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Gale Warning 233, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 6, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 6, 2012, 4:00 AM 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: Mar 6, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

125 
FZAK62 PAFC 061252
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

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.

PKZ499-070300-
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 987 MB LOW NEAR 59N 179E WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 
59N 173W TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ON SHORE 
OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA NEAR 59N 162W WED MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW 
WILL MOVE TO 56N 176E WED NIGHT AT 982 MB.

$$

PKZ411-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
14 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY 
N OF 54N. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 54N. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 
TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 TO 15 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

549 
FZAK62 PAFC 070043
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

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.

PKZ499-071500-
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 997 MB LOW NEAR 59N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND
NEAR BETHEL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 981 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES
TO 54N 172E WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN MOVES EAST TO NEAR 54N 165W
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THE SAME STRENGTH.
$$

PKZ411-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING  DIMINISHING TO 25
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT IN THE EVENING SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Mar 5, 11:16 PM AKST	Freezing Rain Advisory	AFC	10 hr
Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	14 days
Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	14 days

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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.