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Gale Warning 627, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 10, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Oct 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

541 
FZAK62 PAFC 102330
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 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.

PKZ499-111500-
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN RUSSIA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON.
A 991 MB LOW NEAR 50N 158W WILL MOVE TO 50N 150W FRI MORNING AND
DISSIPATE. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 44N 178W WILL MOVE TO 49N 163W FRI
AFTERNOON AT 976 MB. 
$$

PKZ411-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
$$

PKZ412-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$
5 follow-up statements
254 
FZAK62 PAFC 111109
OFFALU

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

PKZ499-120300-
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 967 MB LOW NEAR 49N 170W WILL MOVE TO 50N 161W AT 975 MB FRI
AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME ABSORBED BY A COMPLEX LOW IN THE GULF OF AK
SAT MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD INTO THE
WESTERN BERING ON SAT.

$$

PKZ411-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
116 
FZAK62 PAFC 112340
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 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 THU OCT 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 971 MB LOW NEAR 50N 170W WILL MOVE TO 54N 147W SAT AFTERNOON WITH
LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE.  HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL
BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SAT.
$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

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

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$
452 
FZAK62 PAFC 121132
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 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 FRI OCT 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 974 MB LOW NEAR 50N 165W WILL TRACK TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK
ON SAT.  HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD INTO THE
WESTERN BERING SAT AND PERSIST INTO SUN.

$$

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT WEST OF 175W
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT . 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
229 
FZAK62 PAFC 122342
OFFALU

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

PKZ499-131500-
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A DEVELOPING 976 MB LOW NEAR 50N 163W WILL MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHERN
GULF OF AK ON SAT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD INTO
THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SAT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUN.
$$

PKZ411-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
219 
FZAK62 PAFC 131135
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 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.

PKZ499-140300-
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA COUPLED WITH SLOW
MOVING LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF AK WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BRISK
NORTH FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ411-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 175W. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT W OF 176W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Oct 10, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
MATURE LOW WITH EVIDENT DRY AIR WRAPPING INTO ITS CENTER DRIFTING
BACK NORTHWARD TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE EASTERN PACIFIC
RIDGE IS ON ITS LAST LEGS TODAY WITH THE NARROW RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING
FROM THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALL THE
WAY TO THE CHUKCHI PENINSULA. A LARGE STACKED SYSTEM SPINS BETWEEN
KAMCHATKA AND SHEMYA WITH A JET STREAK/SHORTWAVE TROUGH WRAPPING
AROUND THE SOUTHSIDE OF THE SYSTEM. A COMPACT SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS
DEVELOPING UNDER THESE FEATURES PUSHING TOWARD THE WESTERN CHAIN.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. AS
THE COMPACT PACIFIC SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE WESTERN/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
IT WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT FEATURE IN AN ELONGATED SURFACE/UPPER
TROUGH BY THE END OF THE WEEK. AT THIS JUNCTURE A SHORTWAVE DROPPING
IN FROM THE NORTH WILL AMPLIFY THE SHEARED TROUGH TO THE SOUTH AND
DEVELOP A STRONG LOW IN THE VICINITY OF THE GULF. GUIDANCE IS STILL
SPREAD ON THE EXACT POSITION AND STRENGTH BUT AN EASTERN GULF TRACK
EVENTUALLY WRAPPING UP TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THICK LAYER OF STRATUS WAS NOT ABLE TO MIX OUT
OVER THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE BOWL TODAY AND HAS SINCE
MAINTAINED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. DRIER ARE IS STILL ALOFT AND
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PICK UP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
MAT-SU AND ANCHORAGE BOWL SO EXPECTING PARTIAL CLEARING BY THE
AFTERNOON FOR MOST LOCATIONS. STRATUS MAY HANG ON TO THE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. WITH THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION COMING
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...MOST AREAS OVER THE MAINLAND HAVE CLEARED OUT
LEAVING ONLY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND. LOW STRATUS AND FOG
REMAINS OVER THE BRISTOL BAY REGION...MAINLY INLAND...WHICH WILL MIX
OUT DURING THE DAY TODAY. HIGH CIRRUS WILL SPREAD OVERHEAD FROM A
SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH BUT THE FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE REST
OF THE WEEK. THE FIRST SHOT OF WINTER LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL COME
OVER THE WEEKEND AS COLD NORTHERLY FLOW SETS UP ALOFT.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE ALEUTIANS REMAIN UNDER A BROAD
EASTERLY FLOW WITH TWO MATURE SYSTEMS TO THE WEST AND SOUTHEAST OF
THE CHAIN. A NEW COMPACT SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL JOIN
THE MIX LATE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING SPREADING RAIN OVER MOST LOCATIONS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A PATTERN SHIFT WILL BE UNDERWAY BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND WITH GUIDANCE
SUGGESTING THE FIRST COLD DUMP OF ARCTIC AIR THIS YEAR. THE COLD AIR
PUSH COMBINED WITH A DEVELOPING STRONG LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF HAS
THE LOOK OF A WINTER-LIKE PATTERN.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 138 155 170 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

MTL OCT 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 10, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Oct 10, 7:35 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC50 hr
Oct 11, 1:45 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC2 hr
Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days
Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days
Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 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.