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Gale Warning 37, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 29, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 29, 2011, 4:00 PM 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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. 
$$
1 follow-up statement
166 
FZAK62 PAFC 301247
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 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.

PKZ499-310300-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 987 MB LOW AT 60N 167W MOVES TO 65N 165W AT 998 MB MON MORNING. A
994 MB LOW AT 52N 180 MOVES TO 62N 177W AT 993 MB MON AFTERNOON. A
995 MB LOW NEAR 47N 173E SUN AFTERNOON MOVES TO 52N 172E AT 985 MB
TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-310300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-310300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-310300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF 175W...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF
175W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-310300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...S TO W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Jan 29, 11:50 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 hr
Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 30, 6:30 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC22 hr
Jan 30, 6:30 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC10 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.