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Gale Warning 140, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 6, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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: Feb 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 60 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

867 
FZAK62 PAFC 070009
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

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 SUN FEB 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

THE LOW PRESSURE COMPLEX OVER THE BERING SEA WEAKENS AND DRIFTS NORTH
THROUGH MONDAY. A 970 MB LOW NEAR 43N 165W TONIGHT MOVES TO NEAR 56N
159W AT 988 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ411-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11
FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

5 follow-up statements

652 
FZAK62 PAFC 071244
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

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 MON FEB 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 59N 179W DISSIPATES MON EVENING. A 971 MB LOW NEAR
44N 165W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 53N 162W TUE MORNING AT 991 MB AND
THEN TO NEAR 58N 161W AT 999 MB TUE EVENING.
$$

PKZ411-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT W OF 178E
BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  
$$

171 
FZAK62 PAFC 080035
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

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 MON FEB 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A LARGE 974 MB LOW AT 46N 164W MOVES TO 58N 161W TUE EVENING AT 999
MB AND DISSIPATES NEAR 57N 155W WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

997 
FZAK62 PAFC 081224
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

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 TUE FEB 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 983 MB LOW NEAR 52N 163W MOVES TO NEAR 57N 160W TUE AFTERNOON AT
992 MB AND MOVES INLAND OVER WESTERN ALASKA TUE EVENING. A 1007 MB
LOW NEAR 55N 166E TUE NIGHT MOVES TO NEAR 57N 176E WED NIGHT AT 1021
MB.
$$

PKZ411-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 25 KT W OF 177E IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.WED...N OF 56N...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. S
OF 56N...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W
OF 177W. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

103 
FZAK62 PAFC 090026
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

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.

PKZ499-091500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 992 MB LOW NEAR 56N 159W MOVES TO 60N 153W AT 1006 MB WED MORNING.
A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 57N 168E TUE NIGHT MOVES TO 58N 180 AT 1023 MB 
WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATES THU MORNING. 

$$

PKZ411-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

091 
FZAK62 PAFC 091219
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

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.

PKZ499-100300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 57N 168W MOVES TO 57N 177W AT 1022 MB WED NIGHT
AND THEN DISSIPATES. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING
WED NIGHT AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING THU EVENING. 

$$

PKZ411-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 58N...SE WIND 30 KT. S OF 58N...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 166W...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. E OF 166W...N WIND 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 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 Feb 6, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL. SYNOPTIC SCALE FORECAST
TRENDS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THE
GFS/EC APPEAR TO BE HANDLING THE DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER
THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE NAM TENDS TO LAG BEHIND GFS/EC POSITIONS.

.UPPER LEVELS...THE PERSISTENT RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND INTERIOR
SLOWLY MOVES EAST AS THE BROAD TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS
IS PUSHED NORTH BY BUILDING NORTH PACIFIC RIDGE. A LARGE LOW CENTER
OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WEAKENS IT IT MOVES TO JUST SOUTH OF THE AK
PEN TUE MORNING. THIS CENTER FURTHER WEAKENS AND MOVES EAST ACROSS
THE MAINLAND AS A WAVE WED.

ANALYSIS...
A COMPACT LOW PRESSURE CENTER NEAR KODIAK ISLAND YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
WEAKENED AND MOVED INTO BRISTOL BAY OVERNIGHT. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT
MOVED INTO BRISTOL BAY AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING SHOWS THE
WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM SW ALASKA...THROUGH THE
KENAI PEN TO OVER THE SE GULF OF ALASKA. THE FRONT AND LOW CENTER
GENERALLY BROUGHT WIDESPREAD CLOUDS BUT LITTLE PRECIPITATION.
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SEVERAL SHORT WAVES WITH SHOWERS EXTENDING
FROM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TO OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING.
THE LOW COMPLEX OVER THE BERING SEA/EAST ALEUTIANS IS SLOWLY
WEAKENING AND DRIFTING NORTH. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES IT HOLD OVER
THE INTERIOR MAINLAND CREATING RELATIVELY STRONG TEMPERATURE
INVERSIONS THIS MORNING...WHICH RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS AND
PATCHY FOG OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.

.SHORT TERM...GENERALLY WINDY...WET...AND WARMER WEATHER ON THE WAY
FOR MUCH OF THE MAINLAND.
THE WEAKENING FRONTAL ZONE EXTENDING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SHEAR
APART OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS OR SO. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER
THE NORTH PACIFIC WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO NEAR CHIGNIK TUE AFTERNOON.
THIS CENTER CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR
WED. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH BRINGS MOISTURE TO THE AK
PEN/EASTERN ALEUTIANS MON. MOISTURE SPREADS TO THE EASTERN BERING/SW
MAINLAND...AND SOUTHCENTRAL MON NIGHT AND TUE. MOST AREAS WILL SEE
RISING TEMPS WITH WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF AND WITH THE APPROACHING
FRONTAL TROUGH. PRECIPITATION LIKELY WILL BE RAIN OR A MIX ALONG THE
GULF COAST AND MIXED PRECIPITATION OVER BRISTOL BAY....THOUGH SOME
LOCATIONS WITH TRAPPED COLD AIR MAY SEE A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. COOLER AIR WILL PROGRESS EAST ACROSS THE EAST ALEUTIANS/EASTERN
BERING SEA AS THE LOW CENTER MOVES INTO THE SW INTERIOR EARLY WED.
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE WITH THE APPROACH OF THE LOW
PRESSURE/FRONT AND BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AK PEN AND
EAST/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS/WESTERN GULF MON EVENING. GRADIENTS TIGHTEN
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF TUE.

.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
RIDGING OVER THE COPPER RIVER WILL HOLD THROUGH MON NIGHT...SO EXPECT
LOW COLDS AND FOG TO CONTINUE INTO TUE MORNING. MIXING OF THE AIR
WITH INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL TEND TO BREAK UP LOW
CONDITIONS OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TUE AFTERNOON. SOME ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
THROUGH MON AS WEAK UPPER SHORT WAVES LIFT NORTH AND EAST.
WARM...WINDY...AND WET WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUE AND WED.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC FEB 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	6 days
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	7 days
Feb 7, 4:26 AM AKST	High Wind Watch	AFC	11 hr

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Sources

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