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Gale Warning 583, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 6, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 6, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
Sep 6, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

938 
FZAK61 PAFC 061124
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-070300-
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 961 MB LOW AT 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 
BY LATE WED NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ351-070300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ352-070300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E OF 149W...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. W OF 149W...SW
WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
679 
FZAK61 PAFC 062356
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-071500-
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR 58N 152W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 157W AT 996 MB WED
AFTERNOON THEN TO NEAR 49N 157W AT 1006 THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ351-071500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-071500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
761 
FZAK61 PAFC 071158
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-080300-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 986 MB LOW NEAR 57N 155W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 158W AT 999 MB 
WED EVENING THEN DISSIPATE THU MORNING. A 1003 MB LOW WILL MOVE 
FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 55N 150W THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ351-080300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-080300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 5, 11:30 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 hr
Sep 6, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 6, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Sep 6, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Sep 6, 6:25 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC22 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.