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Gale Warning 438, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 2, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 2, 2011, 2:37 AM AKDT. It was in force for 13 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
Jun 2, 2011, 2:37 AM AKDT (10:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

654 
FZAK62 PAFC 021037
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
237 AM AKDT THU JUN 2 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.

PKZ499-030000-
237 AM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 978 MB LOW NEAR 59N 178W WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS IT MOVES TO
60N 174E THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL DEEPEN TO
977 MB AS IT MOVES TO 53N 171W THURSDAY...THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN
TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 58N 169W FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-030000-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
237 AM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-030000-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
237 AM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-030000-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
237 AM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-030000-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
237 AM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 7:06 PM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC19 hr
Jun 2, 1:20 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC15 hr
Jun 2, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jun 2, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jun 2, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jun 2, 10:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC30 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.