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Gale Warning 636, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 21, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 21, 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

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 21, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Oct 24, 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.

765 
FZAK62 PAFC 212254
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 21 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.

PKZ499-221500-
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT WILL THEN
MOVE INLAND ON TUE. A 989 MB LOW NEAR 46N 174E WILL MOVE TO 51N 179E
MON EVENING AT 982 MB...THEN MOVE TO 49N 178W AT 982 MB TUE
AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL STRENGTHEN
AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON.
$$

PKZ411-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

JM

5 follow-up statements

877 
FZAK62 PAFC 221055
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 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 MON OCT 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INLAND TUE. A 997
MB LOW NEAR 47N 174E WILL MOVE TO 51N 176E MON EVENING AT 982 MB AND
THEN MOVE TO 44N 178W AT 996 MB TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE
WESTERN BERING SEA WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA MON.

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

189 
FZAK62 PAFC 222317
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 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 MON OCT 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR 49N 175E WILL INTENSIFY TO 981 MB AT 51N 177E LATE
TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO 46N 177W TUE NIGHT. 
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INLAND TUE. 

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

JM

056 
FZAK62 PAFC 231146
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 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 TUE OCT 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 981 MB LOW NEAR 50N 179E WILL WEAKEN T0 996 MB NEAR 48N 177W
TUESDAY EVENING AND THEN MERGE WITH A 990 MB LOW NEAR 45N 169W
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BERING SEA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N OF 56 N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. S OF 56
N...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N OF 56 N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. S OF 56
N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

540 
FZAK62 PAFC 232315
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 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 TUE OCT 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 989 MB LOW NEAR 49N 178W WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND DISSIPATE BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BERING SEA
THROUGH THURSDAY.
$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 56N...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. S OF 56N...E WIND 
25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 21
FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS
13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

JM

105 
FZAK62 PAFC 241123
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 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 WED OCT 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 990 MB LOW NEAR 47N 164W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND
INTENSIFY TO 981 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
ACROSS THE BERING SEA.

$$

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE 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 21, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE IS A SMALL CHANGE IN THE WEATHER
PATTERN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF OF ALASKA AS THE UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE AND SURFACE HIGH OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE HAVE
TEMPORARILY WEAKENED. THIS HAS DIMINISHED THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE
CHANNELED TERRAIN.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS WELL AS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS ARE IN SOME DIFFERENT WEATHER AS A FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH
THE AREA TODAY. THIS FRONT WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT AND BE
REPLACED BY A BUILDING RIDGE IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA THAT WILL
MERGE WITH THE RIDGE OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE MONDAY.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
TODAY. THEY UNCERTAINTIES IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FROM YESTERDAY
LOOK TO BE MAINLY RESOLVED AS THE LOW LOOKS LIKE IT WILL JUST REACH
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN NEAR AMCHITKA BEFORE BEING TURNED AWAY BY THE
STRONG RIDGE OVER THE STATE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS SHOULD BE THE STORY FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY.
THE PRECIPITATION IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA SHOULD
END BY MIDNIGHT WITH SOME RESIDUAL LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG
DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG MAY BE SLOW IN
DISSIPATING MONDAY AS THE BUILDING RIDGE WILL TRAP THE MOISTURE UNDER
AN SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AND THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE
WEAK PREVENTING SIGNIFICANT MIXING.
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WILL SEE RAIN DEVELOP FROM
WEST TO EAST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LOW THAT
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE PUSHED SOUTH OF THE
AREA BY WEDNESDAY AS THE RIDGE BEGINS TO RETROGRADE WESTWARD BY
MIDWEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL FORM A BLOCKING PATTERN
THAT WILL KEEP SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES FOR THE
MAJORITY OF THE WEEK.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BE UNDER HIGH PRESSURE AS WELL BUT MAY STRUGGLE
AT TIMES TO GET RID OF THE LOW CLOUDS IN COASTAL AREAS AND PATCHY FOG
INLAND. OTHER THAT THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG QUESTIONS THERE SHOULD BE
OTHERWISE CLEAR SKIES MOST OF THE WEEK.
BY WEDNESDAY THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WILL SEE
PRECIPITATION MOVE OUT OF THE AREA WITH STRATUS LIKELY PUSHING INTO
THE AREA OFF THE BERING SEA. HOWEVER THE SURFACE FLOW WILL BE MORE
NORTHEAST THAT NORTHWEST AND THAT MAY ALLOW SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS
AS WELL.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 172. GALE 170 176 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

OCT 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Oct 22, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Oct 22, 10:50 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	29 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012 Every gale warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.