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Gale Warning 586, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 9, 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.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 11, 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.
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. $$
5 follow-up statements
979 FZAK62 PAFC 092358 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-101500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENS THROUGH SATURDAY. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE SATURDAY MORNING MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ414-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
458 FZAK62 PAFC 111153 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 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 SUN SEP 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN EVENING. A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SLOWLY WEAKENS AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE BERING SEA TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY SUN EVENING AND LINGERS THROUGH MON. A LOW WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TO 59N 170E AT 987 MB MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 T0 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...EAST OF 174W...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WEST OF 174W...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 KT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON ...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...EAST OF 174W...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WEST OF 174W...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT DIMINISHING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
318 FZAK62 PAFC 112340 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-121500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. A 992 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 55N 158W MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 58N 159W AT 992 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW NEAR 54N 175E MON EVENING WILL MOVE TO 54N 178W TUE AFTERNOON AT 986 MB. $$ PKZ411-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODEL CONSENSUS ON SYNOPTIC FEATURES AT THE UPPER LEVELS IS GOOD THROUGH SUN. SURFACE MSLP FIELDS ARE ALSO IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH WEAK GRADIENTS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. SHORT TERM FORECAST PACKAGES WILL USE THE NAM IN THE EAST AND GENERALLY THE GFS IN THE WEST. .UPPER LEVELS... .500MB...MORNING SAT IMAGERY SHOW CUT-OFF LOW CENTER FORMING SOUTH OF THE AK PEN WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING NORTH TO OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MAINLAND. THE CENTER SOUTH OF THE AK PEN WEAKENS THROUGH SAT AS A SECONDARY CUT-OFF DEVELOPS WELL TO THE SOUTH. THE PORTION OF THE RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA FLATTENS AS A TROUGH MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SAT EVENING AND TO THE EASTERN BERING SUN. RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE MAINLAND SAT NIGHT AND SUN. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RAINS OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA HAS WEAKENED ALONG WITH UPSLOPE FLOW. RIVERS REMAIN HIGH ACROSS THE EASTERN KENAI AND NEAR COPPER LANDING THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD CONTINUE TO LOWER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. LOCALLY BRISK GAP WINDS ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE EASTERN KENAI WILL DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS WEST ACROSS THE NORTH GULF TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF. SUBSIDENCE WITH RIDGE WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATUS AND FOG OVERNIGHT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN EVENTUALLY DISSIPATES AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION SUN. GENERALLY LOOK FOR RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS...MORE SUNSHINE...PATCHY OVERNIGHT FOG DEVELOPMENT...AND A FEW SHOWERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR SAND POINT DISSIPATES. DRIER WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH SOME STRATUS AND FOG WILL OCCUR BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. A FRONT WILL BRING WETTER CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND THE BRISTOL BAY REGION BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND SPREAD CALMER WINDS TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI. A FRONT WILL APPROACH ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM AND BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE WEST ALEUTIANS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD RAIN TO THE DELTA FRI EVENING. .LONG TERM FORECAST...A DYNAMIC WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST REGION OVER THE NEXT WEEK. A SERIES OF LOWS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING AND GULF OF ALASKA WHICH WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN A WET PATTERN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD ADVISORY ZONES 121 AND 125. MARINE...GALES 180 185 411 412. 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 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.