Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 660, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 8, 2016, 3:37 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 8, 2016, 3:37 PM AKST (00:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 9, 2016, 3:20 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
400 FZAK62 PAFC 090037 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 337 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 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. PKZ499-091345- 337 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 966 MB LOW NEAR 53N 164W WILL EXIT TO THE SOUTHEAST AS IT BECOMES ABSORBED INTO A NORTH PACIFIC LOW TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY THROUGH THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH WED BEFORE A FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHWEST BERING WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-091345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 337 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-091345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 337 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-091345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 337 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-091345- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 337 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
472 FZAK62 PAFC 091252 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 352 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-100145- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 51N 166W WILL EXIT TO THE SOUTHEAST AS IT BECOMES ABSORBED INTO A NORTH PACIFIC LOW THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH WED. A FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHWEST BERING WED NIGHT AND SLOWLY WEAKENS IN PLACE THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-100145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-100145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-100145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-100145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 352 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$
814 FZAK62 PAFC 100020 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 320 PM AKST WED NOV 9 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. PKZ499-101400- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHWEST BERING TONIGHT AND WEAKENS IN PLACE THROUGH THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WEAKENS THROUGH FRI. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER BRISTOL BAY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-101400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N .FRI...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-101400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-101400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-101400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 3:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:37 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 8, 3:37 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:41 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:41 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:41 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 9, 3:47 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 9, 3:56 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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