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Gale Warning 486, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 11, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 11, 2011, 4:00 AM 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 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

654 
FZAK62 PAFC 111110
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 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 MON JUL 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 997 MB LOW NEAR 57N 170W WILL MOVE TO 63N 169W MON AFTERNOON AT 993
MB THEN WEAKEN TO 1000 MB NEAR 64N 172W TUE NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ411-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ414-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW 20 KT WEST OF 167W BY LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

1 follow-up statement

640 
FZAK62 PAFC 112331
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 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 MON JUL 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 992 MB LOW NEAR 63N 172W WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB AS IT MOVES TO 
66N 170W ON WED. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SET UP ALONG THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA TUE NIGHT AND WED.

$$

PKZ411-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Jul 11, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Jul 11, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Jul 11, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 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.