Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 255, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. 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
- Mar 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
4 follow-up statements
617 FZAK62 PAFC 211154 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-220300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 977 MB LOW NEAR 64N 171W MOVES TO THE CHUKCHI SEA THIS AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 55N 175E MOVES TO 59N 165W AT 994 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ 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. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Mar 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.