Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 459, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 12, 2016, 3:46 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Aug 12, 2016, 3:46 AM AKDT (11:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2016, 3:22 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
363 FZAK62 PAFC 121146 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 346 AM AKDT FRI AUG 12 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. PKZ499-130045- 346 AM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 989 MB LOW AT 56N 174W MOVES TO 55N 153W AT 994 MB BY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ411-130045- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 346 AM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ412-130045- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 346 AM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-130045- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 346 AM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-130045- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 346 AM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. $$
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142 FZAK62 PAFC 122356 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 356 PM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-131230- 356 PM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...A 992 MB LOW NEAR 56N 166W MOVES TO 55N 155W SAT EVENING THEN WEAKENS TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL GULF SUN AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES FROM THE EASTERN BERING TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ411-131230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 356 PM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-131230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 356 PM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. DRIZZLE. .SUN...W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-131230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 356 PM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. DRIZZLE. .SUN...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-131230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 356 PM AKDT FRI AUG 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. DRIZZLE. .SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$
943 FZAK62 PAFC 131148 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 348 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 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. PKZ499-140115- 348 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 994 MB LOW AT 56N 163W MOVES TO 58N 148W AT 999 MB BY MON MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSHES OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA BY MON MORNING. A 1013 MB NEAR 55N 163W SUN MORNING MOVES TO 50N 173W AT 1005 MB BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-140115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 348 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-140115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 348 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-140115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 348 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-140115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 348 AM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$
863 FZAK62 PAFC 132322 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 322 PM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-141300- 322 PM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 55N 156W MOVES INTO THE GULF BY SUN AFTERNOON. A 1013 MB LOW NEAR 54N 171E LATE TONIGHT MOVES TO 52N 178W AT 1009 MB SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-141300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 322 PM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-141300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 322 PM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-141300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 322 PM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-141300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 322 PM AKDT SAT AUG 13 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 3:48 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 12, 3:48 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 12, 4:13 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 12, 3:39 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Aug 12, 3:39 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Aug 12, 3:59 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 12, 3:59 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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