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Gale Warning 478, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 18, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 18, 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 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 19, 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.

210 
FZAK62 PAFC 182301
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM 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.

PKZ499-191500-
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 983 MB LOW NEAR 61N 169W MOVES INLAND OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA
SUNDAY MORNING WHILE WEAKENING TO 991 MB. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TRAILS
THIS LOW AND BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

1 follow-up statement

118 
FZAK62 PAFC 191116
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 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.

PKZ499-200300-
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 988 MB LOW NEAR 63N 166W MOVES INLAND OVER WESTERN ALASKA SUN
EVENING WHILE WEAKENING TO 997 MB. A 996 MB LOW MOVES OFF OF EASTERN
RUSSIA TO NEAR 61N 174E LATE MON NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012

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

$$

PKZ413-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W 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
Aug 18, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Aug 18, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Aug 18, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	6 days
Aug 19, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Aug 19, 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.