Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 2, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. 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
- Jan 2, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
307 FZAK62 PAFC 021252 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 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 SUN JAN 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 957 MB LOW NEAR 62N 173W MOVES TO 65N 172W AT 976 MB MON MORNING AND DISSIPATES MON AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 51N 161W MOVES TO 57N 157W AT 981 MB SUN NIGHT AND DISSIPATES MON MORNING. A 962 MB LOW NEAR 44N 174E MOVES TO 55N 159W AT 970 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S TO W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 168W IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
881 FZAK62 PAFC 030034 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-031500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 63N 174W WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. A 962 MB LOW NEAR 47N 178W WILL MOVE TO 52N 166W AT 967 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 56N 152W AT 977 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. W OF 177W...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
628 FZAK62 PAFC 031254 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 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 MON JAN 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 50N 173W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 150W TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING BEGINNING TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 177W KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING N OF 55N. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 177W. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT N OF 55N. .TUE...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
366 FZAK62 PAFC 040002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-041500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 51N 165W WEAKENS TO 979 MB NEAR 56N 149W TUE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE GULF. A 982 MB LOW EAST OF JAPAN TUE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 49N 175E AND STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E OF 174 W...NW WIND 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:06 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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