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Gale Warning 479, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 22, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 22, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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 22, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

499 
FZAK62 PAFC 221136
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 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.

PKZ499-230300-
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 998 MB LOW NEAR 64N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB AND MOVE INLAND
NEAR 65N 174W WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN BERING ON THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING LATE
THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

4 follow-up statements

336 
FZAK62 PAFC 222256
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 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.

PKZ499-231500-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN BERING TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN OVER BRISTOL BAY THU EVENING. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING THU AFTERNOON THEN
RAPIDLY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE BERING SEA THU NIGHT AND
INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY FRI MORNING.  

$$

PKZ411-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT INCREASING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FEET BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

179 
FZAK62 PAFC 231144
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 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.

PKZ499-240300-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN OVER
BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BERING
WILL MOVE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE BERING TONIGHT REACH SOUTHWEST
AK FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

655 
FZAK62 PAFC 232339
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 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.

PKZ499-241500-
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A LARGE 984 MB LOW NEAR 64N 178E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB NEAR 68N
171W THU AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 990 MB OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA SAT.
THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO
WESTERN ALASKA EARLY FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...EAST OF 175W...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WEST OF
175W...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FEET.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...EAST OF 175W...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. WEST OF
175W...WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FEET.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

308 
FZAK62 PAFC 241153
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 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.

PKZ499-250300-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A LARGE 976 MB LOW CENTERED OVER THE CHUKCHI PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES NORTH OF THE BERING STRAIT LATE TONIGHT. A 1012 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP NEAR 53N 179E SAT AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 1003 MB NEAR
60N 167W LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

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

$$

PKZ413-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 21, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Aug 22, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Aug 22, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Aug 22, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days

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