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Gale Warning 36, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 29, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 29, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 29, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 29, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

273 
FZAK62 PAFC 291301
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 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.

PKZ499-300300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 971 MB NEAR 52N 161W WEAKENS TO 1001 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO
64N 168W. A 996 MB LOW NEAR 47N 177E MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES
TO 59N 180 SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N 
OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 175W...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. E OF 175W...N WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...W OF 175W...S WIND 35 KT. E OF 175W...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING
SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT....EXCEPT VARIABLE 20 KT W OF 168W IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

JAM JAN 11

1 follow-up statement

646 
FZAK62 PAFC 300004
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 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.

PKZ499-301500-
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 982 MB NEAR 57N 163W WEAKENS TO 998 MB SUN AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO
62N 167W AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 998 MB LOW NEAR 50N 178E SAT
AFTERNOON MOVES TO 62N 179E MON AFTERNOON AT 997 MB.
$$

PKZ411-301500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-301500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
$$

PKZ413-301500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 30 KT W OF 174W
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
$$

PKZ414-301500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT S 20 KT W OF 169W. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	18 hr
Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 28, 8:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	20 hr
Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 29, 9:45 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	18 hr

Nearby

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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.