Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 497, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 22, 2015, 3:35 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2015, 3:35 PM AKDT (23:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2015, 3:44 AM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
257 FZAK62 PAFC 222335 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 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. PKZ499-231400- 335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA MON AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW NEAR 50N 162E SAT NIGHT ELONGATES INTO A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING ON MON. $$ PKZ411-231400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-231400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-231400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-231400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
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801 FZAK62 PAFC 231136 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 336 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-240200- 336 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 999 MB LOW NEAR 50N 162E MOVES TO 53N 166E AT 992 MB EARLY MON...THEN STALLS AND ELONGATES THROUGH EARLY TUE. $$ PKZ411-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 336 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 336 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 336 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 336 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$
320 FZAK62 PAFC 232318 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 318 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 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. PKZ499-241345- 318 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF MON NIGHT AND TUE. A 994 MB LOW NEAR 53N 163W WILL ELONGATE AND STRETCH FROM THE KAMCHATKA COAST TO THE GULF OF ANADYR BY MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-241345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 318 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-241345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 318 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-241345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 318 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-241345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 318 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
651 FZAK62 PAFC 241112 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 312 AM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-250130- 312 AM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 59N 169E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT THEN ELONGATE AND STRETCH FROM THE KAMCHATKA COAST TO THE GULF OF ANADYR BY TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-250130- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 312 AM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-250130- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 312 AM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-250130- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 312 AM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-250130- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 312 AM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
318 FZAK62 PAFC 242301 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 301 PM AKDT MON AUG 24 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. PKZ499-251400- 301 PM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF THROUGH TUE. A 991 MB LOW NEAR 66N 180 WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND OUT OF THE AREA BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW NEAR 58N 168E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AND THEN MOVE TO 64N 176W AT 1007 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 301 PM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 301 PM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 301 PM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 301 PM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
338 FZAK62 PAFC 251110 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 310 AM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-260100- 310 AM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH WED. A 991 MB LOW NEAR 58N 169E WILL MOVE TO 60N 172E AT 996 MB TONIGHT AND THEN TO 63N 172W AT 1011 MB WED EVENING. $$ PKZ411-260100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 310 AM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-260100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 310 AM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-260100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 310 AM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-260100- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 310 AM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
688 FZAK62 PAFC 252303 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 303 PM AKDT TUE AUG 25 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. PKZ499-261330- 303 PM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 56N 171E WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB NEAR 63N 175W WED AFTERNOON AND MOVE QUICKLY INLAND NEAR 64N 166W THU EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA WED NIGHT AND THU. $$ PKZ411-261330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 303 PM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-261330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 303 PM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-261330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 303 PM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-261330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 303 PM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
621 FZAK62 PAFC 261144 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 344 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-270115- 344 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 998 MB LOW NEAR 60N 172E WILL QUICKLY MOVE EAST INTO MAINLAND ALASKA AND DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU. $$ PKZ411-270115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 344 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2015 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-270115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 344 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2015 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-270115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 344 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2015 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-270115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 344 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2015 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
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 Aug 22, 4:29 AM AKDT, 11 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 4:29 AM AKDT, 11 hours 6 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 429 AM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE TWO MAIN FEATURES ARE A DOMINANT RIDGE EXTENDING OUT OVER THE WESTERN BERING FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC AND A LOW MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF. THE LOW SITS TOO FAR SOUTH TO BRING MUCH RAIN TO ANY PART OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES IS CAUSING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM AND ARE ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE GULF LOW AND THE BERING RIDGING IN THE MID TERM. HOWEVER...THERE ARE DISCREPANCIES WITH THE LOW APPROACHING THE WESTERN BERING LATE SUNDAY. THEY ALL ELONGATE THE LOW WITH THE EC AND GFS THE FIRST TO CONSOLIDATE A STRONGER LOW CENTER FURTHER NORTH. THE NAM EVENTUALLY FOLLOWS SUIT AND JOINS THE OTHERS WHILE THE GEM KEEPS THE LOW FURTHER SOUTH. AN EC/GFS SOLUTION WAS PREFERRED. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A WEAKENING OCCLUDED FRONT BRINGS RAIN TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TODAY WITH A LITTLE SPILL OVER TO THE NORTH GULF COAST. AREAS TO THE WEST WILL BE SOMEWHAT MORE UNSTABLE AND WILL SEE MORE SUNSHINE...SO EXPECT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS TO BE THE GENERAL RULE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STABILITY INDICES ARE FAIRLY MARGINAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS...BUT WITH ENOUGH HEATING THERE MAY BE A FEW ALONG THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS. OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI PEN AND NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SUN. THE OUTFLOW WINDS WILL EBB AND FLOW WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND SUPPORTING UPPER WIND. OUTFLOW WINDS (W-E) WILL BE FAIRLY BRISK OVER THE EASTERN KENAI (WHITTIER/SEWARD) THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BRIEFLY WEAKEN AS GRADIENTS RELAX SOME. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT AS A BUILDING RIDGE TO THE WEST STRENGTHENS SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND UPPER SUPPORT (SUBSIDENCE AND NORTHERLY WINDS). OUTFLOW CONDITIONS WILL THEN WEAKEN SUN AFTERNOON AS UPPER SUPPORT AND PRESSURE GRADIENTS RELAX. OUTFLOW(N-NE WIND) CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTH GULF (PRIMARILY VALDEZ/THOMPSON PASS) WILL NOT BE AS PRONOUNCED TODAY AS THE EASTERN KENAI...BUT SHOULD SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUN AFTERNOON WITH A SPIKE IN PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND FAVORABLE UPPER SUPPORT (OMEGA/N WIND). && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... NORTHERLY FLOW WITH GUSTY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND AND ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATER ON SUNDAY AS THE GULF LOW MOVES EAST AND WEAKENS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CHANNELED TERRAIN OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH GALE WINDS FOR THE MARINE AREA ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE AHEAD OF THE RIDGE OVER THE BERING. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... GRADIENT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN BERING TODAY AS SURFACE RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE BERING. A GALE FORCE FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT AND PROGRESSES SLOWLY EAST. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AS THE SUBTROPICAL JET ALIGNS SOUTH TO NORTH OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS STREAMING MOISTURE ALONG A CONVEYOR BELT BETWEEN A RIDGE CENTERED NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND A TROUGH TO ITS WEST. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL EXIT TO THE SOUTHEAST BY MONDAY...MAKING ROOM FOR A NORTH PACIFIC RIDGE TO BUILD OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND FROM THE SOUTHWEST. BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND...THE PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW THROUGH FAVORED AREAS SUCH AS WHITTIER AND KAMISHAK GAP WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH...AS THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE GULF TRACKS FURTHER EASTWARD. THAT NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN SOME DRIER AIR ACROSS MUCH OF THE MAINLAND...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW WEAK WAVES COMING ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE EARLY IN THE WEEK THAT CARRY THE POTENTIAL TO TRIGGER SOME AFTERNOON- EVENING SHOWERS ALONG HIGHER TERRAIN. THE MODELS THROUGH TUESDAY ARE IN FAIR OVERALL AGREEMENT...BUT BEGIN TO DIVERGE FROM EACH OTHERS SOLUTION BY MIDWEEK. MAINLY THEY CONTINUE TO DIFFER WITH REGARDS TO THE NORTHERN ENERGY STREAM PUSHING OFF EASTERN SIBERIA AND AN UPPER LOW APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY MORNING. THE ECMWF...BEING THE MORE FAVORABLE SOLUTION...PHASES THESE TWO SYSTEMS INTO A BROAD TROUGH DIGGING THROUGH THE BERING AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY THURSDAY...AND PUSHING THE NORTH PACIFIC RIDGE FURTHER SOUTH. THE 12Z RUN OF THE GFS KEEPS THE RIDGE FURTHER NORTH WITH THE NORTHERN ENERGY STREAM TRACKING THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY FRIDAY...THEN REBUILDING STRONGER RIDGING OVER THE BERING INTO THE WEEKEND. BY NEXT WEEKEND...THE DIFFERENT MODEL SOLUTIONS SPREAD FURTHER APART WITH THE GFS KEEPING RIDGING OVER THE BERING AND THE EC DIGGING ANOTHER TROUGH THROUGH THE BERING FROM THE NORTH. EVEN THOUGH MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...OVERALL FORECAST CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW WITH THE OVERALL PATTERN GIVEN THE AFOREMENTIONED MODEL DIFFERENCES FROM TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. MODELS HAVE STARTED TO AGREE ON THE REMNANTS OF ATSANI TRACKING FURTHER WEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THAN PREVIOUSLY DEPICTED...KEEPING THE SYSTEM WEST OF THE DATE LINE AND SOUTH OF 50N THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES...130 131 132 137 150 177 178 351 352 411. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DK SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RMC SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KH LONG TERM...TP
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 9:50 AM AKDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 950 AM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2015 AKZ141-231900- COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 950 AM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2015 ...GLACIER DAMMED LAKE RELEASE CAUSING WATER LEVELS TO RISE IN TAZLINA LAKE AND ON THE TAZLINA RIVER IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE LARGER OF THE GLACIER DAMMED LAKES ON TAZLINA GLACIER STARTED RELEASING ON THURSDAY EVENING. WATER LEVELS IN TAZLINA LAKE HAVE STARTED RISING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CREST SOMETIME LATE TONIGHT OR TOMORROW (SUNDAY) MORNING. WATER LEVELS ON THE TAZLINA RIVER AT RICHARDSON HIGHWAY BRIDGE ARE RISING AND EXPECTED TO CREST SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING AND THEN BEGIN FALLING. ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE TAZLINA RIVER OR LAKE SHOULD MONITOR THE WATER LEVELS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. RIVER STAGE DATA FOR THE TAZLINA RIVER AT THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY BRIDGE IS AVAILABLE AT APRFC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 3:30 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Aug 22, 3:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 22, 3:31 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 22, 3:43 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Aug 22, 3:43 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Aug 22, 3:36 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Aug 22, 3:36 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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