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Gale Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 10, 2015

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2015, 3:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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
Jan 10, 2015, 3:00 PM AKST (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 11, 2015, 3:17 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

098 
FZAK62 PAFC 110000
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

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.

PKZ499-111345-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 972 MB LOW NEAR 50N 179W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB NEAR 48N 173E
SUN AFTERNOON AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AT SAME STRENGTH
THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 46N 158W SUN MORNING
WILL STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB NEAR 49N 159W MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-111345-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ412-111345-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.

$$

PKZ413-111345-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ414-111345-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

$$
1 follow-up statement
007 
FZAK62 PAFC 111217
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
317 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

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.

PKZ499-120200-
317 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 971 MB LOW NEAR 50N 175E WILL MOVE TO 49N 174E AT 965 MB BY
LATE SUN NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 50N 171E AT 968 MB MON NIGHT. A 972
MB LOW NEAR 47N 156W LATE SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 51N 161W AT 966
MB MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-120200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
317 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

$$

PKZ412-120200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
317 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

.TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.MON...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$

PKZ413-120200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
317 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

$$

PKZ414-120200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
317 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 3:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 10, 3:28 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 10, 3:28 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jan 11, 3:01 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Jan 11, 3:05 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Jan 11, 3:05 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Jan 11, 3:17 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 11, 3:23 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC49 hr
Jan 11, 3:23 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jan 11, 2:58 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC61 hr

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Sources

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