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Gale Warning 802, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 15, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Nov 16, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

334 
FZAK62 PAFC 151203
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 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.

PKZ499-160300-
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 992 MB LOW NEAR 47N 170E WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 57N 163E WED
MORNING AT 986 MB. A SECOND NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 46N 174E
WED MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 54N 174E WED NIGHT AND
INTENSIFY TO 968 MB.

$$

PKZ411-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...N OF 56N...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. S OF 56N...SE WIND 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 167W...E WIND 30 KT. E OF 167W...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W OF 167W...E WIND 35 KT. E OF 167W...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

100 
FZAK62 PAFC 160017
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 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.

PKZ499-161500-
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHWEST BERING SEA WED. A 994 MB LOW NEAR 47N 177E WED MORNING 
WILL MOVE TO 58N 174E AT 974 MB WED NIGHT AND DRIFT NORTHWEST 
THROUGH THU. A 993 MB LOW NEAR 47N 173E WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO
57N 175W AT 983 MB THU AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

382 
FZAK62 PAFC 161255
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 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.

PKZ499-170300-
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 969 MB LOW NEAR 55N 165E WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 55N 159E THU NIGHT. 
A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 51N 178E WED AFTERNOON THEN STRENGTHEN
TO 971 MB NEAR 57N 170E THU MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB NEAR 56N
161E THU NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 50N 179W WED NIGHT AND
MOVE TO 59N 168W THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SOUTH OF 56 N...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH OF
56N...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

763 
FZAK62 PAFC 162349
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 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.

PKZ499-171500-
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 989 MB LOW NEAR 50N 178E WILL MOVE TO 57N 175E AT 971 MB WED NIGHT
AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN BERING SEA THU NIGHT AND WEAKEN.
A 990 MB LOW NEAR 57N 175E THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 52N 177E AT 975 MB
FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 14, 3:48 PM AKST	High Wind Watch	AFC	13 hr
Nov 14, 3:59 PM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFC	19 hr
Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	60 hr
Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	3 days
Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	8 days
Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	60 hr
Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Nov 15, 4:49 AM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFC	55 hr
Nov 15, 4:55 AM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	59 hr
Nov 15, 10:29 AM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	47 hr

Nearby

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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.