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Gale Warning 795, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
672 FZAK62 PAFC 120016 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 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. PKZ499-121500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 952 MB LOW NEAR 59N 167W MOVES ONSHORE THIS EVENING NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WEAKENS INLAND. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY. $$ PKZ411-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
974 FZAK62 PAFC 121203 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-130300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
754 FZAK62 PAFC 122343 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 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 AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 60N 179W SUN MORNING MOVES TO 60N 166W AND WEAKENS TO 1000 MB SUN EVENING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR JACKSMITH BAY EARLY MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ PKZ411-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
563 FZAK62 PAFC 131212 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-140300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A DEVELOPING 997 MB LOW NEAR THE ANADYR GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 59N 162W LATE SUN NIGHT AT 1005 MB. A 1005 MB NEAR 48N 164W LOW WILL MOVE TO 54N 161W MON NIGHT AT 1013 MB. $$ PKZ411-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 175W...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 175W...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
419 FZAK62 PAFC 131341 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 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 AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A DEVELOPING 997 MB LOW NEAR THE ANADYR GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 59N 162W LATE SUN NIGHT AT 1005 MB. A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 48N 164W WILL MOVE TO 54N 161W MON NIGHT AT 1013 MB. $$ PKZ411-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 175W...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 175W...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
249 FZAK62 PAFC 132352 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-141500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 61N 173W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 61N 165W SUN NIGHT AT 1003 MB. A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 49N 167E LOW WILL MOVE TO 55N 171W MON AFTERNOON AT 1008 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 56N 161W LATE MON NIGHT AND TO 56N 151W MON AFTERNOON WITH AT 1000 MB. $$ PKZ411-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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 11, 2:56 PM AKST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 2:56 PM AKST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
245 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A VERY LARGE STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE LOW PASSED OVER
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 959 MB RECORDED AT ST
PAUL. THE LOW IS STILL STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA. AN ACTIVE UPPER LEVEL JET FOLLOWS THE COAST OF ALASKA FROM THE
ALASKA PENINSULA TO THE PANHANDLE...WITH A CURRENT JET STREAK OF
ABOUT 175 KTS FUELING THE EASTERN BERING SEA LOW. THE CLASSIC CLOUD
SIGNATURE INDICATIVE OF COLD AIR ADVECTION IS EVIDENT ON SATELLITE
WRAPPING AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
BERING SEA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS INITIALIZE WELL AND ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT ON ALL MAJOR
FEATURES. FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE SO WE WILL BE MAKING ONLY MINOR
ADJUSTMENTS WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE STRONG LOW MOVES ONSHORE NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS EVENING AT
APPROX 955 MB. A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE OCCLUSION
EXTENDING ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE 972 MB TRIPLE POINT
DEVELOPS NEAR KODIAK CITY AND RACES NORTHEAST TOWARD YAKUTAT
OVERNIGHT.
OVERRUNNING SNOW STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT UP COOK INLET THIS MORNING.
ONLY RECENTLY DID HOMER FINALLY REPORT LIGHT SNOW...A FEW HOURS LATER
THAN WE WERE THINKING. EXPECTING THE RADAR RETURNS TO QUICKLY FILL IN
AND LIGHT SNOW TO BEGIN FALLING THROUGHOUT SOUTHCENTRAL LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
A FEW CHALLENGES WITH THIS FORECAST CENTER AROUND THE EFFECTS OF THE
TRIPLE POINT LOW RAPIDLY FORMING AND MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF.
THE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN ALONG THE CHUGACH RANGE THIS
EVENING...INCREASING THE WINDS THROUGH THE CHANNELED TERRAIN AND
RESULTING IN BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND TURNAGAIN
ARM. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD ENOUGH AS THE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY TO SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
SNOWFALL TOTALS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE LIMITED BUT THE FURTHER
WEST AND NORTH YOU GET...THE HIGHER THE AMOUNTS. SO SNOW ADVISORIES
FOR ARE LOOKING GOOD FOR THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA
AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THE GRADIENT RAPIDLY SWITCHES ORIENTATION AS
THE LOW MOVES TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT ALLOWING WINDS TO MOVE UP COOK
INLET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TO SHOWERS.
THE REMNANTS OF THIS LOW MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN DURING THE REST OF
THE WEEKEND NEAR THE MIDDLE YUKON RIVER VALLEY. THIS BROAD TROF WILL
SUPPORT WIDESPREAD UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ALASKA.
NOT UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK WHEN A VERY LARGE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER
THE EASTERN BERING SEA SENDING COLD AND DRY AIR THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
SOUTHWEST AND BERING SEA...
THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WERE A LITTLE SLOW
TO DEVELOP. NO LONGER THE CASE LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
AFTER THE MAIN BATCH OF MOISTURE MOVED ONSHORE. THE INTERIOR PORTION
OF THE DELTA HAS NOT QUITE SEEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...REGARDLESS WE
WILL BE CONTINUING THE WARNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.
AROUND BRISTOL BAY...TEMPERATURES ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE WARMED TO
JUST ABOVE FREEZING WHICH HAS LIMITED SNOWFALL TOTALS BUT LOWER IN
THE VALLEY NEAR STUGAHOK AND DILLINGHAM TEMPERATURE REMAINED IN THE
26-31 RANGE. THE COLDER TEMPERATURES HAS SUPPORTED THE WIDESPREAD
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALL MORNING. WARMER AIR ALOFT SHOULD BE
SNEAKING OVER THE REGION THIS HOUR SO THE CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
BE SPREADING NORTH INTO THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS EVENING.
THE CHALLENGE WITH THIS FORECAST IS THE CONDITIONS ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THE LOW. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE. THE
COLD AIR ADVECTING OVER THE STILL RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF THE
BERING SEA WILL CREATE ENOUGH LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY TO SUPPORT
WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION. COUPLED WITH THE
WINDS...THESE INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING
BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE DAY
SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH THE BLIZZARD ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE LOW WILL END
THIS EVENING...WE ARE STILL ADVERTISING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW
SQUALLS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THESE STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS ALONG THE
COASTAL COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA IN THE FORM OF HIGH SURF AND
POSSIBLE BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING. THE EXTRATROPICAL STORM
SURGE MODELS ARE INDICATING THE POSSIBILITY OF 2 TO 5 FEET ABOVE
MAXIMUM ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE COUPLED WITH THE HIGH SURF ASSOCIATED
WITH THE 50 TO 60 KT WESTERLY WINDS. COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS WILL
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THOSE AREAS AROUND BRISTOL BAY AND THE DELTA.
A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES MOVE AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROF THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...FURTHER ENHANCING THE SHOWERS AND WINDS ACROSS THE BERING
SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. LATE IN THE WEEKEND...A VERY HIGH AMPLITUDE
RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING ALLOWING A BREAK IN
THE ACTIVE PATTERN THROUGH MID WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125 155
HIGH WIND WARNING 181
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING 161 155
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 121 145 131 152 161
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING 180
STORM WARNING...120 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 351 352
412 414
GALE WARNING....125 129 140 141 171 172 175 176 179 185 411
413
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AB NOV 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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