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Gale Warning 817, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 51 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 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 28, 2011, 7:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 51 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
822 FZAK62 PAFC 261203 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 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. PKZ499-270300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 54N 165E MOVES TO NEAR 56N 178E AT 978 MB LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN TO NEAR 55N 176W AT 984 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A 987 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT NEAR 54N 168W THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO NEAR 57N 152W SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 983 MB. $$ PKZ411-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N OF 57N...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. S OF 57N...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. S OF 56N...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SUN...N OF 56N...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. S OF 56N...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N OF 57N...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. S OF 57N...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. S OF 57N...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N OF 58N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. S OF 58N...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N OF 57N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
577 FZAK62 PAFC 270027 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-271500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 978 MB LOW NEAR 56N 174E MOVES TO NEAR 53N 173W AT 989 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. A 979 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT NEAR DUTCH HARBOR AND MOVES TO NEAR 57N 154W SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ411-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. N OF 56N...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. S OF 56N...NW 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
103 FZAK62 PAFC 271207 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 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. PKZ499-280300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 979 MB LOW NEAR 56N 178E DRIFTS TO NEAR 56N 180 AT 983 MB SUNDAY EVENING...THEN MOVES TO 54N 176W AT 987 MB BEFORE DISSIPATING MON AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 55N 159W MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WHILE WEAKENING TO 978 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 988 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 45N 175E LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 51N 168W AT 973 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N OF 56N...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. S OF 56N...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N OF 58N...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. S OF 58N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 .TODAY...N OF 56N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. S OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON...N OF 57N...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
889 FZAK62 PAFC 280005 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-281500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 56N 179E WILL MOVE TO 53N 178W MON AFTERNOON AT 988 MB AND THEN BE ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW MON NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 45N 162E WILL DEEPEN TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 51N 169W MON NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 55N 165W TUE AFTERNOON AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ411-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
970 FZAK62 PAFC 281150 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 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. PKZ499-290300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 55N 178W MOVES TO NEAR 53N 177W MON EVENING AT 987 MB AND THEN IS ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW MON NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW NEAR 45N 174E DEEPENS TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 50N 170W LATE MON NIGHT...THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES NEAR 57N 163W LATE TUE NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 54N 164E LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W OF 177W...N WIND 25 T0 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF 177W... VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N OF 57N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 57N...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
974 FZAK62 PAFC 281601 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 700 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 UPDATED ZONES 411 AND 412 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-290300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 55N 178W MOVES TO NEAR 53N 177W MON EVENING AT 987 MB AND THEN IS ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW MON NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW NEAR 45N 174E DEEPENS TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 50N 170W LATE MON NIGHT...THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES NEAR 57N 163W LATE TUE NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 54N 164E LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 700 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 700 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W OF 177W...N WIND 25 T0 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF 177W... VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N OF 57N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 57N...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 26, 4:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE LARGE COMPLEX UPPER LOW STILL REMAINS DRAPED OVER MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA THIS MORNING. THERE ARE TWO MAIN CENTERS LEFT...ONE OVER THE AKPEN/KODIAK ISLAND AND ANOTHER OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF STRETCHING INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. EXTENDING FROM THIS UPPER LOW A TROUGH AXIS SITS FROM THE GULF WELL INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN TO THE SOUTH. FURTHER WEST...A SEASONABLE UPPER LOW IS CENTERED OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. AN ACTIVE JET FEEDS AROUND THE BASE OF THIS LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS UP THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND THEN OVER THE CHUKCHI PENINSULA A RIDGE AXIS LIES BETWEEN THE TWO DOMINANT UPPER LOWS. AT THE SURFACE...THERE ARE TWO MAIN AREAS OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE...ONE IN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF AND ANOTHER ENCROACHING ON THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. GENERALLY LIGHT FLOW PREVAILS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE FOR MOST OF THE MAINLAND. A LARGE SURFACE LOW SITS JUST EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT STRETCHING EASTWARD INTO THE BERING TURNING SOUTHWARD OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... GIVEN THE COMPLEX NATURE OF THE PATTERN GUIDANCE HANDLES THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN SIMILARLY THROUGH MID-DAY MONDAY. THE KAMCHATKA UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT EAST INTO THE BERING COMBINING WITH THE MAINLAND UPPER LOW TO FORM A DOUBLE BARRELED BROAD TROUGH. THE JET STREAM WILL LIE TO THE SOUTH OF THE TROUGH WITH A MULTITUDE OF LOW AMPLITUDE WAVES FROM THE AKPEN BACK THROUGH EAST ASIA. HOW THESE WAVES PROPAGATE AND AMPLIFY WILL BE THE FOCUS OF THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT WEEK. THE SURFACE FIELDS ARE ALSO HANDLED VERY SIMILARLY THROUGH THE WEEKEND BUT DIFFERENCES ARISE EARLY NEXT WEEK. AS THE CURRENT BERING SEA OCCLUDED FRONT PUSHES EASTWARD OVER THE ALEUTIANS A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL FORM AS THE FRONT NEARS THE AKPEN EARLY SUNDAY. GLOBAL MODELS SHOW A BROAD SURFACE LOW...SOME MULTI-CENTERED...FROM BRISTOL BAY TO THE EASTERN GULF. THE MESOSCALE MODELS...NAM/SREF...SHOW A CONSOLIDATED SURFACE LOW THAT STAYS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...MOVING INTO THE GULF. THE GLOBAL MODELS EVENTUALLY REACH THAT SOLUTION ONLY AFTER REFORMING THE LOW CENTER AS THE SYSTEM CROSSES THE AKPEN. THE CANADIAN GEM IS THE OUTLIER OF THE PACKAGE WITH A MUCH DEEPER LOW AND SUBSEQUENT FURTHER NORTHWEST TRACK ONTO THE MAINLAND. GFS IS FAVORED FOR THE FORECAST PACKAGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE PERSISTENT LIGHT SNOW OF THE LAST COUPLE DAYS WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING. THE DECAYING LOW IN THE GULF WILL PROVIDE FOCUS FOR ACTIVE WEATHER INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A NEW TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL PUSH INTO THE GULF ON SUNDAY WITH SNOW FIRST FOR KODIAK ISLAND THEN SPREADING NORTHEASTWARD...MAINLY FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS IN THE NORTHERN GULF. GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE GULF ARE ALSO A STRONG POSSIBILITY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...QUIET WEATHER AND CLEAR CONDITIONS HAVE ALLOWED FOR TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. THE QUIET CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY BEFORE AN APPROACHING FRONT BRINGS SNOW TO THE AKPEN ON SUNDAY SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...OCCLUDED FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS THE CHAIN TODAY BRINGING PERIODS OF SNOW BEHIND THE FRONT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL STAY IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE COLD PATTERN OF THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS LOOKS TO BE CHANGING THIS WEEK. THE TWO CURRENT UPPER LOW CENTERS WILL CONSOLIDATE AND OPEN THE DOOR FOR A FAST ZONAL FLOW WITH MANY AMPLIFYING SHORTWAVE TROUGHS. STORM TRACKS WILL CHANGE TO A MORE EAST NORTHEASTERLY TRACK OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND ONTO THE MAINLAND USHERING IN A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 195 MARINE...GALE 120 121 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 176 179 180 185 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 130 140 FIRE WEATHER...NONE MTL NOV 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 26, 12:17 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:28 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 42 hr |
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