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Gale Warning 370, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 15, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 15, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. 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: May 15, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

047 
FZAK62 PAFC 152318
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 15 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.

PKZ499-161500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 998 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178W WEAKENS TO 1008 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 63N
180 WED. A 995 MB LOW NEAR 49N 177E WEAKENS TO 1000 MB NEAR 54N
174W WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN 
AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ413-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

143 
FZAK62 PAFC 161120
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 16 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.

PKZ499-170300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 61N 180 WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND
DISSIPATE BY WED EVENING. A 999 MB LOW NEAR 50N 177W WILL DISSIPATE
NEAR 56N 177W THU EVENING. A 1002 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 48N 170W
WED AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 54N 166W THU NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
INTENSITY. 

$$

PKZ411-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 
6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 177W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF
177W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 15, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
May 15, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	6 days
May 16, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 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.