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Gale Warning 921, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 14, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 14, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 14, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 16, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
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.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 170057 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

CORRECTION TO THE SYNOPSIS

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...

A 986 MB LOW NEAR 48N 175E THIS EVENING MOVES TO 54N 177E AND
INTENSIFIES TO 970 MB MON AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO
DRIFT NORTHWEST AND WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB NEAR 56N 171E TUE
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 28 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST SUN DEC 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 13, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC7 days
Dec 14, 10:22 AM AKSTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Dec 14, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Dec 14, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 14, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days
Dec 14, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days

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