAT SOME OF THE GULF LOW ENERGY MAY ROTATE INLAND LATE IN THE WEEK. AND OUT WEST LOOK FOR A STEADY STREAM OF SYSTEMS TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH NEXT WEEK. WITH SUBTROPICAL JET WELL TO THE SOUTH THE STRONGEST SYSTEMS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA ALONG WITH THE REALLY WARM AIR. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 130 150 155 170 171 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB DEC 07
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 10:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 1:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 69 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 16 days |
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