Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 923, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 9, 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
- Dec 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 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.
667 FZAK62 PAFC 100042 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 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. PKZ499-101500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 55N 171E WILL MOVE TO 59N 177E AT 955 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 62N 178W AT 963 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
136 FZAK62 PAFC 101201 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-110300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 957 MB LOW NEAR 58N 173E WILL MOVE TO 61N 180 AT 960 MB SAT NIGHT AND THEN TO 65N 179W AT 970 MB SUN NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 52N 170E SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 57N 178E AT 975 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:08 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:33 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 9, 10:26 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 10, 3:45 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 5:05 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 52 hr | |
| Dec 10, 5:05 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Dec 10, 5:29 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Dec 10, 5:29 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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