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Gale Warning 787, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 61 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
- Nov 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 6, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 61 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
292 FZAK62 PAFC 032321 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU NOV 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 THU NOV 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW NEAR 60N 166W MOVES INLAND OVER BETHEL THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATES. A 996 MB LOW NEAR 55N 165E MOVES TO NEAR 57N 177E FRIDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATES. A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR 57N 172W LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND MOVES TO NEAR 60N 168W SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
251 FZAK62 PAFC 041137 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 55N 168E MOVES TO NEAR 57N 178E AT 988 MB FRIDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATES. A 985 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR 58N 171W LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND MOVES TO NEAR 59N 169W SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 971 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR 59N 165W LATE SAT NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 976 MB. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 56N...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
432 FZAK62 PAFC 042331 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 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. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 57N 170E MOVES TO NEAR 59N 174W AT 977 MB SAT MORNING AND MOVES NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM SAT NIGHT AT 973 MB...THEN MOVES INLAND SUN MORNING. A LOW FORMS NEAR 48N 178E AT 1004 SUN MORNING AND MOVES TO 49N 178W SUN AFTERNOON AT 999 MB. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. NORTH OF 56 N...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. NORTH OF 56N...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW TO NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
383 FZAK62 PAFC 051124 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-060300- 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 58N 174W MOVES INLAND OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LATE SAT NIGHT AT 971 MB. A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 48N 179E SUN MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO NEAR 52N 168W AT 993 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
084 FZAK62 PAFC 052123 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 125 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 UPDATED 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. PKZ499-060300- 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 58N 174W MOVES INLAND OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LATE SAT NIGHT AT 971 MB. A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 48N 179E SUN MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO NEAR 52N 168W AT 993 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 125 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW TO NW WIND 40 TO 55 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
706 FZAK62 PAFC 052309 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-061500- 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 59N 169W WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA SAT NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS INLAND SUN. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 50N 177W SUN NIGHT AT 995 MB AND THEN TRACK TO 52N 160W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 175W...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
936 FZAK62 PAFC 061209 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 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. PKZ499-070300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 60N 164W MOVES INLAND BY MIDDAY. A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 47N 174E INTENSIFIES TO 993 MB MON MORNING NEAR 54N 164W AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY MON NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 960 MB MON NIGHT NEAR 54N 172E. $$ PKZ411-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 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 Nov 3, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 3, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
MAIN SYNOPTIC WEATHER FEATURES ARE HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA AND THE GULF OF ALASKA...AS WELL AS A 974 MB LOW IN THE
CENTRAL BERING THAT IS MOVING EAST TOWARDS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST
WITH EXPECTED ARRIVAL LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. A
SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS IN THE NORTHWEST GULF IN THE VICINITY OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING AND THEN MOVES EAST INTO THE NORTHEASTERN
GULF BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A NEW LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA MOVES TO 200 MILES NORTH OF SHEMYA BY FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH
TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPMENT ABOUT 150 MILES WEST OF THE PRIBILOFS
LATE FRIDAY AGAIN MOVING EAST INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST BY
SATURDAY WITH AGAIN SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE GULF COAST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM WITH NO SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCES. IN THE EXTENDED TIME FRAME...MODELS ARE IN DECENT
AGREEMENT ON THE TRACK OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE GFS MAKES THIS SYSTEM
VERY STRONG AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN BERING AT 938 MB...WHILE
THE EUROPEAN IS FARTHER WEST AND HAS A CENTRAL PRESSURE IN THE LOW TO
MID 950S. ITS STILL A LONG WAYS OUT BUT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR A
SIGNIFICANT STORM IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA IN THE MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY TIME FRAME.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AS
WELL AS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY
APPEAR TO BE ON TRACK WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THINKING THUS
FAR.
OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY
TO INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND CLOUDS THIS MORNING...WITH
SNOW OVERSPREADING THE REGION BY THIS EVENING MOST LOCATIONS...WITH
RAIN POSSIBLY MIXING IN TOWARDS KACHEMAK BAY. DOWNSLOPE SOUTHEASTERLY
FLOW WILL LIKELY KEEP THE ANCHORAGE BOWL PRECIPITATION FREE UNTIL
SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPMENT OCCURS AND MOVES TO A LOCATION NEAR OR
SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BEGINNING AROUND EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. CLEARING TAKES PLACE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY BEFORE THE
NEXT SYSTEM AFFECTS THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE CURRENT FORECAST THINKING. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST...AND
ADVISORY-LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE...OR WILL BE OCCURRING BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...IN THE REMAINING AREAS. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO GRADUALLY
IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY OVER THE REGION BEFORE THE NEXT
SYSTEM AFFECTS THE AREA SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY FROM THE WEST WITH A
NEAR REPEAT OF THE CURRENT WEATHER SYSTEM.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES INLAND TONIGHT.
MODELS STILL SUGGEST POSSIBLE STORM FORCE GUSTS ON THE BACK SIDE OF
THE LOW AS IT MOVES EAST. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE POSSIBLE
RE-ISSUANCE OF HIGH WIND WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS LATER TODAY AS THIS
SYSTEM MOVES INLAND TONIGHT. THE NEXT GALE FORCE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT WITH SMALL CRAFT AND GALE FORCE WINDS. SECONDARY LOW
DEVELOPMENT FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE CENTRAL BERING COULD INVOLVE SHORT
TERM DEEPENING OF THE LOW AS IT MOVES TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST COASTLINE
AND RESULT IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS SOME PART OF
THE EASTERN BERING SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AS MENTIONED...WILL BE WATCHING FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR A POWERFUL LOW
TO DEVELOP SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND TRACK TO THE
NORTHERN BERING SEA MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A LOT WILL DEPEND ON
THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THE LOW...SO WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR MODEL
TRENDS. CONTINUED SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH SEVERAL EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES
MOVING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WOULD SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR
PERIODS OF SNOW THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...101 181.
BLIZZARD WARNING...155.
MARINE...GALES...120 125 130 132 138 150 155 160 171 175 179 180
STORMS...165 170 172 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
29 NOV 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:58 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 4, 3:57 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 15 hr |
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