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Gale Warning 521, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 9, 2010

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 9, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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
Aug 9, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

256 
FZAK62 PAFC 091133
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 9 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.

PKZ499-100000-
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 9 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 983 MB LOW AT 59N 165W MOVES TO 62N 168W AT 993 MB TONIGHT...THEN
INTO NORTON SOUND AT 1000 MB TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-100000-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 9 2010

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-100000-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 9 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-100000-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 9 2010

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-100000-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 9 2010

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Aug 8, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Aug 8, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Aug 8, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Aug 8, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Aug 9, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Aug 9, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Aug 9, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 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.