Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 822, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
977 FZAK62 PAFC 290025 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM 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. PKZ499-291500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 54N 178W WILL BE ABSORBED BY A MUCH STRONGER PACIFIC LOW MON NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 47N 174W WILL MOVE TO 55N 165W TUE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. THIS LOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR TOGIAK WED MORNING. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS ON WED. $$ PKZ411-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...N TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
870 FZAK62 PAFC 291159 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-300300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 50N 170W MOVES ONSHORE NEAR TOGIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 986 MB. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS ON WED. A 982 MB LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 57N 175W WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ413-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .WED...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
327 FZAK62 PAFC 292350 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 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. PKZ499-301500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW OVER UNALASKA MOVES TO 58N 161W AT 988 MB WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR TOGIAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 174E WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 59N 175W AT 990 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 56N 168E THURSDAY. $$ PKZ411-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E 45 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ414-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
576 FZAK62 PAFC 301307 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-010300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 57N 164W WEAKENS TO 990 MB AND MOVES INLAND NEAR 58N 161W BY THIS AFTERNOON. A KAMCHATKA LOW INTENSIFIES TO 975 MB WED EVENING NEAR 56N 169E AND THEN WEAKENS TO 984 MB THU NIGHT NEAR 54N 170E. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING REACHES BRISTOL BAY THU MORNING AND THEN MOVES INLAND. $$ PKZ411-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 45 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. S OF 57N...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
761 FZAK62 PAFC 010016 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 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. PKZ499-011500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 55N 174E WILL MOVE TO 59N 178W AT 997 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 992 MB LOW NEAR 52N 177W WILL MOVE TO 62N 166W AT 991 MB THU EVENING AND THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN. A 982 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 49N 177W FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 45 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N OF 57N...E WIND 40 KT. S OF 57N...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
047 FZAK62 PAFC 011238 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-020300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 56N 178E WEAKENS TO 1007 MB FRI AFTERNOON NEAR 62N 167W AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 165E WEAKENS TO 994 MB FRI MORNING NEAR 49N 171E AND THEN IS ABSORBED INTO A 981 MB LOW FRI AFTERNOON NEAR 51N 178W. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 973 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR 52N 176W. $$ PKZ411-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N OF 56N...NE WIND 40 KT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...NE WIND 30 KT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
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 28, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A PROGRESSIVE HEMISPHERIC PATTERN IS
IN PLACE WITH A LONG-WAVE TROUGH ENCOMPASSING ALL OF THE ALASKA
REGION AND A FAIRLY STRONG WESTERLY JET ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC.
CONDITIONS ARE FAIRLY QUIET ACROSS THE REGION AT THE MOMENT. A WEAK
LOW NEAR CAPE SUCKLING IS HEADED INLAND ACROSS THE EASTERN COPPER
RIVER BASIN. A WEAK SHORT-WAVE TROUGH IS EXITING SOUTHWEST ALASKA
AND ENTERING COOK INLET AND THE WESTERN GULF. KENAI RADAR SHOWS
SOME WEAK RETURNS BEGINNING TO SHOW UP OVER THE SOUTHERN INLET.
A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING IS SINKING
SOUTHWARD AND WILL BE ABSORBED BY THE DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC
LOW TONIGHT. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW RAPIDLY
DEEPENING WHICH IS BEGINNING TO AMPLIFY THE UPPER PATTERN. THIS
IN TURN WILL CAUSE THE LOW TO CURVE NORTHWARD AND BECOME THE MAJOR
WEATHER MAKER ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE 12Z NAM IS A BIT OF AN OUTLIER WITH TRACK
OF PACIFIC LOW AS IT MOVES TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY ALONG
WITH TRACK OF FRONTAL WAVE TO SOUTHCENTRAL ON WEDNESDAY. THE 18Z
NAM IS COMING IN AND APPEARS TO BE TRENDING TOWARD THE REST OF THE
MODELS...BUT IS STILL A LITTLE FURTHR WEST. THE TRACK OF THE FRONTAL
WAVE IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO WIND AND PRECIPITATION FORECASTS
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND IS THE AREA OF BIGGEST FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. FOR NOW WILL TREND HEAVILY
TOWARD THE 12Z GFS SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EXPECT SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL AHEAD OF THE UPPER
LEVEL SHORT-WAVE AS IT CROSSES SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS SHOULD BE VERY LIGHT...GENERALLY FROM A DUSTING TO AN INCH
WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTH TO WEST SLOPING FACES
OF THE MOUNTAINS WITH WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK
BETWEEN THIS TROUGH AND THE AFFECTS OF THE MAJOR STORM HEADED TOWARD
SOUTHWEST ALASKA. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE ACROSS THE GULF
AND SOUTHCENTRAL TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. AS HAS BEEN
ADVERTISED EXPECT A LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE ALONG WITH STRONG DYNAMICS
TO PRODUCE HEAVY PRECIPITATION....ESPECIALLY IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND REGION AND SUSITNA VALLEY. THE MORE SOUTHERLY TRAJECTORY OF
LOW LEVEL FLOW IS NOT FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER
THE INTERIOR KENAI PENINSULA. HOWEVER...WITH AN INCREASING PRESSURE
GRADIENT EXPECT WINDS TO PICK UP THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN
ARM WHICH COULD RESULT IN A BLIZZARD BEFORE WARMER AIR ARRIVES ON
WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY
AND PLAN TO ISSUE A HEAVY SNOW WATCH WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
THE MORE SOUTHERLY TRAJECTORY COMPLICATES THE PRECIPITATION FORECAST
OVER THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE BECAUSE THERE WON'T
BE NEARLY AS MUCH DOWNSLOPE DRYING AS IS TYPICAL WITH A MORE EASTERLY
WIND. IN FACT...IN THESE SCENARIOS THERE CAN BE QUITE A BIT OF QPF
IN THE KACHEMAK BAY AREA AS WELL AS ALONG THE INLET. WILL CONSIDER
ISSUING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THIS AREA.
PRECIPITATION AND WIND WILL BE RE-INFORCED ON WEDNESDAY AS A WAVE
MOVES UP THE FRONT TO SOUTHCENTRAL. THERE IS GREAT UNCERTAINTY IN
THE FRONTAL POSITION AND TRACK OF THE WAVE. IF IT WERE TO TRACK WEST
OF ANCHORAGE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM
AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH SOME WIND MAKING IT DOWN TO THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL AS WELL. THIS WOULD ALSO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT WARMING OF
TEMPERATURES. MOST OF THE COMPUTER MODELS ARE NOW LEANING TOWARD
TRACKING THIS WAVE TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WHICH MEANS A LOT
LESS WIND FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND ANCHORAGE AND LESS INTRUSION OF
WARM AIR. WILL GO WITH THE LESS WINDY SCENARIO AND ADJUST FORECAST
ACCORDINGLY ONCE MODELS LOCK IN ON THIS FEATURE.
NO MATTER WHERE THE FRONTAL WAVE TRACKS THE FRONT ITSELF WILL STILL
CROSS SOUTHCENTRAL DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY GIVING EVERYONE A SHOT
OF SNOW. AS THE FRONT REACHES THE VALDEZ AREA AND FLOW BEGINS TO
COME AROUND MORE TOWARD THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THERE IS GOOD
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW IN VALDEZ ALONG WITH A BLIZZARD THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS. STILL TOO EARLY TO ISSUE ANYTHING FOR THERE...BUT
WILL LIKELY ISSUE SOMETHING WITH TOMORROW MORNING'S FORECAST PACKAGE.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT
TRACK OF THE PACIFIC LOW AS IT MOVES TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUESDAY
NIGHT. HOWEVER...BASED ON THE AVERAGE POSITION OF THE DIFFERENT
MODELS FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL REMAIN ON THE
COLD SIDE OF THE LOW AND WILL EXPERIENCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
THE FORECAST ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION WILL BE MUCH MORE
VARIED AND COMPLICATED WITH THE LOW TRACKING RIGHT THROUGH IT.
WITH ARCTIC AIR MASS IN PLACE WHEN SNOW FIRST ARRIVES TUESDAY
AFTERNOON EXPECT A SHORT PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NORTH AND
WEST OF KING SALMON. ENOUGH WARM AIR SHOULD ARRIVE BY EVENING TO
WARM UP TEMPERATURES AND IMPROVE VISIBILITIES. AREAS NORTH AND WEST
OF DILLINGHAM WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALL SNOW WHILE EAST OF THERE COULD
SEE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR A COMPLETE CHANGEOVER TO RAIN. WILL
ISSUE A BLIZZARD WARNING...BUT HIGHLIGHT THE OTHER IMPACTS IN THE
FORECAST AND OVERVIEW PORTION OF THE BLIZZARD STATEMENT. ARCTIC AIR
WILL QUICKLY MOVE BACK IN AS THE LOW HEADS INLAND WEDNESDAY AND
CHANGE ANY REMAINING PRECIPITATION BACK TO SNOW.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PACIFIC LOW WILL POSE MAINLY A WIND THREAT
ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA/EASTERN BERING SEA AS
IT MOVES THROUGH. AIR WILL BE WARM ENOUGH THAT PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL AS RAIN. A SERIES OF WEAKER SYSTEMS WILL THEN AFFECT THE
ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THROUGH MID TO LATE IN THE WEEK AS A MUCH
MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN PUSHES THE JET WELL SOUTH OF THIS REGION.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS AGREE ON FURTHER
AMPLIFICATION OF THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN AS WE HEAD THROUGH DAYS
4 THROUGH 7. A STRONG RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC
TO THE YUKON WITH A CORRESPONDINGLY AMPLIFIED TROUGH FROM THE BERING
SEA TO NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC. THIS WILL SET UP A STORM TRACK FROM
THE PACIFIC NORTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA. AREAS EAST OF HERE WILL
LIKELY SEE A SIGNIFICANT WARM-UP WHILE THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING
WILL REMAIN ON THE COLD SIDE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...155.
GALE WARNING 120 130 132 150 160 165 170 171 172 175 176
179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB NOV 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:05 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:05 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:05 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:14 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 5:00 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 29, 5:00 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 29, 5:00 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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