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Gale Warning 475, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 11, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 11, 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: Aug 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 12, 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.

724 
FZAK62 PAFC 112303
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 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.

PKZ499-121500-
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 1000 MB LOW AT 52N 171W MERGES WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW SAT NIGHT.
A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 50N 163W EARLY SUN MORNING AT 990 MB AND
THEN SLOWLY WEAKENS SUN AND MON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. 
HIGHER PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD.

$$

PKZ411-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

1 follow-up statement

838 
FZAK62 PAFC 121147
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 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.

PKZ499-130300-
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 991 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 49N 164W WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 999 MB BY MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS
OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
$$

PKZ411-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. EAST OF 178E...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10
KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ412-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TODAY...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ413-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ414-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 12 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 11, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC		48 hr
Aug 12, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC		12 hr

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Sources

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