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Gale Warning 442, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 3, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 3, 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: Jul 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 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.

048 
FZAK62 PAFC 032345
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 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.

PKZ499-041500-
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 999 MB LOW NEAR 60N 173W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 59N 163W WED AFTERNOON
AND TO NEAR 58N 153W AT 1003 MB THU AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH THU. 

$$

PKZ411-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

321 
FZAK62 PAFC 041106
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 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.

PKZ499-050300-
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 60N 162W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH 
WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING THROUGH THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT.  SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N 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
Jul 3, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jul 3, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jul 3, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Jul 4, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Jul 4, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Jul 4, 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.