Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 700, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 31, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 27 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 31, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 1, 2011, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
353 FZAK62 PAFC 311132 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 31 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. PKZ499-010300- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 55N 172W MOVES TO 54N 164W MON EVENING AT 996 MB AND THEN INTO THE WESTERN GULF. HIGH PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING TUE AND WED. A 979 MB LOW NEAR 44N 170E TUE AFTERNOON MOVES NEAR 48N 177E WED AFTERNOON AT 981 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ411-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 312342 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-011500- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 54N 169W MOVES TO 53N 158W LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES TUE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE AND MOVES EAST ON WED. A 981 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 50N 178E WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO .TUE...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. E OF 167W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ JAM
728 FZAK62 PAFC 010009 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 412 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. PKZ499-011500- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 54N 169W MOVES TO 53N 158W LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES TUE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE AND MOVES EAST ON WED. A 981 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 50N 178E WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. E OF 167W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ JAM
759 FZAK62 PAFC 011058 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-020300- 400 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 54N 166W MOVES NEAR 51N 986 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 58N 173W LATE THU MORNING AT 972 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL BERING TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ411-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...SE WIND 25 KT. S OF 56N...SE 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. S OF 56N...SEAS 17 FT. N OF 56N...SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W OF 167W...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 167W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
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 30, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE
BERING SEA TODAY WITH MORE ZONAL FLOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS
TROUGH IS HELPING TO MAINTAIN THE STRONG LOW IN THE BERING SEA.
A SHORT WAVE OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET HAS CAUSED SNOWFALL FROM THE
KENAI PENINSULA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY AS WELL AS RAIN
AND SNOW THROUGH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT
AND MOVEMENT OF A LOW THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE GFS MODEL HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT FROM RUN TO RUN
AND HAS INITIALIZED WELL. THE 12Z ECMWF MODEL HAS MADE A LARGE CHANGE
FROM THE PREVIOUS RUN AND NOW TAKES THE TRACK VERY SIMILAR TO THE GFS
TRACK...THOUGH QUITE A BUT STRONGER. THIS WILL BE WORTH WATCHING OVER
THE NEXT FEW MODEL RUNS. AFTERNOON FORECASTS HAVE BEEN USING THE GFS
AS THE BASE MODEL.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE SHORT WAVE OVER COOK INLET WILL CONTINUE
EASTWARD OVERNIGHT ALLOWING THE SNOW TO SHUT OFF IN THAT AREA BY LATE
AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE NIGHT IN EASTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS THIS FEATURE STALLS OUT AND WEAKENS OVER THAT
AREA TONIGHT. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF FOG AND OR STRATUS TO DEVELOP
AROUND COOK INLET AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY AS SKIES CLEAR OUT TONIGHT.
A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IN THE BERING SEA IS MOVING ACROSS
THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE INTO THE BRISTOL
BAY AREA AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE
A QUESTION IN THE BRISTOL BAY AREA TONIGHT. THE AIR MASS MOVING IN IS
JUST WARM ENOUGH THAT AREAS OF RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN COULD DEVELOP
ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST. ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA PRECIPITATION
WILL BE RAIN AND INLAND AREAS OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AS WELL AS THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND VALLEY WILL SEE ONLY SNOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THERE IS STILL A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE
LONGER RANGE PROJECTIONS BUT THE MODELS ARE BEGINNING CONVERGE ON A
COMMON SOLUTION WHICH WILL INCREASE CONFIDENCE. THE PATTERN THAT
APPEARS TO BE SETTING UP FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK IS ONE WITH A
STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHEAST GULF WITH A RIDGE IN THE CENTRAL TO
EASTERN BERING SEA. A STRONG LOW WILL ALSO BE APPROACHING THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN BERING SEA AT THIS TIME. AS THIS IS A
PROGRESSIVE PATTERN THESE FEATURES WILL MOVE EASTWARD WITH HIGH
PRESSURE MOVING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA LATER IN THE WEEK WITH A
STRONG LOW MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 175 176 179 180 185.
STORM 170 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
OCT 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 31, 10:33 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Oct 31, 11:12 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 29 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.