Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
569 FZAK62 PAFC 070022 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 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. PKZ499-071500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 977 MB LOW AT 55N 180 MOVES TO 63N 180 FRI AT 988 MB AND CONTINUES NORTH. A 984 MB LOW AT 49N 180 FRI MOVES TO 60N 178E SAT AFTERNOON AT 989 MB AND MERGES WITH LOW TO THE SOUTH. A 972 MB LOW NEAR 59N 172E SAT MORNING MOVES TO 53N 168E SUN MORNING AT 968 MB. $$ PKZ411-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SW WIND 40 KT W OF 175W. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ414-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SE WIND 35 KT E OF 167W. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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552 FZAK62 PAFC 071304 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-080300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A FRONT EXTENDING FROM A LOW NEAR EASTERN RUSSIA ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST AND DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 45N 174E WILL MOVE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA SATURDAY EVENING. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 46N 177W FRIDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 57N 180 AND WEAKEN TO 999 MB. $$ PKZ411-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E OF 176W...S WIND 45 KT. W OF 176W...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W OF 166W...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. E OF 166W...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
700 FZAK62 PAFC 080024 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 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. PKZ499-081500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 48N 178E WILL MOVE TO 58N 177E AT 970 MB SAT MORNING...THEN MOVE ASHORE EASTERN RUSSIA SAT EVENING. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 50N 177W SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 59N 176E AT 985 MB SUN MORNING AND DISSIPATE SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ412-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 60 KT DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ414-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT W OF 167W. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ JAM JAN 11
746 FZAK62 PAFC 081248 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-090300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178E WILL MOVE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA SATURDAY EVENING. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 47N 177W WILL MOVE TO 60N 175E SUNDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A DEVELOPING 984 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NEAR 51N 171E SATURDAY EVENING...THEN MOVE NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ411-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 16 FT S OF 55N. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 25 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING W OF 167W. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
170 FZAK62 PAFC 081534 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 635 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 UPDATED ZONE 411 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. PKZ499-090300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178E WILL MOVE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA SATURDAY EVENING. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 47N 177W WILL MOVE TO 60N 175E SUNDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A DEVELOPING 984 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NEAR 51N 171E SATURDAY EVENING...THEN MOVE NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ411-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 635 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE TO SW WIND 40 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S WIND 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 25 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING W OF 167W. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
849 FZAK62 PAFC 090007 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-091500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 49N 177W WILL TRACK TO 57N 177E TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN BERING ON SUN. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 50N 173E WILL MOVE TO 52N 169E TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 25 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ JAM JAN 11
121 FZAK62 PAFC 091232 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 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. PKZ499-100300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 52N 166E WILL WEAKEN AND TRACK OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA NEAR 53N 159W MON MORNING. A DEVELOPING 992 MB LOW NEAR 51N 178E SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA NEAR 58N 168E MON EVENING AT 984 MB. A 967 MB LOW WILL MOVE NEAR 50N 172E MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 25 KT E OF 166W. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .MON...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
010 FZAK62 PAFC 100032 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-101500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 50N 173E MON NIGHT AT 970 MB THEN TRACK TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LATE TUE. A STRONG FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ411-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 TO 29 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JAM JAN 11
749 FZAK62 PAFC 101243 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 10 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. PKZ499-110300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 44N 175W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 56N 173W TUE AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ411-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 TO 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 26 TO 30 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 TO 27 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 TO 27 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 TO 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT E OF 166W. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT E OF 166W. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TUE...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF 166W. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
358 FZAK62 PAFC 110024 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-111500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 966 MB LOW NEAR 45N 178E WILL MOVE TO 51N 178E MON NIGHT AT 975 MB AND THEN RAPIDLY TRACK TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA ON TUE. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 49N 176E WED AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ411-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. E WIND 35 KT EAST OF 176 WEST. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. E WIND 35 KT EAST OF 176 WEST. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
672 FZAK62 PAFC 111217 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 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. PKZ499-120300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 53N 172E WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 57N 163E TUESDAY NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 48N 174W WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ411-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT EXCEPT 22 FT S OF 56N. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 TO 27 FT EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT E OF 174W. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 174W...SEAS 20 FT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 174 W...SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 174W. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 177W. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT E OF 176W. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF 167W. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
076 FZAK62 PAFC 120023 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-121500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 50N 173E MON NIGHT AT 970 MB THEN TRACK TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LATE TUE. A STRONG FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ411-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Jan 6, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM ECMWF AND GFS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON GULF HIGH PRESSURE THAT DEVELOPS. IN THE EXTREME WEST MODELS ALSO IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON FIRST LOW THAT MOVES UP THE DATELINE MODELS THEN DIVERGE TO SOME DEGREE ON THE SUBSEQUENT LOWS THAT MOVE OVER THE SAME TRACK THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER THE PRIMARY MESSAGE IS THE SAME...A SERIES OF LOWS WILL MOVE UP THE DATELINE DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING. WEST DESK WILL BE USING A BLENDED ECWMF FOR ITS AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN ENERGY IS WITH FRONT AND SYSTEM IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THE LOW CENTER TRACKS DUE NORTH TONIGHT WITH THE FRONT MOVING INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND REMNANTS INTO SOUTHWEST ZONES TOWARD MORNING. MAIN ENERGY WILL REMAIN IN THE WESTERN BERING AS MAJOR TROPOSPHERIC RIDGE FORMS OVER THE ALASKA AND THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC ON SATURDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING REGION...A SERIES OF LOWS AND ASSOCIATED FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MAJORITY OF CLOUDS AND PRECIP WILL BE WEST OF 160W. EXPECT PERIODS OF STRONG S-SE WINDS IN FRONTAL ZONES. SOUTHWEST...WEAKENED FRONT MOVES ONSHORE EARLY FRI MORNING WITH A SECOND POSSIBLE FRONT SAT MORNING AS WELL. MIXED PHASE PRECIP ALONG THE COAST WITH LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE INLAND. SOUTHCENTRAL...CLEAR WITH AREAS OF FOG. LIGHT WINDS EXCEPT IN AREAS OF CHANNELED TERRAIN WHERE NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... SEVERAL FRONTS POSSIBLE IN WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT WITH MOST OF BERING UNDER INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE MAINLY LOW CLOUDS. OVER MAINLAND COOL AND DRY WITH EXCEPTION OF AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. ALSO EXPECT MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING SUNDAY AFTERNOON EAST OF 150W THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...STRMS 179 GALES 165 170 180 172 175 176 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP JAN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.