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Gale Warning 482, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 3, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. 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: Jul 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

012 
FZAK62 PAFC 032306
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 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.

PKZ499-041500-
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY
WEAKEN THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 63N
179E LATE SUN NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB NEAR 61N 173W TUE
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. NORTH OF 57N...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW WIND TO 15 KT SOUTH OF 56N. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WINDS BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT NORTH OF 57N. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S WIND 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

1 follow-up statement

925 
FZAK62 PAFC 041154
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 4 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.

PKZ499-050300-
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 997 MB LOW NEAR 63N 180 WILL MOVE TO 61N 174W AT 986 MB TUE
AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO 994 MB ON WED AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE
IN POSITION.

$$

PKZ411-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 4 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 4 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 4 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 4 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 3, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jul 3, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Jul 4, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Jul 4, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Jul 4, 6:55 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	33 hr

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Sources

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