Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 236, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 2, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
270 FZAK62 PAFC 021242 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 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. PKZ499-030300- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WED. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 50N 178E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE WED. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THU. $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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390 FZAK62 PAFC 030001 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-031500- 400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE FRI. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THU AND DISSIPATE FRI. $$ PKZ411-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. STRONGEST WINDS W OF 178E. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W OF 178E...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF 178E...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE TO 15 KT W OF 175W. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE TO 15 KT W OF 175W. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .THU...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
420 FZAK62 PAFC 031258 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 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. PKZ499-040300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE FRI. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THU AND DISSIPATE FRI. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 KT WEST OF 176W. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
085 FZAK62 PAFC 031912 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1010 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 UPDATED ALL ZONES OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-040300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE FRI. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THU AND DISSIPATE FRI. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 1010 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 1010 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 KT WEST OF 176W. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 1010 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 1010 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
186 FZAK62 PAFC 040003 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 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. PKZ499-041500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE FRI. A 993 MB LOW NEAR 46N 170E WILL MOVE TO 51N 168E AT 987 MB FRI MORNING AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. A 977 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 48N 178E SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 175W. .FRI...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 177W. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 176W. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
959 FZAK62 PAFC 041253 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 49N 169E WILL MOVE TO KAMCHATKA PUSHING A FRONT INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW MOVES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 48N 178E SAT EVENING AND STRENGTHENS TO 967 MB NEAR 49N 176W SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
168 FZAK62 PAFC 050002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 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. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 985 MB LOW MOVES TO 45N 175E TONIGHT AND MOVES NEAR 52N 175E AT 978 SUN AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW FORMS NEAR 47N 170W SAT NIGHT AT 985 MB AND MOVES TO 50N 170W AT 975 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY . .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
398 FZAK62 PAFC 051236 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-060300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. A 971 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 48N 178W SAT EVENING. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB NEAR 51N 177W SUN AFTERNOON AS A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
010 FZAK62 PAFC 060006 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 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. PKZ499-061500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 47N 178W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB NEAR 51N 175W SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 982 MB NEAR 49N 167W MON AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND INTO EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUN THEN WILL MOVE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MON. $$ PKZ411-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 174W. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 174W. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 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 Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL OVERALL. THERE IS A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE GULF BY THURSDAY AS A LOW MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST BECOMES A BROAD COMPLEX LOW. AS IS TYPICAL WITH THESE SYSTEMS THE MODELS ALL TRY TO RESOLVE WHERE EACH INDIVIDUAL WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP AND THEY SELDOM AGREE UNTIL IT STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE. THIS WILL IMPACT MOSTLY THE KODIAK AREA AS THERE COULD BE SOME SNOW INVOLVED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE EMBEDDED LOWS...BUT DETAILS ARE HARD TO SEE AT THIS TIME. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE WEATHER MAP LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE OMEGA BLOCK PATTERN PERSISTS OVER THE STATE TODAY WITH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE UPPER LEVEL WINDS OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE REMAIN DUE NORTH TO SOUTH AROUND THE RIDGE BUT HAVE DIMINISHED FROM A FEW DAYS AGO. THE MAIN JET STREAM REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE SURFACE HIGH REMAINS OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE AND INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL KEEP THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST TIGHT AND THEREFORE KEEP GUSTY WINDS IN THAT AREA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH THE PATTERN NOT CHANGING OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS THE WEATHER IS NOT CHANGING MUCH EITHER. THE WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PERSIST AND MAY EVEN STRENGTHEN A LITTLE MORE TOMORROW. THAT WILL MEAN THE VALDEZ AREA AND THOMPSON PASS COULD POSSIBLY GET BACK NEAR HIGH WIND WARNING LEVELS. THE OTHER AREA OF CONCERN IS IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WHERE WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TOMORROW OR TOMORROW NIGHT. AT THIS TIME IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WINDS WILL GET QUITE THAT HIGH BUT IT WILL HAVE TO LOOKED AT AND CONSIDERED WHEN NEW MODEL PACKAGES ARRIVE. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE OMEGA BLOCK WILL WEAKEN OVER THE BERING SEA BY THE WEEKEND AND BECOME A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TO MOVE FURTHER INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. EZ MAR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:53 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr |
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Sources
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