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Gale Warning 482, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 25, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 26, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

021 
FZAK62 PAFC 251150
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 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.

PKZ499-260300-
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 54N 177E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1001 MB LATE TONIGHT
NEAR 61N 166W AND MOVE INLAND. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING
FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO NUNIVAK ISLAND TONIGHT WILL WEAKEN OVER
THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

2 follow-up statements

730 
FZAK62 PAFC 252325
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 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.

PKZ499-261500-
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 57N 178W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES
ONSHORE NEAR 61N 166W SAT NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
EXTENDING SOUTH OF THE LOW WILL LIE FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND TO THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO BRISTOL BAY AND
THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

039 
FZAK62 PAFC 261142
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 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.

PKZ499-270300-
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INTO
BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING MON EVENING.
$$

PKZ411-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

JM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 24, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Aug 24, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Aug 24, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Aug 25, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Aug 25, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Aug 25, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Aug 25, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	67 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.