Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 129, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 27, 2016, 3:10 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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
- Feb 27, 2016, 3:10 AM AKST (12:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2016, 3:07 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
463 FZAK62 PAFC 271210 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 310 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 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. PKZ499-280230- 310 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A COMPLEX LOW NEAR 55N 172W WITH MULTIPLE WEAK CENTERS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND EXIT EARLY SUN. A 974 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW TONIGHT WILL TRACK TO 52N 158W AT 966 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-280230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 310 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY S OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-280230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 310 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-280230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 310 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 .TODAY...NW TO NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-280230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 310 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
736 FZAK62 PAFC 280009 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 309 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-281415- 309 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 55N 172W WEAKEN. A 962 MB LOW NEAR 55N 155W MOVES TO 53N 174W AT 972 MB LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATES MON. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 52N 162E AT 960 MB SUN NIGHT THEN TO 53N 169W AT 986 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-281415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 309 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-281415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 309 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-281415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 309 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-281415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 309 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. $$
135 FZAK62 PAFC 281201 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 301 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 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. PKZ499-290300- 301 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW AT 55N 158W MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY AND DISSIPATES SUN EVENING. A 970 MB LOW NEAR 54N 173W MOVES TO 51N 176W SUN EVENING AS A 972 MB LOW THEN SHIFTS TO 46N 166W BY TUE MORNING AT 982 MB. A 959 MB LOW AROUND 50N 158W SUN EVENING MOVES TO 52N 170W BY TUE MORNING AT 972 MB. $$ PKZ411-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 301 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 301 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N . .MON...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 301 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 301 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
047 FZAK62 PAFC 290022 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 322 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-291400- 322 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 963MB LOW NEAR 50N 158W WILL WEAKEN TO 972MB AND MOVE TO 51N 168W BY TUESDAY NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ411-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 322 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 322 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 322 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 20 KT E OF 173W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N TO E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 322 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
781 FZAK62 PAFC 291207 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 307 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 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. PKZ499-010230- 307 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 963 MB LOW AT 51N 158W MOVES TO 53N 174W AT 981 MB BY WED MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT PRESSES OVER THE ALEUTIANS. A 972 MB LOW NEAR 54N 174W MOVES TO 50N 177W MON AFTERNOON AS A 980 MB LOW BEFORE DISSIPATING MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-010230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 307 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-010230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 307 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 .TODAY...N TO E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-010230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 307 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 .TODAY...N TO E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-010230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 307 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 3:09 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 26, 3:16 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:16 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 27, 3:59 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:59 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:59 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 27, 8:34 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 27, 9:38 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:53 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:53 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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