Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 397, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 51 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
- May 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2011, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 51 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
001 FZAK62 PAFC 301147 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 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 AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 999 MB LOW NEAR 49N 173E WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 51N 179E TUE MORNING. A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 52N 168W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES TO 57N 171W TUE MORNING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 176W TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
421 FZAK62 PAFC 302306 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-311500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 999 MB LOW NEAR 48N 166W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 173W TUE AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 59N 179W WED AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ411-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. N OF 56N...WINDS BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. N OF 56N...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. W OF 167W...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ JAM
628 FZAK62 PAFC 311151 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 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. PKZ499-010300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 57N 171W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 57N 174W TUE NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 61N 179E WED NIGHT AT 984 MB. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 44N 179W ON WED WILL MOVE TO 49N 173W WED NIGHT AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ411-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 312331 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-011500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 57N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60N 175E THURSDAY MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 48N 174W WEDNESDAY EVENING AT 984 MB...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 53N 168W THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S OF 56N...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N OF 56N...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. S OF 56N...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. E OF 173W...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| May 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| May 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr |
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Sources
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