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Gale Warning 526, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 22, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 22, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 22, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 24, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

796 
FZAK62 PAFC 221140
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 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.

PKZ499-230300-
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A LOW IN SIBERIA WILL MOVE TO 58N 180 AT 993 MB LATE MON NIGHT...
THEN MOVE TO NEAR 60N 165W AT 988 MB TUE AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING
ONSHORE SOUTHWEST AK TUE EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL TRACK FROM
THE NORTHWEST BERING MON NIGHT TO THE EASTERN BERING WED MORNING.
$$

PKZ411-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WINDS BECOMING NE 40 KT NORTH OF 57N
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. WINDS BECOMING NE 35 KT NORTH OF 57N AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. WINDS BECOMING N 40 KT WEST OF 175W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$
6 follow-up statements
616 
FZAK62 PAFC 222234
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 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.

PKZ499-231500-
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 993 MB LOW AT 58N 177E WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 58N 171W BY TUE
MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 64N 166W AT 990 MB BY WED MORNING. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL EXTEND SOUTH DOWN OVER THE PENINSULA AROUND THE
COLD BAY AREA.

$$

PKZ411-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS.  
.TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
085 
FZAK62 PAFC 230716 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1116 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

UPDATED ZONE 411

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.

PKZ499-231500-
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 993 MB LOW AT 58N 177E WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 58N 171W BY TUE
MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 64N 166W AT 990 MB BY WED MORNING. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL EXTEND SOUTH DOWN OVER THE PENINSULA AROUND THE
COLD BAY AREA.

$$

PKZ411-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
1116 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS.  
.TUE...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
365 
FZAK62 PAFC 231146
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 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.

PKZ499-240300-
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 993 MB LOW NEAR 57N 176W WILL MOVE TO 58N 166W AT 990 MB TUE
NIGHT...THEN MOVE ASHORE THE WESTERN AK COAST WED MORNING. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SWING TO THE EASTERN
BERING/ALEUTIANS THROUGH WED. A LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO
NEAR 58N 174E AT 997 MB WED MORNING...AND TRACK TO NEAR 57N 175W AT
989 MB THU MORNING.
$$

PKZ411-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 45 KT DURING THE
MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. WINDS BECOMING N 40 KT WEST OF 176W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ414-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING NORTH OF
57N.  SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$
111 
FZAK62 PAFC 232355
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 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.

PKZ499-241500-
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 991 MB LOW NEAR 58N 169W WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
BY EARLY WED MORNING WITH AN ASSOCIATED FRONT DRAPING DOWN OVER THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A 999 MB LOW NEAR 58N 173E WED EVENING STRENGTHENS
TO 991 MB AND MOVES TO 56N 179W BY THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.TONIGHT...SW TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
444 
FZAK62 PAFC 241155
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 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.

PKZ499-250300-
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 991 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL DRIFT NORTHWEST TOWARD SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND AND DISSIPATE BY THU AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL MOVE TO 48N 168E AT 1003 MB WED AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 985
MB NEAR 52N 169W LATE THU NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 60N 168E WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB NEAR 56N 179W THU AFTERNOON AND BE ABSORBED BY
THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WINDS BECOMING S 25 KT WEST OF 178W
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. NORTH OF 58N...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. WEST OF 177W...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$
990 
FZAK62 PAFC 242354
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 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.

PKZ499-251500-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 48N 168E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB AND MOVE TO 
50N 178W BY THU. THE LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST NEAR 53N 164W BY FRI
AFTERNOON AS IT STRENGTHENS TO 984 MB. A 998 MB LOW NEAR 58N 175E
WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NEAR 58N 176W AT 990 MB THU. THE LOW THEN
BEGINS TO WEAKEN AND MOVES TO NEAR 62N 177W AT 994 MB.

$$

PKZ411-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

.TONIGHT...SW TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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 Aug 21, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE GFS/NAM/ECMWF ADEQUATELY HANDLE THE UPPER
LEVEL PATTERN WITH A SHORT WAVE LIFTING ACROSS THE EASTERN MAINLAND
MON AND A DIGGING LONG WAVE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. DIFFERENCES
ARISE IN THE SURFACE AND QPF FIELDS. THE NAM SEEMS TO BE THE MORE
PROGRESSIVE OF THE SOLUTIONS BY MOVING A SURFACE LOW TO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA WELL AHEAD OF THE GFS/NAM SOLUTIONS AND ALSO BRINGS
CONSIDERABLY MORE QPF INTO COOK INLET/SUSITNA VALLEY WED. THE DIGGING
UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL LIKELY BUILD A RIDGE OVER
BRISTOL BAY AND TEND TO SLOW THE SURFACE CENTER DOWN. THIS WOULD
FAVOR THE GFS AND TO A LESSER EXTENT THE ECMWF SOLUTION. SO THE GFS
IS OVERALL PREFERRED FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
.500MB...LOW CENTER OVER THE NORTHERN GULF LIFTS NORTH AND WEAKENS
MON NIGHT/TUE AS SHORT WAVE ROTATING AROUND LOW NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND DIGS ACROSS SW AK AND KODIAK. A LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE BASE OF
THE TROUGH OVER THE GULF TUE AND MOVES SE WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION
MOVES OVER INTERIOR ALASKA. THE LOW THAT MOVES TOWARD SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND MON RETROGRADES WEST TUE AS A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS IN
DIGGING TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE AFTERNOON AND WED. BY
WED AFTERNOON...THE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM EASTERN SIBERIA TO SE OF THE
AK PEN. THE RIDGE WHICH BUILDS OVER BRISTOL BAY TUE MOVES TO THE
EASTERN MAINLAND/EAST GULF WED AFTERNOON.

.SURFACE...WEAK LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF AK
THROUGH WED. A SERIES OF WEAK LOW CENTERS OVER THE EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN GULF OF AK HOLDS LOW PRESSURE OVER THE REGION THROUGH WED.
MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING OVER WESTERN AK MOVES
INTO SOUTHERN COOK INLET MON MORNING THEN CONTINUES NORTH AND EAST TO
THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND WESTERN GULF MON NIGHT/TUE. LOW NEAR
THE GULF OF ANADYR MOVES TO SOUTHERN NORTON SOUND TONIGHT AND WEAKENS
WITH WEAK RIDGING OVER BRISTOL BAY. DEVELOPING LOW CENTER MOVING
ACROSS EASTERN RUSSIA MOVES TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE WITH A
PRESSURE IN THE UPPER 980S.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER AND A STRENGTHENING THERMAL TROUGH WILL
ALLOW FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN TODAY. CONDITIONS LOOK A LITTLE MORE STABLE
MON...HOWEVER STILL COULD SEE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE AK RANGE.
SHOWERS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.
INCREASING MOISTURE WITH THE TROUGH MOVING INTO SOUTHERN COOK INLET
MON MORNING WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN...WHICH WILL
SPREAD TO MUCH OF THE KENAI/ANCHORAGE BOWL MON NIGHT THEN BECOME MORE
SHOWERY TUE AFTERNOON.

SOUTHWEST...
SHOWERS OVER BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING WILL BE REPLACED BY STRATUS AND
FOG AS RIDING BUILDS OVERNIGHT. EXTENSIVE LOW CLOUDS OVER WESTERN
COASTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS OR RAIN INCREASING
ACROSS THE AREA MON WITH APPROACH OF UPPER TROUGH AND WEAKENING
SURFACE LOW. DEVELOPING LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH WILL BRING
WARMING TEMPS AND RAIN TO MUCH OF SW AK TUE AFTERNOON/NIGHT.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
BRISK NORTHWEST FLOW YIELDING GALE-FORCE GUSTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
AKPEN AND ADJACENT WATERS...WEAKENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
RELAXES TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM DROPPING OUT OF SIBERIA TO BRING A LARGER
SWATH OF GALES TO THE BERING SEA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID-WEEK.
LION'S SHARE OF THE PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO HIT THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS
AND CENTRAL/EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS THE SYSTEM WORKS EAST.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE AOR LARGELY REMAINS IN THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH THROUGH LATE WEEK
KEEPING THINGS UNSETTLED. JET STREAM SUPPORTING STRONG SYSTEMS IN THE
BERING/ALEUTIAN REGION EVENTUALLY MIGRATES EAST...ALLOWING STORM
TRACK TOWARDS THE GULF OF AK...WITH POSSIBLE INCREASING SENSIBLE
WEATHER IMPACTS TO SOUTHCENTRAL AK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 180 AND 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC AUG 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 21, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Aug 21, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Aug 22, 1:19 AM AKDTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC5 hr
Aug 22, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC41 hr
Aug 22, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Aug 22, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC51 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.