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Gale Warning 830, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 30, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 26 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: Dec 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Dec 31, 2012, 6:00 PM AKST
In force: 26 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

339 
FZAK62 PAFC 302342
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 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.

PKZ499-311500-
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 965 MB LOW NEAR 59N 160W WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS IT MOVES TO 
62N 169W MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING 
SEA ON MON. A 980 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 56N 157W MON NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 58N 159W 
TUE AFTERNOON AT 970 MB. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-311500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-311500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-311500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W 175W. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W 175W. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-311500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

728 
FZAK62 PAFC 311222
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 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.

PKZ499-010300-
400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 977 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVES TO NEAR 60N 169W AT 987 MB MON
EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 967 MB PACIFIC LOW PEAKS AT 959 MB AS
IT MOVES NORTH TO NEAR 53N 155W MON AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENS TO 972
MB AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER
FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON NIGHT...THEN EXPANDS EAST TO
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY TUE AFTERNOON. SEVERAL LOWS WILL FORM ALONG
THE FRONT BY LATE TUE NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ411-010300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
175E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N OF 56N...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-010300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-010300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT.  PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E TO N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-010300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W OF 167W...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. E OF 167W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
N OF 57N. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	26 hr
Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	26 hr
Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	26 hr
Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	26 hr
Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	26 hr
Dec 31, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	14 hr
Dec 31, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	14 hr
Dec 31, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	14 hr
Dec 31, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	14 hr
Dec 31, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	14 hr
Dec 31, 10:27 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	8 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.