Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2016, 3:25 AM 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
- Jan 10, 2016, 3:25 AM AKST (12:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2016, 3:39 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
488 FZAK62 PAFC 101225 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 325 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 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. PKZ499-110215- 325 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW AT 58N 176W MOVES TO 61N 175E AS A 983 MB LOW BY MON MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND AND DISSIPATING. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 54N 151W MOVES TO 58N 158W AT 985 MB MON MORNING...THEN MOVES TO 62N 166W AT 988 MB TUE MORNING. A 967 MB LOW AT 48N 168E MON MORNING MOVES TO 49N 176E AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ411-110215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 325 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-110215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 325 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT LATE MORNING N OF 57N. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-110215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 325 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-110215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 325 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
976 FZAK62 PAFC 110000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-111445- 300 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW AT 58N 176W MOVES TO 61N 175E AS A 983 MB LOW BY MON MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND AND DISSIPATING. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 54N 151W MOVES TO 58N 158W AT 985 MB MON MORNING...THEN MOVES TO 62N 166W AT 988 MB TUE MORNING. A 967 MB LOW AT 48N 168E MON MORNING MOVES TO 49N 176E AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ411-111445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 300 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 168E. .MON...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-111445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 300 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING W UP TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-111445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 300 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-111445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 300 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 .TONIGHT...W OF 167W...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM 167W EAST...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
174 FZAK62 PAFC 111239 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 339 AM AKST MON JAN 11 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. PKZ499-120230- 339 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 59N 176E MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN SIBERIA THIS AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW AT 57N 157W WILL MOVE TO 62N 170W AT 988 MB WED MORNING. A 970 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 48N 170E THIS AFTERNOON AT 967 MB...THEN MOVES TO 48N 178W AT 974 MB WED MORNING. A FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TUE. $$ PKZ411-120230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 339 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 .TODAY...W TO S WIND 15 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 25 KT S OF 56N LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-120230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 339 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 .TODAY...S TO W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-120230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 339 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 .TODAY...W WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-120230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 339 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 .TODAY...N TO W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 3:03 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 9, 3:05 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:21 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:21 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 10, 3:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:44 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:44 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:44 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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