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Gale Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 8, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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: Jan 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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

1 follow-up statement

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.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 8, 3:16 PM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	11 hr
Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jan 8, 6:35 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	21 hr
Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	60 hr

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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.