Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 495, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 4, 2014, 2:58 PM AKDT. It was in force for 72 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
- Sep 4, 2014, 2:58 PM AKDT (22:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2014, 2:55 PM AKDT
- In force
- 72 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
915 FZAK62 PAFC 042258 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 258 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 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. PKZ499-051300- 258 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 57N 159W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 56N 158W THURSDAY NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW AT 41N 171E MOVES TO 45N 177E AND DEEPENS TO 976 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM THEN TRACKS TO 48N 179W SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 979 MB. $$ PKZ411-051300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 258 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-051300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 258 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-051300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 258 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-051300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 258 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
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240 FZAK62 PAFC 051141 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 341 AM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-060100- 341 AM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 58N 159W WILL MOVE TO THE GULF BY TONIGHT. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 45N 176E WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 45N 180 AT 974 MB FRI EVENING...THEN TRACK TO 51N 180 AT 980 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-060100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 341 AM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 25 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-060100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 341 AM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-060100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 341 AM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-060100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 341 AM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
859 FZAK62 PAFC 052327 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 327 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2014 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. PKZ499-061315- 327 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 44N 179E WILL TRACK TO 49N 179W SAT AFTERNOON AT 976MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 52N 178W SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-061315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 327 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-061315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 327 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-061315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 327 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-061315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 327 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND UP TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
841 FZAK62 PAFC 060818 RRA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...DELAYED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1218 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-062230- 1218 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 44N 179E WILL TRACK TO 49N 179W SAT AFTERNOON AT 976MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 52N 178W SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-062230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 1218 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-062230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 1218 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-062230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 1218 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-062230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 1218 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND UP TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
038 FZAK62 PAFC 061152 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 352 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 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. PKZ499-070200- 352 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 44N 179E WILL TRACK TO 49N 179W SAT AFTERNOON AT 976MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 52N 178W SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-070200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 352 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-070200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 352 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-070200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 352 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-070200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 352 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND UP TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
078 FZAK62 PAFC 061816 RRA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...DELAYED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1016 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-070030- 1016 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 47N 179W WEAKENS TO 980 MB NEAR 52N 178W SAT NIGHT...THEN WEAKENS TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES NEAR 54N 180 SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-070030- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 1016 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-070030- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 1016 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-070030- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 1016 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-070030- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 1016 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
810 FZAK62 PAFC 062251 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 251 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 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. PKZ499-071330- 251 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 50N 179W WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB NEAR 54N 179W SUN AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES NEAR 55N 177W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-071330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 251 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-071330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 251 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-071330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 251 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-071330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 251 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
111 FZAK62 PAFC 071145 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 345 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-080115- 345 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 53N 178W WILL DRIFT TO 58N 177W AT 991 MB EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ411-080115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 345 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-080115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 345 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-080115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 345 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-080115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 345 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
037 FZAK62 PAFC 072255 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 255 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2014 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. PKZ499-081345- 255 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 984 MB LOW NEAR 54N 178W WILL DRIFT TO NEAR 58N 177W AT 991 MB TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ411-081345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 255 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-081345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 255 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-081345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 255 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-081345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 255 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 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 Sep 4, 2:00 PM AKDT, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 2:00 PM AKDT, 58 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...CONVERGENCE OF THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN JETS HAS OCCURRED ACROSS SOUTHERN MAINLAND WITH WIDESPREAD RAINFALL, CAUGHT UP IN THE SOUTHERN BRANCH, MOVING NORTHEAST. TROUGH AXIS OVER BRISTOL BAY DOESN'T CROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING AT WHICH TIME RAIN CHANGES TO SHOWERS. HEAVIEST RAIN GRAZES THE NORTH GULF COAST AS UPPER FLOW SHIFTS IT OFF TO YAKUTAT AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. NEXT UPPER TROF, IN THE DRIER NORTHERN BRANCH, DROPS INTO COOK INLET SATURDAY EVENING FOR AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS, MAINLY ALONG AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THIS THING WILL MOVE OUT AS FAST AS IT ROLLS IN, SO WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SHOWERS IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN ZONES, SUNSHINE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE SUNDAY AS UPPER HIGH PRESSURE TRIES TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE FORECAST AREA EAST OF 160W OR SO. WEAK UPPER RIDGING OVER BERING BUILDS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN BERING FRI AND SATURDAY THEN GIVES WAY TO THE NEXT UPPER LOW MOVING TO AROUND 178W SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL DRIVE A FRONT EASTWARD TO THE FOX ISLANDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH RAIN DEVELOPING ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY NIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. FRONT SHOULD HOLD TOGETHER ENOUGH TO SPREAD RAIN TO KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT. && .MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS LOOK PRETTY GOOD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY SLOWLY BECOMING MORE SHOWERY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY EVENING BUT LINGER ALONG THE MOUNTAINS MUCH OF THE NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A MOSTLY DRY DAY SATURDAY, WITH A LITTLE SUN POSSIBLE. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT UPPER LOW DROPS INTO COOK INLET FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS TROF SHOULD MOVE RAPIDLY OUT OF THE AREA SO SUNDAY AFTERNOON SHOULD SEE A FAIR AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RAIN OVER BRISTOL BAY SLOWLY BECOMES MORE SHOWERY AND TAPERS OFF FRIDAY WITH ONLY SOME SCATTERED LINGERING SHOWERS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN AND ALASKA RANGES FRIDAY NIGHT. A SURFACE HIGH CENTERED OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL BRING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND NUNIVAK ISLAND FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...HIGH PRESSURE FRIDAY MOVES EASTWARD SATURDAY AS A 982 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR OR JUST WEST OF ADAK BY SUNDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS FROM THE EAST NORTHEAST ARE LIKELY LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. WITH BREEZY WET CONDITIONS INTO THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK. MODELS MOVE THE LOW CENTER TO THE GREATER DUTCH HARBOR AREA TUE MORNING AS DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW MOVES IN ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ZONES. && .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE EXTENDED FORECAST WILL BEGIN WILL A LARGE SUB 980 MB LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE THIS WEEKEND AND THEN GRADUALLY TRACKING EASTWARD ALONG THE CHAIN DURING THE WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS OVER A WIDE SWATH OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE...THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK LARGELY PRECIPITATION FREE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE AS AN UPPER TROUGH DEPARTS TO THE EAST. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A QUICK TRANSITION BACK TO A WETTER PATTERN BY TUESDAY AS THE BERING LOW SHIFTS EASTWARD AND AN ASSOCIATED FRONT REACHES THE COAST...WITH BROAD SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW BECOMING RE- ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 175 176 177 178. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && DPERCY/CB SEP 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 3:17 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 4, 3:20 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 4, 3:20 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 4, 3:34 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Sep 4, 3:34 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Sep 4, 2:58 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Sep 4, 2:58 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Sep 4, 2:58 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr |
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