Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 254, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 19, 2011, 4:00 PM 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 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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376 FZAK62 PAFC 201149 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-210300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 58N 168W MOVES TO 66N 173W AT 978 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA. A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 52N 176E THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 59N 168W AT 987 MB MON NIGHT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ414-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S OF 56N...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. N OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
617 FZAK62 PAFC 211154 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 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. PKZ499-220300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 977 MB LOW NEAR 64N 171W MOVES TO THE CHUKCHI SEA THIS AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 55N 175E MOVES TO 59N 165W AT 994 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ411-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF 56N...NW WIND 45 KT. N OF 56N...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 15 KT N OF 58 N. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
613 FZAK62 PAFC 212320 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-221500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... AN ELONGATED 987 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR 57N 175W MOVES TO 61N 168W TUE EVENING AT 991 MB AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES NORTH. A 999 MB TROUGH NEAR 52N 168W LATE TUE MORNING MOVES EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TUE AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 51N 170W WED AFTERNOON STRENGTHENS TO 994 MB NEAR 53N 162W WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF 55N...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. N OF 55N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF 57N. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 10 FT. S OF 57N...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 10 FT. S OF 57N...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
928 FZAK62 PAFC 212322 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ499-221500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... AN ELONGATED 987 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR 57N 175W MOVES TO 61N 168W TUE EVENING AT 991 MB AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES NORTH. A 999 MB LOW NEAR 52N 168W LATE TUE MORNING MOVES EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TUE AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 51N 170W WED AFTERNOON STRENGTHENS TO 994 MB NEAR 53N 162W WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF 55N...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. N OF 55N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF 57N. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 10 FT. S OF 57N...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 10 FT. S OF 57N...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
948 FZAK62 PAFC 221139 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-230300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW AT 58N 171W WILL MOVE TO 60N 164W LATE TONIGHT AT 999 MB THEN TO 1002 MB AT 61N 162W BY LATE WED NIGHT. A 991 MB LOW AT 60N 179E WILL MOVE TO 59N 177W AT 999 MB BY LATE TONIGHT THEN TO 60N 167W AT 1002 MB BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 19, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE LARGE LOW THAT HAS DOMINATED THE
BERING SEA FOR DAYS IS BECOMING A DISTANT MEMORY AS IT WEAKENS
RAPIDLY AND DRIFTS NORTH INTO SIBERIA. HOWEVER THIS LULL IN ACTIVE
WEATHER WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING AND FAST-MOVING
979 MB LOW IS APPROACHING THE EASTERN BERING SEA FROM THE NORTH
PACIFIC. THIS LOW IS DRAWING ENERGY FROM A 175 KT JET STREAK MOVING
THROUGH THE SUBTROPICAL JET SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. AHEAD OF THIS LOW
IS A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE THAT IS MAKING FOR A PLEASANT MORNING OVER
VIRTUALLY ALL OF MAINLAND ALASKA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT WITH THIS
RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW. MODEL SOLUTIONS REGARDING THE INTENSITY OF
THIS LOW THROUGH THE NEXT DAY OR TWO ARE ALSO CLOSELY ALIGNED.
NEVERTHELESS THERE REMAINS SOME DIFFERENCES THAT REMAIN REGARDING HOW
QUICKLY THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE EASTERN AND THEN NORTHERN BERING SEA
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE EC AND NAM ARE A BIT SLOWER THAN THE
GFS...WHICH IS A BIT OF AN OUTLIER THIS MORNING AND HAS BEEN LARGELY
EXCLUDED FROM THE MORNING FORECAST. OVERALL MODEL CONFIDENCE IS
AVERAGE THIS MORNING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW RAPIDLY MOVING INTO THE
FORECAST DOMAIN IS THE PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE TODAY. WHILE THIS
LOW IS NOT AS STRONG AS THE LOW EARLIER THIS WEEK...IT IS COMING INTO
CLOSER CONTACT WITH THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS RESIDED OVER
MAINLAND ALASKA FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS. THIS WILL ALLOW THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TO BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY. COMBINED WITH THE COMPLEX TERRAIN IN
THESE AREAS IT SEEMS LIKELY WE WILL SEE SEVERAL LOCATIONS WITH WINDS
ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE. WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN DUTCH
HARBOR AND COLD BAY BEGINNING BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING
THROUGH THE NIGHT. BECAUSE THIS LOW IS MOVING SO FAST...WIND
DIRECTIONS WILL BE CHANGING QUICKLY ESPECIALLY AROUND DUTCH
HARBOR...WHERE STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE QUICKLY REPLACED BY
EQUALLY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
FURTHER NORTH...COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BEAR THE
BRUNT OF THE HIGH WINDS...THOUGH INTERIOR SECTIONS WILL STILL SEE
STRONG GUSTS THAT LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. MOST PRECIPITATION
WILL ALSO BE LIMITED TO THE COAST. WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING A
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION WITH ONLY MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.
EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SUNNY SKIES TODAY
REPLACED BY INCREASING CLOUDINESS TOMORROW. RAIN WILL ARRIVE IN
KODIAK ISLAND BY TOMORROW MORNING...MIXING WITH SNOW AND SPREADING TO
THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA BY SUNDAY EVENING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...PROGRESSIVE WEATHER PATTERN STILL ON TRACK TO
TAKE HOLD OF MUCH OF THE STATE FOR THE COMING WEEK. MODELS ARE
BEGINNING TO SUGGEST THAT THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER MAY BE CONFINED TO
THE BERING SEA AND THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. TEMPERATURES ACROSS
THE ENTIRE DOMAIN WILL REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL NORMS WITH PERIODS OF
SUNSHINE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 181 185
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING 155 170
STORM WARNING 150 160 165 171 172
GALE WARNING 175 176 179 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD MAR 11In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 19, 3:51 PM AKDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
351 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0226 PM NON-TSTM WND GST UNALASKA 53.93N 166.51W
03/19/2011 M115 MPH AK ASOS
MEASURED AT THE DUTCH HARBOR ASOS STATION. WIND GUSTS
ABOVE 75MPH SINCE 1145AM.
0300 PM TSTM WND GST UNALASKA 53.93N 166.51W
03/19/2011 M99.00 MPH AK MESONET
MEASURED AT THE DUTCH HARBOR HANDAR SITE. WINDS ABOVE
75MPH SINCE 1200PM.
&&
KSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 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.