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Gale Warning 321, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 23, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 23, 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: Apr 23, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 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.

309 
FZAK62 PAFC 232330
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 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.

PKZ499-241500-
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 974 MB LOW NEAR 54N 157W MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR
CHIGNIK AT 982 MB SUN MORNING...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 59N 164W MON
MORNING AT 997 MB. A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 58N 174E STRENGTHENS TO 997 MB
NEAR 55N 179W SUN AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENS TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES
TO NEAR 52N 167W MON AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

899 
FZAK62 PAFC 241131
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 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.

PKZ499-250300-
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 979 MB LOW NEAR 56N 157W MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR
CHIGNIK AT 993 MB SUNDAY MORNING...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 58N 162W MONDAY
MORNING AT 995 MB. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 57N 178E STRENGTHENS TO 998 MB
NEAR 56N 178W SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENS TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES
TO NEAR 54N 169W MONDAY MORNING.
$$

PKZ411-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

377 
FZAK62 PAFC 242308
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 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.

PKZ499-251500-
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 988 MB LOW NEAR 56N 158W WILL MOVE TO 59N 168W AT 1003 MB TUE
AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW NEAR 56N 178W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 54N 173W AT
1001 MB TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE MON. A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL MOVE TO NEAR 50N 171E MON EVENING...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 992 MB 
AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 51N 178E TUE AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

261 
FZAK62 PAFC 251152
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 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.

PKZ499-260300-
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 993 MB LOW NEAR 57N 159W WILL MOVE TO 60N 169W AT 1005 MB TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 56N 177W
WILL DISSIPATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 994 MB NORTH PACIFIC
LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 51N 171E TUESDAY MORNING...THEN STRENGTHEN TO
985 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 54N 173W WEDNESDAY MORNING.
$$

PKZ411-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	24 hr
Apr 24, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Apr 24, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Apr 24, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	7 days
Apr 24, 10:31 AM AKDT	Blizzard Warning	AFC	11 hr
Apr 24, 11:05 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	17 hr

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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.