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Gale Warning 596, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 20, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Sep 21, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

983 
FZAK62 PAFC 202322
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 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.

PKZ499-211500-
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 966 MB LOW NEAR 56N 151W WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB NEAR 59N 153W TUE
EVENING AND BECOME A NEARLY STATIONARY COMPLEX LOW OVER THE WESTERN
GULF THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 59N 170E WILL MOVE TO
NEAR 54N 180 AT 996 MB WED MORNING THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 52N 174W WED
EVENING.

$$

PKZ411-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

1 follow-up statement

944 
FZAK62 PAFC 211120
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 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.

PKZ499-220300-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 996 MB LOW NEAR 54N 180 MOVES TO 50N 170W AT 1000 MB WED EVENING
AND THEN INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. PERSISTENT NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH FRI. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 49N 157E THU AFTERNOON MOVES
NEAR 53N 177E FRI AFTERNOON AT 988 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU EVENING.
$$

PKZ411-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TODAY...NE TO NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	7 days
Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	8 days
Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Sep 21, 4:37 AM AKDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AFC	12 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.