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Gale Warning 710, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 31, 2010

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 31, 2010, 4:00 PM 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 31, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 1, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 312241
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 31 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.

PKZ499-011200-
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 31 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING LATE TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY AND THEN MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING THURSDAY. 
$$

PKZ411-011200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 31 2010

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-011200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 31 2010

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-011200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 31 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-011200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 31 2010

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Aug 31, 9:45 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 hr
Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 1, 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.