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Gale Warning 310, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 9, 2016

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 9, 2016, 3:49 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 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
Apr 9, 2016, 3:49 AM AKDT (11:49 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2016, 2:54 PM AKDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

533 
FZAK61 PAFC 091149
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
349 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-100100-
349 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF REMAINS THROUGH SUN BEFORE
WEAKENING AND MOVING INLAND. A 991 MB LOW NEAR 56N 156W MOVES
INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-100100-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
349 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ352-100100-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
349 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.WED...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

$$
1 follow-up statement
690 
FZAK61 PAFC 092254
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-101315-
254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF SUN
MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES INLAND. ANOTHER
FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF EARLY MON MORNING...THEN
STALLS THERE THROUGH MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-101315-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ352-101315-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
254 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2016

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 3:39 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC47 hr
Apr 9, 3:49 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC11 hr
Apr 9, 3:49 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Apr 9, 6:58 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC45 hr
Apr 9, 1:08 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC106 min
Apr 9, 2:54 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC37 hr
Apr 9, 3:33 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC44 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.