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Gale Warning 476, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 17, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 17, 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 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 18, 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.

231 
FZAK62 PAFC 172329
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 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.

PKZ499-181500-
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 988 MB LOW NEAR 58N 177W MOVES TO OVER WESTERN NORTON SOUND AND
WEAKENS TO 991 MB LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND AND
WEAKENS SUNDAY. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TRAILS THIS LOW AND BUILDS
OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY.  

$$

PKZ411-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT BY MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

895 
FZAK62 PAFC 181124
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 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.

PKZ499-190300-
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 984 MB LOW NEAR 59N 171W MOVES INLAND OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA
MIDDAY SUNDAY WHILE WEAKENING TO 991 MB. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TRAILS
THIS LOW AND BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 17, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Aug 17, 8:41 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	7 hr
Aug 18, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Aug 18, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Aug 18, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 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.