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Gale Warning 784, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 6, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 6, 2009, 4:00 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
Nov 6, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 8, 2009, 4:00 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 061243
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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-
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE TO THE
EASTERN BERING BY SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A LOW IN EASTERN
RUSSIA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 070016
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-071500-
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO
EASTERN BERING BY SAT NIGHT THEN WILL WEAKEN OVER THE
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A LOW
OVER SIBERIA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 64N 175W WITH 990 MB CENTER SUN
AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING
THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND MOVE ONTO THE WEST COAST SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 071212
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-080300-
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING REACHES THE AK
PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 58N 172E MAINTAINS STRENGTH
AS IT MOVES TO 57N 169W SAT EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATES. SEVERAL
EASTERN RUSSIA LOWS CONSOLIDATE INTO A 990 MB LOW SUN NIGHT NEAR 62N
174W.

$$

PKZ411-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 080051
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-081500-
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA
THROUGH MON. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 52N 177E SAT NIGHT WILL BE ABSORBED
INTO A 990 MB LOW NEAR 64N 172W TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF 57N...NW WIND 20 KT. N OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW W OF 167W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N
OF 57N.  
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 081246
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-090300-
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 1001 MB LOW AT 63N 175E WILL MOVE TO 63N 177W THIS AFTERNOON AT 
997 MB. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB AT 64N 167W MON AFTERNOON
THEN MOVE TO 65N 157W AT 990 MB LATE MON NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009

.TODAY...S TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009

.TODAY...SW TO NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 5, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 5, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 5, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 days
Nov 5, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Nov 5, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 6, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 6, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr

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Sources

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