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Gale Warning 710, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 8, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 8, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. 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: Nov 8, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Nov 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

473 
FZAK62 PAFC 081257
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 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.

PKZ499-090300-
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 991 MB LOW NEAR 45N 176W MOVES TO 56N 166W AT 984 MB TONIGHT AND
THEN TO 56N 159W AT 996 MB FRI NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 56N
170E THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVES TO 59N 169E AT 999 MB FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN 
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

4 follow-up statements

486 
FZAK62 PAFC 090032
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 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.

PKZ499-091500-
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 986 MB LOW NEAR 52N 167W MOVES TO 56N 164W AT 987 MB FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 54N 154W AT 994 MB SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

182 
FZAK62 PAFC 091251
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 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.

PKZ499-100300-
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 982 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166W MOVES TO 56N 166W AT 986 MB FRI AFTERNOON
AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES NEAR 57N 148W SAT
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 30 KT E OF 167W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

523 
FZAK62 PAFC 100018
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 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.

PKZ499-101500-
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 986 MB LOW NEAR 56N 164W WILL MOVE TO 54N 154W AT 994 MB SAT
AFTERNOON AND THEN BE ABSORBED INTO A DEVELOPING GULF OF ALASKA 
LOW. A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 50N 173E SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO 58N 178E 
AT 1004 MB SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

987 
FZAK62 PAFC 101217
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 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.

PKZ499-110300-
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 991 LOW NEAR 54N 160W WILL MOVE TO 54N 154W AT 994 MB SAT
AFTERNOON AND THEN BE ABSORBED INTO A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA. A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 54N 176E SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO 59N 176E
AT 1002 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 44N 176E SUN AFTERNOON
WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 50N 178E MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W S OF 56N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TODAY...N TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Nov 7, 4:03 PM AKST	Freezing Rain Advisory	AFC	49 hr
Nov 7, 7:45 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	20 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr

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Sources

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