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Gale Warning 375, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 28, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 28, 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 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 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.

165 
FZAK62 PAFC 282302
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 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.

PKZ499-291500-
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 975 MB LOW NEAR 53N 170W WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 51N 158W TUE
AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN FURTHER TO 990 MB NEAR 55N 150W WED
AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

315 
FZAK62 PAFC 291136
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 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.

PKZ499-300300-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 978 MB LOW NEAR 50N 165W WILL MOVE TO 51N 154W THIS EVENING AND
WEAKEN. A LOW OVER EASTERN SIBERIA WILL MOVE TO 59N 173E AT 1004 MB
WED MORNING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH THROUGH THU.

$$

PKZ411-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 28, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
May 28, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	28 hr
May 28, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
May 29, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
May 29, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 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.