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Gale Warning 676, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 12, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 12, 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: Oct 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: Oct 14, 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.

038 
FZAK62 PAFC 121138
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 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.

PKZ499-130300-
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 979 MB LOW NEAR 59N 169E MOVES TO NEAR 64N 171W AT 986 MB WED
NIGHT...THEN DRIFTS NORTH TO NEAR 66N 169W AT 991 MB THU NIGHT.
A 1007 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 47N 174E WED AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO NEAR
52N 175W AT 994 MB THU MORNING...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 57N 162W AT 984
MB THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT.  
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT.  
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ413-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT.  
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ414-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

6 follow-up statements

099 
FZAK62 PAFC 122301
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 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.

PKZ499-131500-
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 982 MB LOW NEAR 63N 178E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 66N 169W THU AFTERNOON
THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA FRI AFTERNOON. A 1007 MB LOW NEAR
44N 171E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 169W AT 990 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN TO
NEAR 58N 154W AT 985 MB FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 56N...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. S OF 56N...W WIND 20
KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

120 
FZAK62 PAFC 131135
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 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.

PKZ499-140300-
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 985 MB LOW NEAR GAMBELL MOVES OVER THE BERING STRAIT AT 989 MB THU
EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATES WHILE STATIONARY THU NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW
165 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 980 MB THU
NIGHT...THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA BY FRI
AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MOVES TO NEAR
SHEMYA FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

301 
FZAK62 PAFC 131137 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ499-140300-
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 985 MB LOW NEAR 64N 172W MOVES TO NEAR 66N 170W AT 989 MB THU
EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATES WHILE STATIONARY THU NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW
NEAR 50N 180 MOVES TO NEAR 58N 162W AT 980 MB THU NIGHT... THEN MOVES
INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW NEAR
THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MOVES TO NEAR 53N 175E FRI NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ411-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

776 
FZAK62 PAFC 132301
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 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.

PKZ499-141500-
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 987 MB LOW NEAR 56N 169W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 59N 158W AT 982 MB FRI
AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO NORTHWESTERN GULF FRI MORNING. A DEVELOPING
1002 MB LOW NEAR 51N 157E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 53N 173E AT 996 MB FRI
EVENING AND TO NEAR 50N 176W AT 1003 MB SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W OF 167W...NW WIND 40 KT. E OF 167W...S WIND 25 KT
BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

232 
FZAK62 PAFC 141156
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 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.

PKZ499-150300-
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 977 MB LOW NEAR 58N 162W WILL MOVE INLAND BY NOON FRI. A 997 MB LOW
WILL MOVE FROM THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TO NEAR 53N 168E FRI AFTERNOON
THEN MOVE TO NEAR 52N 174E EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL
THEN MOVE TO NEAR 48N 172W SAT EVENING AT 1004 MB.

$$

PKZ411-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

528 
FZAK62 PAFC 142303
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 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.

PKZ499-151500-
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 985 MB NEAR 59N 157W WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT
AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW NEAR 53N 168E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 49N 176W AT
1006 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SAT EVENING. A RIDGE WILL MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN BERING SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ411-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 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 Oct 11, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 11, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE OVER THE
EASTERN MAINLAND AND THE GULF IS SLOWLY WEAKENING AS A STRONG UPPER
RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA MOVES TOWARD THE STATE. A SURFACE LOW OVER
THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF IS SLOWLY MOVING NORTH. A SURFACE RIDGE OVER
THE EASTERN BERING CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. THERE IS A DEVELOPING
SURFACE LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING WITH A STRONG WEATHER FRONT
EXTENDING TO THE SOUTH.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THOUGH THEY CONTINUE TO
PROBLEM TO A COMMON SOLUTION FOR THE NEW STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THE NAM MODEL KEEPS THE LOW MUCH WEAKER THAN
EITHER GFS AND THE ECMWF MODELS AND THE NEW ECMWF HAS KEEPS THE
CENTER 200 MILES FURTHER WEST THAN THE OTHER MODELS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LOW OVER EASTERN ALASKA WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH AS IT IS
PUSHED INTO WESTERN CANADA BY THE UPPER RIDGE THURSDAY. THE UPPER
RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND INTO EASTERN ALASKA
THURSDAY. THE STRONG SURFACE LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE
INTO THE NORTHERN BERING LATE WEDNESDAY THEN TURN NORTH IN THE BERING
STRAIT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING
SOUTH OF THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY MOVE EAST INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO ALASKA AND THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE
THURSDAY. THE DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY
EVENING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY MORNING AND
INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH INCREASING CLOUDS COMING FROM THE WEST
THURSDAY. LOCALLY STRONG NORTH AND WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND COAST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING FROM THE WEST ALONG THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST LATE TONIGHT WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING BECOMING SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
OVER THE REST OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN BRISTOL BAY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

.BERING SEA AND THEE ALEUTIANS...RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND EASTERN
BERING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN CANADA
SATURDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN BERING MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALASKA. SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL BECOME CLOUDY
AND RAINY DURING THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK. THE RAIN OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA WILL BECOMING SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...
MARINE...
FIRE WEATHER...

*** OCT 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 11, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Oct 12, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Oct 12, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	5 days
Oct 12, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr

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