Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 581, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
833 FZAK62 PAFC 032354 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 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 SAT SEP 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 60N 169W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 57N 164W SUN EVENING. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 55N 167E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES TO 53N 167W SUN AFTERNOON...THEN INTENSIFY TO 958 MB AS IT MOVES TO 55N 151W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF 55N...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. NORTH OF 55N...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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117 FZAK62 PAFC 041107 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 58N 165W WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 991 MB LOW NEAR 55N 177W WILL MOVE TO 53N 155W LATE TONIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 962 MB...THEN TRACK TO 57N 151W AT 959 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ JAM
144 FZAK62 PAFC 042342 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 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. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 977 MB LOW NEAR 53N 164W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 150W AT 955 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN TO NEAR 57N 153W AT 965 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
918 FZAK62 PAFC 051102 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-060300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 53N 153W WILL MOVE TO 57N 151W AT 958 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN TRACK TO 57N 155W LATE TUE NIGHT AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ JAM
691 FZAK62 PAFC 052316 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 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. PKZ499-061500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 955 MB LOW NEAR 55N 150W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 153W AT 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN TO NEAR 59N 158W AT 993 MB WED AFTERNOON. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING WED. $$ PKZ411-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
584 FZAK62 PAFC 061101 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-070300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 961 MB LOW NEAR 57N 151W WILL MOVE TO 57N 155W LATE TONIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 55N 159W AT 1000 MB LATE WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ JAM
978 FZAK62 PAFC 070001 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 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. PKZ499-071500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 58N 152W WILL MOVE NEAR 56N 157W AT 996 MB WED AFTERNOON THEN NEAR 49N 157W AT 1006 THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
656 FZAK62 PAFC 071201 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-080300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 57N 155W WILL MOVE TO 56N 158W AT 999 MB WED EVENING THEN DISSIPATE THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
542 FZAK62 PAFC 072354 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 7 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. PKZ499-081500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 58N 159W MOVES TO 55N 159W AND WEAKENS TO 1005 MB THURSDAY MORNING THEN DISSIPATES THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING THURSDAY. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
685 FZAK62 PAFC 081201 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-090300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 55N 159W DISSIPATES THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING THU. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
697 FZAK62 PAFC 082334 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 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. PKZ499-091500- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1007 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT MOVES SOUTH AND WEAKENS. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EAST CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENS THROUGH SATURDAY. A 997 MB LOW NEAR 57N 165E FRIDAY EVENING MOVES TO 60N 173W AND INTENSIFIES TO 977 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 YO 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 175W N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 175W SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 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 Sep 3, 12:30 PM AKDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 12:30 PM AKDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1230 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH IS CENTERED OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL WITH A DISSIPATING LOW NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF. THE BULK OF RAIN IS CONFINED TO COASTAL AREAS...ALTHOUGH WITH WEAK WAVES EMBEDDED IN UPPER FLOW DO EXPECT AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN OR SHOWERS TO DEVELOP INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY HOWS A SHARP SHORT-WAVE RAPIDLY DIGGING DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH WITH THE HELP OF A STRONG SUBTROPICAL JET (WHICH MODELS INDICATE TO BE AROUND 160 KTS). THERE IS A WEAK SURFACE LOW WITH THIS DROPPING SOUTHEASTWARD OFF THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST. ALSO OF NOTE IS AN AREA OF DEEP MOISTURE (WITH 200%+ OF NORMAL PRECIPITABLE WATER) FROM THE WEST PACIFIC TROPICS NORTHEASTWARD TO KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND THEN EASTWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH EVOLUTION OF MAJOR LOW AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE. THE ONE NOTABLE DIFFERENCE IS HANDLING OF THE SHORT-AVE CURRENTLY DIGGING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA. THE NAM IS THE BIGGEST OUTLIER IN SWINGING THIS NORTHWARD ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT WHILE OTHER MODELS KEEP IT SOMEWHERE FARTHER SOUTH. THIS AFFECTS THE POSITION OF A WEAKENING FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WITH THE NAM BRINGING STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. WILL IGNORE THE NAM SOLUTION FOR NOW. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF WILL OPEN UP INTO A TROUGH TONIGHT AND EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST LEAVING THE SURFACE LOW TO DISSIPATE EAST OF SEWARD. RAIN ALONG THE COAST WILL BE RE-INFORCED AS BERING SHORT-WAVE APPROACHES LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. INLAND AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE VERY WEAK LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER WAVES...SO A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE. A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW WILL SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE INFLUENCE OF THIS LOW WILL BEGIN TO BE FELT SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS AND WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE DURING THE DAY MONDAY. WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE GULF COAST AS THE CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THIS LOW DROPS INTO THE 950S. THERE MIGHT BE A BRIEF BREAK IN CLOUDS OVER INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL AS LOW LEVEL FLOW SHIFTS TO OFFSHORE AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING LOW...BUT THIS WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS UPPER WAVES MOVING AROUND THE LOW WORK THERE WAY UP TO SOUTHCENTRAL BY TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...EFFECTS OF THE EASTERN BERING LOW WILL BE LIMITED TO COASTAL SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH UPPER TROUGH DIGGING SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD. HOWEVER...A VERY WEAK UPPER WAVE CURRENTLY OVERHEAD OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SHOWERS OR LIGHT RAIN INLAND THROUGH TONIGHT. ALL THE ACTION WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH DEVELOPMENT OF MAJOR LOW. BRISTOL BAY WILL SEE SOME MOISTURE COMING OVER-TOP OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. OTHERWISE...FLOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SHIFT TO OFFSHORE AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A SHORT-WAVE COMING OUT OF ASIA IS ONE OF THE KEYS TO DEVELOPMENT OF MAJOR LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. UPPER JET WILL DRIVE THIS SHORT-WAVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. AS MAJOR LOW THEN DEVELOPS STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW AND COLD ADVECTION WILL ENSUE ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS. THIS FALL-TYPE PATTERN WILL LEAD TO VERY GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH SHOWERS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH WILL PERSIST FROM MAINLAND ALASKA TO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC DURING THE DAY 4 THROUGH 7 TIME PERIOD. THE VERY DEEP SURFACE LOW WILL VERY GRADUALLY WEAKEN SOMEWHERE NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA AS WE HEAD THROUGH NEXT WEEK. GREATEST IMPACT WILL REMAIN ALONG THE COAST...BUT UPPER LEVEL WAVES TRAVELING AROUND THE LOW CENTER WILL PROVIDE A CHANCE OF RAIN INLAND AS WELL. THE PICTURE BECOMES A LITTLE FUZZIER AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS MORE ENERGY MOVING OUT OF ASIA TRIES TO MOVE INTO THE BACK SIDE OF THE WEAKENING TROUGH. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 170 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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