Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. 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
- Jan 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
541 FZAK62 PAFC 190043 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 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 TUE JAN 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 946 MB LOW NEAR 47N 175E WILL DRIFT NORTHWEST TO NEAR 49N 170E THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 964 MB. A SECONDARY LOW AT 970 MB WILL DEVELOP 46N 169W WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO NEAR 53N 171W THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 973 MB. $$ PKZ411-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 KT SOUTH OF 56N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .WED...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
077 FZAK62 PAFC 191224 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-200300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 953 MB LOW NEAR 48N 177E WILL DRIFT NORTHWEST AND MERGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH A 966 MB LOW NEAR 48N 168E. A SECONDARY LOW AT 980 MB WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON NEAR 45N 170W AND MOVE TO NEAR 54N 166W THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ411-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 29 TO 33 FT. S OF 56N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT. S OF 56N...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. S OF 56N...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 57N...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 18, 4:10 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:15 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:40 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:50 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr |
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