Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 383, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 8, 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
- May 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2011, 6:30 PM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
622 FZAK62 PAFC 082336 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 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. PKZ499-091500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1005 MB COMPLEX LOW NEAR 57N 160W WILL WEAKEN TO 1009 MB MOVING TO 56N 153W MON AFTERNOON. A 988 MB COMPLEX LOW AT 50N 157E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON AFTERNOON AND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
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014 FZAK62 PAFC 091106 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-100300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1006 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES TO 55N 154W MON AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA TUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
560 FZAK62 PAFC 092343 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 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. PKZ499-101500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW AT 48N 155E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES NORTH AND EAST EXTENDING FROM 58N 170E THROUGH 50N 174E TUE AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 46N 173E WILL MOVE TO 53N 168E AT 976 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
928 FZAK62 PAFC 101131 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-110300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THROUGH WED NIGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH A 983 MB LOW NEAR 44N 161E THIS MORNING...WHICH MOVES TO NEAR 50N 166E TONIGHT AT 977 MB...AND THEN TO NEAR 56N 171E AT 982 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
174 FZAK62 PAFC 102347 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 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. PKZ499-111500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 47N 163E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 52N 167E AT 976 MB WED AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR 58N 171E AT 985 MB THU AFTERNOON. A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALASKA WED. $$ PKZ411-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
372 FZAK62 PAFC 111125 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-120300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 50N 165E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 54N 170E AT 978 MB WED NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR 59N 171E AT 993 MB THU NIGHT. A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALASKA WED. $$ PKZ411-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
255 FZAK62 PAFC 112353 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 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. PKZ499-121500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 52N 167E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 171E AT 985 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR 59N 169E AT 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JAM
568 FZAK62 PAFC 120233 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 630 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 UPDATED ZONES 411 412 413 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-121500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 52N 167E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 171E AT 985 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR 59N 169E AT 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 630 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 630 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 630 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JAM
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 May 8, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 8, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE GFS HAS STRUGGLED OVERNIGHT WITH THE SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE COOK INLET REGION IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...WITH THE NAM ONLY SLIGHTLY UNDERDONE WITH ITS QPF DEPICTION. A SECOND MORE SUBTLE SHORTWAVE WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATER THIS MORNING FROM THE SOUTHWEST...AND THUS WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST FOR TODAY. OTHERWISE...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A NARROW UPPER RIDGE OVER THE FAR NORTH BERING SEA HAS PUSHED THE NORTHERLY STREAM OF THE PROGRESSIVE FLOW OUT OF THE ANCHORAGE AOR...AND ALLOWED THE BAGGY UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING CURRENTLY TO MOVE EAST TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TO THE EASTERN GULF AND THEN SOUTH AND EAST DOWN THE PACIFIC COAST. DISTURBANCES OF VARYING STRENGTH ARE ROTATING AROUND THIS LOW...AND TIMING AND PREDICTING THESE DISTURBANCES WILL BE THE TOUGHEST PART OF THIS FORECAST PACKAGE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. BEHIND THIS LOW...A STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE (HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT) CURRENTLY OVER THE FAR NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE BERING AND THEN BEGIN TO SLOW AS IT BEGINS TO REACH THE EASTERN BERING BY TUESDAY NIGHT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... A SECOND AND SLIGHTLY WEAKER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE COOK INLET REGION LATER THIS MORNING...KEEPING SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASING TREND AS THE UPPER LOW APPROACHES THE GULF AND TURNS THE FLOW MORE SOUTHERLY AND THEN SOUTHEASTERLY WITH TIME. HIGHEST SHOWER PROBABILITY FOR ANCHORAGE LOOKS TO BE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH A DECREASING TREND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FLOW BECOMES OFFSHORE DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY WHICH MEANS ONLY SHOWER CHANCES ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE FROM DIURNAL CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY THAT FIRES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DRIFTS SOUTH WITH THE FLOW THROUGH MID WEEK. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... RAIN ACTIVITY THROUGH MONDAY SHOULD BE CONFINED MAINLY TO THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE...NEAREST TO THE TRACK OF THE PARENT UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE GULF TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. THEN EXPECT A CLEARING TREND AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH OFFSHORE FLOW AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST THROUGH MID WEEK. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE GULF THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTY WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE GAPS IN THE ALEUTIAN RANGE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...AND GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE RIDGE AND COLD SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF LOW STRATUS AND FOG DEVELOP. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE RIDGE BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MIDWEEK AND THEN MOVE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL BY LATE WEEK. MODELS DIVERGE A BIT WITH PROGRESSION OF THE RIDGE AFTER LATE WEEK...BUT PREFERRED TO KEEP THINGS ON THE DRY SIDE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WITH A SLOWER RIDGE PROGRESSION EASTWARD GIVEN CLIMATOLOGY AND POOR MODEL AGREEMENT BEGINNING NEXT WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES...176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. 29 MAY 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| May 8, 8:42 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| May 8, 10:38 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| May 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| May 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| May 9, 8:41 AM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 6 days | |
| May 9, 1:41 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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