Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 152, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
788 FZAK62 PAFC 171207 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 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. PKZ499-180300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 969 MB LOW NEAR 63N 179W WILL MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA THU AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 62N 180 THU EVENING AND MOVE TO 65N 166W AT 1003 MB FRI EVENING. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ411-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 35 TO 45 KT N OF 56N IN THE MORNING. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 37 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 36 FT SUBSIDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 36 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
840 FZAK62 PAFC 180010 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-181500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W TO SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 37 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W OF 166W...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. E OF 166W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
418 FZAK62 PAFC 181231 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 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. PKZ499-190300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE AK PEN WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE BERING FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 964 MB KAMCHATKA LOW WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SAT MORNING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO S 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 55 N. .SAT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT BUILDING TO 34 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 38 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
460 FZAK62 PAFC 190004 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-191500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE BERING FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 964 MB KAMCHATKA LOW WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SAT MORNING THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA SUNDAY. $$ PKZ411-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 35 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 39 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 38 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT BUILDING TO 38 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 38 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:51 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 31 hr |
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