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Gale Warning 810, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 19, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Nov 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Nov 22, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

026 
FZAK61 PAFC 192356
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-201500-
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 994 MB LOW NEAR 56N 158W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB NEAR 57N 150W
SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR 59N 147W AT 970 MB MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ351-201500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ352-201500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NORTH OF 56N...E WIND 35 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

6 follow-up statements

597 
FZAK61 PAFC 201245
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-210300-
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 982 MB LOW NEAR 56N 151W
WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB NEAR 55N 145W LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL
THEN MOVE TO 59N 145W AT 962 MB LATE MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-210300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-210300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

256 
FZAK61 PAFC 202350
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-211500-
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 975 MB LOW NEAR 56N 149W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB NEAR 55N 143W
MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE MON EVENING. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 55N
138W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB NEAR 58N 143W MON AFTERNOON THEN MOVE
TO NEAR 59N 149W AT 964 MB TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-211500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF 148W IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
$$

PKZ352-211500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF 148W IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

211 
FZAK61 PAFC 211249
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 21 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-220300-
400 AM AKST MON NOV 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 971 MB LOW NEAR 54N 147W
WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 52N 143W THIS AFTERNOON. A 966 MB LOW NEAR 56N
140W WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB NEAR 60N 148W LATE TONIGHT.
THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 972 MB NEAR 57N 147W LATE TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-220300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST MON NOV 21 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WINDS BECOMING NW 30 KT W OF 147W AND E
20 KT ELSEWHERE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY W OF 148W. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF
148W.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-220300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST MON NOV 21 2011

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY W OF 148W. 
.TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 148W. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

854 
FZAK61 PAFC 212356
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON NOV 21 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-221500-
400 PM AKST MON NOV 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 971 MB LOW NEAR 55N 144W WILL MERGE WITH A 972 MB LOW NEAR 59N 147W
AND STRENGTHEN TO 960 MB MON NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 57N
148W AT 968 MB TUE EVENING AND TO 57N 142W AT 970 MB WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-221500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST MON NOV 21 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 17
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ352-221500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST MON NOV 21 2011

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

760 
FZAK61 PAFC 221248
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-230300-
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 965 MB LOW NEAR 60N 146W
WILL WEAKEN TO 974 MB NEAR 57N 148W LATE TONIGHT AND BE ABSORBED BY A
970 MB LOW NEAR 57N 141W WED MORNING. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT AT SAME INTENSITY.

$$

PKZ351-230300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
W OF 147W. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ352-230300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY W OF 147W. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

517 
FZAK61 PAFC 222357
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-231500-
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 969 MB LOW NEAR 59N 149W WILL MOVE TO 57N 146W TUE NIGHT AND 
THEN TO 57N 138W AT 975 MB WED NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 
NEAR 60N 147W WED NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU.
$$

PKZ351-231500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-231500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Nov 19, 11:05 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	17 hr
Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	3 days
Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr
Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	7 days

Nearby

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Sources

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