Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 252, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 18, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. 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
- Mar 18, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
889 FZAK62 PAFC 181152 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 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. PKZ499-190400- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 949 MB LOW NEAR 54N 172E WEAKENS TO 969 MB NEAR 59N 171E SAT MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING IN PLACE AND DISSIPATING LATE SAT NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 48N 174W LATE FRI NIGHT STRENGTHENS TO 962 MB NEAR 54N 169W SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 966 MB NEAR 59N 167W LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-190400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 TO 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-190400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-190400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...W OF 176W...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 176W...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-190400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$
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252 FZAK62 PAFC 182311 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-191500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 57N 173E WILL MOVE TO 60N 171E AND WEAKEN TO 975 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 46N 175W FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 53N 169W AT 963 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 63N 168W AT 975 MB SUN. $$ PKZ411-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...EAST OF 176W...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WEST OF 176W...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$
497 FZAK62 PAFC 191147 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 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 AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 969 MB LOW NEAR 60N 172E WILL DRIFT NORTH AND WEAKEN BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SAT NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 45N 176W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB NEAR 54N 167W SAT EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 977 MB NEAR 65N 171W LATE SUN NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 56N 174E AT 981 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 56N...SE WIND 20 KT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N OF 56N...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S OF 56N...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 175W...NW WIND 20 KT. E OF 175W...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT...BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
981 FZAK62 PAFC 192323 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-201500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 962 MB LOW NEAR 53N 170W MOVES TO 60N 168W AT 969 MB SUN MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO 67N 171W AT 975 MB MON MORNING. A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 52N 176E SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 58N 174W AT 984 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 15 FT. .SUN...S TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO E 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 57N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING BY LATE EVENING THEN INCREASING TO W 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 TO 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
376 FZAK62 PAFC 201149 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 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. PKZ499-210300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 58N 168W MOVES TO 66N 173W AT 978 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA. A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 52N 176E THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 59N 168W AT 987 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT...BECOMING W 30 KT S OF 55N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N OF 56N...SE 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON...N OF 56N...SE WIND 20 KT. S OF 56N...SE 20 WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
456 FZAK62 PAFC 201656 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 855 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-210300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 58N 168W MOVES TO 66N 173W AT 978 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA. A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 52N 176E THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 59N 168W AT 987 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT...BECOMING W 30 KT S OF 55N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N OF 56N...SE 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON...N OF 56N...SE WIND 20 KT. S OF 56N...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
986 FZAK62 PAFC 202255 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 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. PKZ499-211500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 61N 168W MOVES TO 66N 170W AT 980 MB MON MORNING. A COMPLEX 984 MB LOW NEAR 54N 166E MOVES TO 59N 165W AT 994 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N OF 55N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 55N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 56N...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S OF 56N...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. N OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:43 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.