Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 657, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 6, 2016, 3:26 PM AKST. 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
- Nov 6, 2016, 3:26 PM AKST (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2016, 3:02 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
988 FZAK61 PAFC 070026 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 326 PM 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. PKZ399-071445- 326 PM AKST SUN NOV 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... LOW PRESSURE PUSHES ACROSS SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. TROUGHS SWEEP OVER SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW MOVES TO 56N 149W BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-071445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 326 PM AKST SUN NOV 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-071445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 326 PM AKST SUN NOV 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$
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248 FZAK61 PAFC 070027 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 327 PM AKST SUN NOV 6 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-071230- 327 PM AKST SUN NOV 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... LOW PRESSURE PUSHES ACROSS SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW MOVES TO 56N 149W BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-071230- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 327 PM AKST SUN NOV 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-071230- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 327 PM AKST SUN NOV 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$
904 FZAK61 PAFC 071228 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 328 AM AKST MON NOV 7 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. PKZ399-080215- 328 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... MULTIPLE TROUGHS SWEEP EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A 972 MB LOW NEAR 53N 148W TONIGHT MOVES TO 56N 149W AT 975 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATES TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-080215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 328 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-080215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 328 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$
467 FZAK61 PAFC 080002 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 302 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-081400- 302 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 969 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 973 MB TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING TUE NIGHT. A FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF WED MORNING AND MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-081400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 302 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-081400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 302 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 3:29 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 6, 3:29 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 6, 3:33 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:28 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:41 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:59 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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