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Gale Warning 665, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 1, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 1, 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

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The facts

Issued
Oct 1, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 3, 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.

189 
FZAK62 PAFC 011159
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 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.

PKZ499-020300-
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BEARING SEA WILL MOVE EAST
AND DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. A 966 MB LOW NEAR 53N 163E 
WEAKENS AND MOVES TO NEAR 56N 175E BY SUN MORNING AT 969 MB THEN
MOVES TO NEAR 55N 175W AT 977 MB EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E TO S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S OF 56N...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. N OF 56N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S OF 56N...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 28 FT. RAIN. N OF
56N...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S OF 57N...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN. N OF
57N...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEA 16 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
050 
FZAK62 PAFC 020001
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 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.

PKZ499-021500-
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 967 MB LOW NEAR 54N 165E WILL MOVE TO 56N 160W AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB
MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-021500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N OF 56N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 22 FT. S OF 56N...SW
WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 TO 27 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. S OF 56N...SW
WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 TO 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-021500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 57N...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 57N...SW WIND 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-021500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. E OF 175W...SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. W OF
175W...SEAS 24 TO 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-021500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 25 TO 35 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$
665 
FZAK62 PAFC 021146
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 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.

PKZ499-030300-
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 967 MB LOW NEAR 54N 165E MOVES TO 56N 160W AND WEAKENS TO 990 MB
MON AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF 56N...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN. 
N OF 56N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S OF 56N...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO W 
25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. N OF 56N...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 TO 20 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N OF 57N...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. S OF 57N...
VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN. 
S OF 57N... VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

.TODAY...S OF 56N...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN. 
N OF 56N...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S OF 57N...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
N OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...S OF 57N...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
N OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
077 
FZAK62 PAFC 022348
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 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.

PKZ499-031500-
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 991 MB LOW NEAR 57N 179W WILL DRIFT EAST TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A
NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 49N 176W LATE MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO
53N 171W AT 985 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 51N 165E WILL
MOVE TO 51N 173E TUE AFTERNOON AT 984 MB.
$$

PKZ411-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 22 TO 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...N OF 56N...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. S OF 57N...SW WIND 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.MON...N OF 57N...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
S OF 57N...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 24 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 57N...SW
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 57N...SW
WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF
57N...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
541 
FZAK62 PAFC 031150
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 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.

PKZ499-040300-
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 979 MB LOW NEAR 57N 176E MOVES TO 57N 179E AT 991MB MON AFTERNOON
AND DISSIPATES. A 993 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MOVES TO
51N 165E AT 987 MB MON AFTERNOON AND 53N 177E AT 982 MB TUE EVENING.
A LOW MOVES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 49N 176W AT 989 MB EARLY MON
MORNING AND THEN TO 55N 167W TUE EVENING AT 982 MB. 

$$

PKZ411-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N OF 56N...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. S OF 56N...
SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 56N...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. S OF
56...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2011

.TODAY...E TO S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2011

.TODAY...S OF 57N...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. N OF 57N...
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
6 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
579 
FZAK62 PAFC 032334
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 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 MON OCT 3 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 993 MB LOW NEAR 57N 179W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 990 MB LOW AT
51N 171W TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 58N 154W AT 985 MB WED AFTERNOON. 
A 983 MB LOW NEAR 51N 166E TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 54N 179E AT 980 MB
TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 56N 172W AT 985 MB WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 3 2011

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF 57N...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT TOWARD
MORNING. NORTH OF 57N...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 3 2011

.TONIGHT...NORTH OF 57N...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SOUTH OF 57N...SW WIND
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
DIMINISHING TO 11 FT.  
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 3 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT DIMINISHING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
DIMINISHING TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 3 2011

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF 57N...SW WIND 25 KT. NORTH OF 57N...E WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 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 30, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 30, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...INITIALIZATIONS APPEAR REASONABLE. FORECAST
SOLUTIONS SYNOPTICALLY ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THRU SUN
AFTERNOON(60HR). SOLUTIONS VARY SOME AFTER THIS WITH THE ECMWF AND
GFS REASONABLY CLOSE TO MON AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE STRENGTHENING
NORTH PACIFIC JET WILL PROVIDE SOME TIMING CHALLENGES OF SURFACE
FEATURES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

.UPPER LEVELS(500 MB)...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED NEAR SAND POINT IS GRADUALLY WEAKENING AS
IT MOVES SOUTH. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTH OF THE GULF OF
AK AND WEAKEN WHILE A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS SOUTH OF KODIAK SAT.
RIDGING BUILDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND
TONIGHT AND SAT. THE RIDGE AXIS IS PUSHED NORTH TO OVER THE CENTRAL
MAINLAND SUN AS KODIAK CENTER LIFTS SLOWLY NORTH. RIDGING OVER THE
BERING SEA FLATTENS SAT NIGHT AS A LOW EAST OF KAMCHATKA MOVES TO THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN. A STRONG AND NEARLY ZONAL JET SETS UP SOUTH
OF THIS CENTER SAT AND SPREADS ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH PACIFIC BY
SUN.

.SURFACE...
980S LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE AK PEN MOVES SOUTH OF THE GULF OF AK AND
WEAKENS. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES NORTH AND EAST THROUGH SAT AND
SLOWLY WEAKENS. A SECONDARY LOW CENTER FORMS NEAR KODIAK SAT
AFTERNOON THEN DRIFTS SLOWLY NORTH SUN AFTERNOON. A NW PACIFIC LOW
CENTER MOVES TO JUST EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PEN TONIGHT THEN DEEPENS
INTO THE 960S AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN. ITS
ASSOCIATED FRONT IMPACTS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND MOVES TO
THE WESTERN AK PEN SUN MORNING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...RAIN WILL SPREAD TO MOST GULF LOCATIONS TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE INTO SUN. GENERAL DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS WILL KEEP
PRECIPITATION TO A MINIMUM INLAND EXCEPT FOR EAST AND SE EXPOSURES.
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF LOW CENTER AND BRING
SOME GALES TO COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND SAT AND BRISK GAP FLOWS TO
SOUTHCENTRAL. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
SUN...WITH A FEW BRIEF REPRIEVES.

.SOUTHWEST MAINLAND/AK PEN...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE BRINGING
DRYING CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF SW ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS
SHOULD REMAIN GENERALLY DRY THROUGH SAT. MOISTURE FROM THE GULF WILL
INTRUDE IN FROM THE SOUTH ON SUN.
NORTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AK PEN TONIGHT AS LOW CENTER
MOVES SOUTH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SAT. NORTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP
SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AK PEN INTO SAT.

.ALEUTIANS...WINDS ACROSS THE EAST ALEUTIANS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT
AS THE LOW NEAR THE AK PEN MOVES SOUTH AND WEAKENS. A STRONG LOW
MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PACIFIC AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING SE
GALES/STORMS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA TONIGHT. GALES WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT. SW STORMS/GALES TO SOUTH OF
LOW CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER THE W ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND SPREAD
EASTWARD SUN.

.LONG TERM...A DYNAMIC PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH THE JET STREAM NEARBY IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 176 410.
         GALES 120 130 172 176 179 185 411 412 413
FIRE WEATHER...

RMC SEP 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC15 hr
Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC15 hr
Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC15 hr
Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC15 hr
Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC15 hr
Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC15 hr
Sep 30, 5:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC35 hr
Sep 30, 5:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC23 hr
Sep 30, 10:45 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC17 hr
Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 days
Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr

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