Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 310, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 15, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT. 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
- Apr 15, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
257 FZAK62 PAFC 151158 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 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. PKZ499-160200- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 978 MB LOW NEAR 56N 165E WILL MOVE TO 59N 179E AT 978 MB THU NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 985 MB NEAR 57N 168W BY SAT MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND Y K DELTA THU AFTERNOON AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW TO NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S TO SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF 167W...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. W OF 167W...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
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040 FZAK62 PAFC 152229 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-161400- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 979 MB LOW NEAR 57N 169E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 170W AT 985 MB FRI NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE 100 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA THU NIGHT AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA FRI. $$ PKZ411-161400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-161400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-161400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-161400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
320 FZAK62 PAFC 161203 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 16 2010 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. PKZ499-170200- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 58N 180 WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 58N 164W SAT NIGHT. BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-170200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 16 2010 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-170200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 16 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-170200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 16 2010 .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-170200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 16 2010 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:05 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:05 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 66 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 15, 5:06 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Apr 15, 5:06 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 21 hr |
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