Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 584, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 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 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
6 follow-up statements
685 FZAK62 PAFC 081201 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-090300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 55N 159W DISSIPATES THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING THU. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$
589 FZAK62 PAFC 091151 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-100300- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING AND DISSIPATES SAT. A SECOND FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
979 FZAK62 PAFC 092358 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 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. PKZ499-101500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENS THROUGH SATURDAY. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE SATURDAY MORNING MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 175W SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 175W W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
976 FZAK62 PAFC 101149 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-110300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING SAT NIGHT AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
410 FZAK62 PAFC 102313 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 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. PKZ499-111500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUN EVENING. A 991 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW 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 7, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS CONSENSUS ON SYNOPTIC FEATURES AT THE UPPER LEVELS IS GOOD. SURFACE MSLP FIELDS ARE ALSO IN GENERAL AGREEMENT...EXCEPT FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA. DIGGING AND BROADENING UPPER TROUGH OVER THE REGION RESULTS IN A SERIES OF WEAK SURFACE LOWS. THE END RESULT...A LOT LESS WIND AND RAIN...BUT A GREATER CHALLENGE RESOLVING WEAK GULF FEATURES. .UPPER LEVELS... .500MB...THE LONG WAVE TROUGH DIGS SOUTH TO THE NE PACIFIC OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MINOR LOWS DEVELOP IN THE BROADENING TROUGH AND HANG SOUTH OF THE AK PEN AND OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THE GULF CENTER WEAKENS AND LIFTS N AND E SAT WHILE THE SOUTHERN MOST CENTER...WELL SOUTH OF THE AK PEN...REMAINS CUT-OFF FROM THE WESTERLY FLOW. THE BERING SEA RIDGE FLATTENS FRI AND SAT AS A LOW MOVES TOWARD THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS SETS UP GENERALLY WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND MAINLAND WITH MINOR SHORT WAVES RIPPLING EASTWARD. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL...RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF AND COASTAL AREAS OF THE NORTHERN GULF. THE STRONG LOW THAT WAS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA YESTERDAY IS SLOWLY MOVING WEST TOWARD BRISTOL BAY AND WEAKENING. STRONG GRADIENT/GAP FLOWS IN THE GULF WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE BRISTOL BAY LOW WEAKENS AND THE RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF BROADENS. HEAVY RAINS OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA..WITH 3 DAY RAINFALL TOTALS OF MORE THAN 15 INCHES AT PORTAGE...WILL DIMINISH EARLY THU AS STRONG UPSLOPE FLOW WEAKENS. AFFECTED RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE EASTERN KENAI HOWEVER WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH AT LEAST THU. GENERALLY WEAK PRESSURE FIELDS SET UP OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL THU AND CONTINUES INTO THE WEEKEND. SO LOOK FOR GENERALLY LIGHT WIND FLOWS...A LITTLE SUNSHINE...AND SOME SHOWERS. .SW ALASKA...BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WERE EVIDENT ACROSS THE DELTA WITH PERIODS OF RAIN OVER MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY. THE BRISTOL BAY CENTER WILL CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND WILL DRIFT SOUTH THRU THU. NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE DELTA WILL DIMINISH THU AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAIN OR SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE INTO THU. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BRING DRIER CONDITIONS TO THE DELTA THU AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EAST THRU THU NIGHT. PROBABLY WILL SEE SOME STRATUS AND FOG ALONG COASTAL AREAS OF THE DELTA THU NIGHT. A LITTLE RAIN AND SWLY WINDS MAY CLIP THE DELTA LATE FRI NIGHT/SAT AS A FRONT MOVES EAST AND BERING SEA RIDGE FLATTENS. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...WINDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DIMINISH THRU THU. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA DRIFTS SOUTH AND EAST AND WEAKENS THRU FRI EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER MOVES TO THE WEST/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATER FRI. .LONG TERM FORECAST...A DYNAMIC PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST REGION OVER THE NEXT WEEK. MODELS INDICATE A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE MAINLAND BRIEFLY THIS WEEKEND WHICH SHOULD HELP TO IMPROVE WEATHER CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL BRING BACK UNSETTLED WEATHER. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD ADVISORY ZONES 121 AND 125. MARINE...GALES 125 129 170 179 180 185 414. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Sep 7, 7:45 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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