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Gale Warning 652, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 4, 2016

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 4, 2016, 3:56 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 4, 2016, 3:56 PM AKDT (23:56 UTC)
Expired
Nov 6, 2016, 3:09 AM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

179 
FZAK61 PAFC 042356
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
356 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 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.

PKZ399-051500-
356 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPING ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN
SAT. A FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND MOVE
TO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF SUN. 

$$

PKZ351-051500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
356 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2016

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.

$$

PKZ352-051500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
356 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2016

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.
.TUE...E WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.

$$
4 follow-up statements
044 
FZAK61 PAFC 051126
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
326 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 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.

PKZ399-060115-
326 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN THIS
MORNING. A FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT
AND MOVES TO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF SUN.

$$

PKZ351-060115-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
326 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.

$$

PKZ352-060115-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
326 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.
.TUE...E WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.

$$
823 
FZAK61 PAFC 051145
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
345 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 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.

PKZ399-060015-
345 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN THIS
MORNING. A FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT
AND MOVES TO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF SUN.


$$

PKZ351-060015-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
345 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.

$$

PKZ352-060015-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
345 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
.TUE...E WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.

$$
789 
FZAK61 PAFC 052256
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
256 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 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.

PKZ399-061345-
256 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MON
AFTERNOON. A 967 LOW MOVES TO 56N 140W MON MORNING AND SLIPS TO
58N 146W BY MON AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH SWEEPS OVER
SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-061345-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
256 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT.

$$

PKZ352-061345-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
256 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2016

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
.TUE...E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.

$$
681 
FZAK61 PAFC 061209
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
309 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 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.

PKZ399-070215-
309 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 961 MB NORTH
PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 51N 146W AT 964 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVES
TO 54N 145W AT 969 MB MON NIGHT.

&&

$$

PKZ351-070215-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
309 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT.

$$

PKZ352-070215-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
309 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 4, 3:43 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 4, 3:48 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC35 hr
Nov 4, 3:17 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC37 hr
Nov 4, 3:17 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC37 hr
Nov 4, 3:56 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 4, 3:56 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr

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