Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 237, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 24, 2016, 3:25 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
- Mar 24, 2016, 3:25 PM AKDT (23:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2016, 3:13 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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170 FZAK62 PAFC 242325 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 325 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 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. PKZ499-251315- 325 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A COMPLEX 996 MB LOW WITH MULTIPLE CENTERS CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA EARLY FRI MORNING BEFORE MOVING INTO THE GULF. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA EARLY FRI MORNING AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY EARLY SAT MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ411-251315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 325 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-251315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 325 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-251315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 325 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-251315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 325 PM AKDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF THE PRIBILOFS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE PRIBILOFS N. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$
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919 FZAK62 PAFC 251106 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 306 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-260145- 306 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 998 MB LOW AT 57N 167W WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW AT 42N 167E WILL BE A 960 MB LOW AT 47N 169E FRI NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 966 MB AT 47N 177E SAT NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL EXTEND IN AN ARC FROM THE LOW TO 50N 180 FRI NIGHT THEN EXTEND FROM THE LOW IN AN ARC TO 54N 170W SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-260145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 306 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N DURING THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-260145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 306 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-260145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 306 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-260145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 306 AM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...N WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$
854 FZAK62 PAFC 252313 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 313 PM AKDT FRI MAR 25 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. PKZ499-261300- 313 PM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 960 MB LOW AT 46N 169E MOVES TO 46N 177W AT 968 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES OVER THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-261300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 313 PM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2016 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-261300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 313 PM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-261300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 313 PM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2016 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-261300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 313 PM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 3:27 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:35 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:25 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:30 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 24, 3:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:58 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr |
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