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Gale Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 31, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 31, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 31, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 2, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 011256
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST TUE JAN 1 2008

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.

PKZ499-020300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTH AND 
WEAKEN TODAY THEN STALL TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE
WED NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW AT 49N 172E LATE TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 51N
171W AND DEEPEN TO 974 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE
TO 52N 163W AND FURTHER DEEPEN TO 963 MB. 

$$

PKZ411-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST TUE JAN 1 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST TUE JAN 1 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST WEST. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 175W. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 175W. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 175W. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST TUE JAN 1 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE TO SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST TUE JAN 1 2008

.TODAY...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 020015
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST TUE JAN 1 2008

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.

PKZ499-021500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE
WED NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 55N 172E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU.
$$

PKZ411-021500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST TUE JAN 1 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.   

$$

PKZ412-021500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST TUE JAN 1 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-021500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST TUE JAN 1 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-021500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST TUE JAN 1 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 021230
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
330 AM AST WED JAN 2 2008

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.

PKZ499-030300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE
WED NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 172E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
330 AM AST WED JAN 2 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
330 AM AST WED JAN 2 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
330 AM AST WED JAN 2 2008

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
330 AM AST WED JAN 2 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 022359
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008

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.

PKZ499-031500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 984 MB LOW NEAR 53N 171E TO WEAKEN TO 993 MB THU AFTERNOON NEAR 54N
177W THEN DISSIPATE THU EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING FRI WITH ANOTHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING.
$$

PKZ411-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE 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 Dec 31, 11:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 11:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AST TUE JAN 1 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT ON THE OVERALL PATTERN. PROBLEMS SURFACE
WITH THE DETAILS. ONE OF THESE IS THE MULTIPLE SURFACE LOW FEATURES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEEP LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. ANOTHER IS
HANDLING OF FRONT AND LOW POSITIONS OVER THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIANS. FOR THE FIRST ISSUE...DETAILS WERE USED FROM NAM WITH
SOME HELP FROM THE GFS. FOR THE SECOND ISSUE...GFS PREFERRED AS NAM
CAN STRUGGLE WITH FEATURES NEAR THE EDGE OF ITS DOMAIN.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
DEEP UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF WITH ASSOCIATED STORM/HURRICANE FORCE
SURFACE LOW(S). RIDGE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA AND
CURLING INTO ALASKA NORTH OF THE GULF LOW. ANOTHER UPPER LOW
CENTERED OVER KAMCHATKA. A SHORT WAVE RIDGE IN THE EASTERN BERING
SEA BETWEEN THESE LOWS JUST SOUTH OF A WEAK BUT SOON TO BE IMPORTANT
LOW CENTERED NEAR KOTZEBUE. SUBTROPICAL JET ENTERING THE WESTERN
PACIFIC NEAR JAPAN AND RACING EAST/NORTHEAST TO JUST SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS THEN CURLING AROUND THE GULF LOW. POLAR JET SO WEAK NEAR
ALASKA THAT IT BARELY WARRANTS MENTION.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
GULF LOW WILL WEAKEN AND SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW
SHOULD BE OVER THE GULF AND ALONG THE COAST. AT THE SAME TIME THE
KOTZEBUE LOW WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DEEPEN SLIGHTLY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE FORMER KOTZEBUE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND ENLARGE INTO THE
WEEKEND. IT WILL CENTER ITSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE AND PUT
VIRTUALLY ALL OF ALASKA INTO CYCLONIC FLOW. THIS WILL DROP
TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA TO BELOW
NORMAL LEVELS...WITH SNOW CHANCES MAINLY IN SOUTH CENTRAL.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120 130 132.
         GALE WARNING 125 138 140 150 155 176 185.
         HVY FRZ SPRAY 130 138 140 160 165 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG JAN 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC19 hr
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC19 hr
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC19 hr
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC19 hr
Dec 31, 4:10 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC19 hr
Dec 31, 4:25 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 hr
Dec 31, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 31, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 31, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 31, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC11 days
Dec 31, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 31, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC14 days
Jan 1, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 1, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jan 1, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 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.