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Gale Warning 820, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 22, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

853 
FZAK62 PAFC 222359
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 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 AKST SAT DEC 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON.
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA SUN NIGHT. A
984 MB LOW WILL FORM ON THIS FRONT NEAR 53N 177W MON AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ411-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. W OF 174W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. W OF 174W...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. W OF 174W...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE 
ICE EDGE. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR 
THE ICE EDGE. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

JM
4 follow-up statements
859 
FZAK62 PAFC 231213
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 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 AKST SUN DEC 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 992 MB LOW AT 55N 154W WILL MOVE TO 56N 153W AT 984 MB TONIGHT AND
THEN PUSH OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 51N 178E
TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 53N 173W AT 981 MB MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. N OF 56N...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY E OF
176W. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. W OF 178W...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 
177W...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S OF 55N...SE WIND 30 KT. N OF 55N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE 
ICE EDGE. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$
031 
FZAK62 PAFC 240005
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 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 AKST SUN DEC 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 988 MB LOW NEAR 55N 152W WILL MOVE TO 59N 157W MON AFTERNOON AND
THEN DISSIPATE. A 994 MB LOW NEAR 49N 170E WILL MOVE TO 53N 176W AT
980 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 54N 168W AT 983 MB TUE
AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ411-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. 
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY E OF 176W. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

.TONIGHT...E OF 176W...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD
MORNING. W OF 176W...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...E OF 176W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W OF 176W...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

JM
925 
FZAK62 PAFC 241217
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON DEC 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 AKST MON DEC 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 985 MB LOW NEAR 57N 154W WILL MOVE TO 58N 156W AT 989 MB THIS
AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 51N 177E WILL MOVE TO
53N 179W AT 982 MB TUE MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N 
OF 57N. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ413-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
033 
FZAK62 PAFC 250012
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 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.

PKZ499-251500-
400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR 52N 178W WILL MOVE TO 54N 174W TUE EVENING AND THEN
DISSIPATE. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 48N 167W TUE EVENING WILL MOVE TO 52N
158W AT 963 MB WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012

.TONIGHT...N OF 55N...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
S OF 55N...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE...N OF 55N...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. S OF
55N...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE
EDGE. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

JM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 22, 3:36 PM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 days
Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 23, 5:13 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC11 hr
Dec 23, 5:13 AM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC29 hr

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