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Gale Warning 322, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 25, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. 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 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

602 
FZAK62 PAFC 252344
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM 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.

PKZ499-261500-
400 PM AKDT MON APR 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 998 MB LOW WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 59N 164W THROUGH TUE. A 985 MB 
LOW NEAR 51N 163E WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 51N 171E TUE AFTERNOON. 
ANOTHER DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 50N 179E TUE AFTERNOON
AT 989 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 52N 176W WED AFTERNOON AT 983 MB. 

$$

PKZ411-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

6 follow-up statements

089 
FZAK62 PAFC 261104
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 26 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.

PKZ499-270300-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 59N 166W WILL DISSIPATE TUE AFTERNOON. A
DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 51N 179W AT 987 MB TUE
AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 54N 176W AT 978 MB WED MORNING...THEN TRACK
TO NEAR 53N 171W AT 986 MB EARLY THU MORNING.
$$

PKZ411-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 26 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

289 
FZAK62 PAFC 262310
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 26 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.

PKZ499-271500-
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 987 MB LOW NEAR 51N 179W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES 
TO 54N 175W WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 990 MB 
AS IT MOVES TO 54N 170W THU AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 26 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN 
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

585 
FZAK62 PAFC 271125
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 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.

PKZ499-280300-
400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 981 MB LOW NEAR 54N 175W WILL MOVE TO 54N 171W AT 989 MB THU
MORNING...THEN MOVE 54N 167W AT 998 MB EARLY FRI MORNING. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE ASHORE THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND LATE WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

645 
FZAK62 PAFC 272320
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 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.

PKZ499-281500-
400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 982 MB LOW NEAR 54N 175W THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 54N 171W 
AT 992 MB THU AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1002 MB FRI 
AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 54N 165W. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE
EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE ASHORE THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TONIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF 175W. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF 175W. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
$$

187 
FZAK62 PAFC 281103
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 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.

PKZ499-290300-
400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 986 MB LOW NEAR 54N 172W WILL MOVE TO 54N 166W AT 1000 MB FRI
MORNING...AND THEN TRACK TO 54N 163W AT 1008 MB SAT MORNING. A FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING SAT MORNING.
$$

PKZ411-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

766 
FZAK62 PAFC 282343
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 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.

PKZ499-291500-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 992 MB LOW NEAR 54N 170W WILL WEAKEN TO 1011 MB AS IT MOVES TO 
53N 161W SAT AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 46N 173E 
FRI NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 48N 178E SAT
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT WEST OF 177E IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT WEST OF 168W. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 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 Apr 25, 12:35 PM AKDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 12:35 PM AKDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1235 PM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LOW AMPLITUDE WAVE PATTERN DOMINATES
THE UPPER LEVELS...SO NO MAJOR STORMS TO SPEAK OF IN THE SHORT-TERM.
THE MAIN FEATURE AFFECTING THE REGION IS A CLOSED LOW OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA. IT IS WEAKENING AS IT TRACKS SOUTHEASTWARD
TOWARD THE PACIFIC. WEAK WAVES OUT AHEAD OF THIS LOW ARE ROTATING
NORTHWARD AND WESTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND PRODUCING
SHOWERS. THE FOCUS OF THESE SHOWERS IS AROUND TWO SURFACE LOWS...
ONE JUST SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND ANOTHER OVER BRISTOL BAY.
ARCTIC AIR IS FEEDING IN BEHIND THE BRISTOL BAY LOW WITH
PRECIPITATION FALLING AS SNOW AS YOU HEAD SOUTH OF KING SALMON
ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THERE CONTINUE TO BE SOME DIFFERENCES IN TRACK
OF LOW ALONG THE ALEUTIANS ON WEDNESDAY. ECMWF HAS TRENDED NORTHWARD
WHILE GFS HAS TRENDED SOUTHWARD. GFS HAS GOOD SUPPORT FROM ENSEMBLE
MEMBERS WITH VERY LITTLE SPREAD AMONG SOLUTIONS...SO WILL SIDE WITH
THE GFS TRACK. OTHERWISE...THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT IN SYNOPTIC
FEATURES THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS LOOK RELATIVELY SIMILAR
WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A FEW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH WEAK
UPPER LEVEL WAVES TRACKING NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF. MARGINALLY
COLDER AIR ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY FILTER IN FROM THE SOUTH CREATING
SLIGHTLY MORE UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. ON WEDNESDAY A VERY WEAK RIDGE
WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN ALOFT WHICH WILL RESULT IN MORE SUNSHINE
AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. THIS IN TURN WILL RESULT DIURNALLY DRIVEN
SHOWERS...PRIMARILY ALONG THE MOUNTAINS.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SURFACE LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO OFF
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL SIT AND DISSIPATE
ON TUESDAY. ARCTIC AIR WILL ALSO MAKE ITS WAY NORTHWARD AND CHANGE
PRECIPITATION TYPE TO SNOW ACROSS MOST OF THE BRISTOL BAY REGION
TONIGHT. AREAS TO THE NORTH WON'T SEE COLDER AIR UNTIL TUESDAY
NIGHT BY WHICH POINT SHOWER COVERAGE WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS ONE LOW SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
TRACKS TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL DEVELOP
TO THE SOUTH ALONG A BEND IN THE UPPER JET. WITH THE UPPER SUPPORT
THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE
TUESDAY AND THEN STALL AND WEAKEN NEAR DUTCH HARBOR BY THURSDAY AS
UPPER JET PASSES BY TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. MUCH WARMER AIR WILL
ACCOMPANY THE LOW SO PRECIPITATION WILL FALL MAINLY AS RAIN.
HOWEVER...COLDER AIR WILL FEED INTO THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY CHANGING PRECIPITATION BACK TO SNOW
IN SOME AREAS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE A MORE AMPLIFIED
PATTERN THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD...BUT STILL PROGRESSIVE. THE
LOW ALONG THE ALEUTIANS MID WEEK WILL MOVE DOWN INTO THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEKEND WHILE ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES IN
FROM THE WEST. THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST MAY SEE SOME AFFECTS FROM
THIS ALEUTIAN SYSTEM...BUT AREAS FURTHER NORTH AND WEST WILL BE
PROTECTED BY A STRENGTHENING RIDGE OVER INTERIOR SOUTHWEST. THERE
MAY BE SOME DIURNAL CONVECTION ON THE EAST SIDE OF THIS RIDGE OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BUT ALL IN ALL EXPECT MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS
AND QUITE A BIT OF SUNSHINE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...170 172 175.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB APR 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 25, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Apr 25, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Apr 26, 4:00 AM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	3 days
Apr 26, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Apr 26, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr

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Sources

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