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Gale Warning 430, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 24, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 24, 2014, 3:48 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
Jun 24, 2014, 3:48 PM AKDT (23:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2014, 3:40 PM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

952 
FZAK61 PAFC 242348
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
348 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2014

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-251345-
348 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 58N
146W WILL DRIFT EAST AND DISSIPATE WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF ON WED AND SPREAD INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF BY THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-251345-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
348 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2014

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.

$$

PKZ352-251345-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
348 PM AKDT TUE JUN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$
2 follow-up statements
967 
FZAK61 PAFC 251147
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
347 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2014

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-260145-
347 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 58N 143W WILL DRIFT EAST AND DISSIPATE THIS MORNING.
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WILL SPREAD INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF BY THU...AND PERSIST THROUGH FRI MORNING.


$$

PKZ351-260145-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
347 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2014

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$

PKZ352-260145-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
347 AM AKDT WED JUN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$
916 
FZAK61 PAFC 252340
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
340 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2014

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-261415-
340 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR 52N 155W WILL MOVE EAST TO 52N 138W BY LATE
FRI. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL STALL AND REMAIN STATIONARY OVER
THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-261415-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
340 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2014

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.

$$

PKZ352-261415-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
340 PM AKDT WED JUN 25 2014

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 3:47 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jun 24, 3:55 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jun 24, 3:35 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jun 24, 3:48 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 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.