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Gale Warning 628, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
7 follow-up statements
116 FZAK62 PAFC 112340 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-121500- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 50N 170W WILL MOVE TO 54N 147W SAT AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SAT. $$ 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. $$
692 FZAK62 PAFC 132345 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-141500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ411-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
948 FZAK62 PAFC 141145 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 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. PKZ499-150300- 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 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 TUE. $$ PKZ411-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. S OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF 175W. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF 175W. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST OF 167W. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
084 FZAK62 PAFC 142340 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-151500- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ411-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT WED OCT 10 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE SHORT TERM. ALTHOUGH THE MODELS DID A GOOD JOB OF INITIALIZING THE GFS AND NAM SEEM TO DO A BETTER JOB ESPECIALLY WITH THE TIMING AND INTENSITY OF THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW MOVES TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WHILE THE GFS WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE CANADIAN IS A BIT SLOWER AND DEEPER WITH THE LOW MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST. THE FORECASTS TODAY WILL BE BASED MAINLY ON THE ECMWF THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. MODELS ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LOW AS IT MOVES IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OVER THE WEEKEND. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER TROUGH IS DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND MOVING INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CANADA BY THIS EVENING. AN UPPER LOW IS DRIFTING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE EASTERN RIDGE IS WEAKENING QUICKLY BUT STILL HAS AN AXIS FROM THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND UP INTO EASTERN RUSSIA. AT THE SURFACE THE PACIFIC LOW TRACKS NORTHEAST AND MERGES WITH A SECOND PACIFIC LOW MOVING UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC FORMING A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... LOW CLOUDS AND AREAS OF FOG FINALLY MIXED OUT OVER THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE BOWL TODAY BUT WITH A NORTHERLY FLOW SETTING UP IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS WIDESPREAD TONIGHT. IT SHOULD MAINLY BE CONFINED ALONG COOK INLET AND ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. THE FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION COMING EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOUTHWEST... MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES PREVAIL OVER MOST AREAS THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS. CLOUDS WILL SPREAD OVERHEAD FROM A SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH BUT THE FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. EXPECT COLDER TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND AS COLD NORTHERLY FLOW SETS UP ALOFT. ALEUTIANS/BERING... THE ALEUTIANS REMAIN UNDER A BROAD EASTERLY FLOW. AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC EXPECT RAIN SPREADING OVER MOST LOCATIONS BEGINNING THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. .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...GALES 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 10, 7:35 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 50 hr | |
| Oct 11, 1:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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