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Gale Warning 262, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 20, 2017, 3:24 PM AKDT. It was in force for 61 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2017, 3:24 PM AKDT (23:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2017, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 61 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
580 FZAK62 PAFC 202324 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 324 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 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. PKZ499-211315- 324 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN PUSH NORTH INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW MOVES FROM 52N 153W SAT MORNING TO 54N 160W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-211315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 324 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-211315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 324 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-211315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 324 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-211315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 324 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FREEZING FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. $$
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146 FZAK62 PAFC 211156 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-220045- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 978 MB LOW AT 49N 174E WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT TO 50N 179E AT 984 MB BY SAT NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS MORNING WILL CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING SAT AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 157W AT 999 MB SAT MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 54N 166W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-220045- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-220045- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-220045- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-220045- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG AND FREEZING FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. $$
282 FZAK62 PAFC 212310 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 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. PKZ499-221315- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 978 MB LOW AT 48N 174E FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 50N 175W AND WEAKEN SUN AFTERNOON. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA SAT NIGHT AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-221315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-221315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-221315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-221315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND FREEZING FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
921 FZAK62 PAFC 221201 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 401 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-230045- 401 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 977 MB LOW AT 49N 176E WILL MOVE TO 49N 176W AT 982 MB TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT TO 51N 175W AT 978 MB SUN NIGHT. A FRONT APPROACHING BRISTOL BAY FROM THE GULF WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-230045- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 401 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-230045- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 401 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-230045- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 401 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-230045- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 401 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
470 FZAK62 PAFC 222302 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 302 PM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 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. PKZ499-231330- 302 PM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW AT 49N 180 MOVES TO 51N 174W AT 983 MB WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONT CURLING AHEAD OF THE LOW BEFORE TRAILING BACK ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. WEAK TROUGHS PUSH WESTWARD OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-231330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 302 PM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-231330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 302 PM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-231330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 302 PM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-231330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 302 PM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$
132 FZAK62 PAFC 231200 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 23 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-240030- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 23 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW AT 49N 176W MOVES TO 52N 172W AT 979 MB MON MORNING AND THEN TO 53N 172W AT 984 MB MON NIGHT. WEAK TROUGHS ROTATE WESTWARD OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-240030- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 23 2017 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-240030- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 23 2017 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-240030- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 23 2017 .TODAY...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-240030- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 23 2017 .TODAY...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS UP TO 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 20, 4:56 AM AKDT, 10 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 4:56 AM AKDT, 10 hours 28 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 456 AM AKDT Thu Apr 20 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The synoptic pattern features the Arctic high with a central pressure of 1035 mb north of Barrow and a closed low over the Bering Sea. The Alaska Range is helping to block incoming cold from the Arctic and limit the strongest winds to the Interior. Taking a glimpse south...there is a mature low well south of the Gulf of Alaska. In the near term...the Anchorage metro area can expect another full day of mild and pleasant weather. The system near the Pribilofs is progged to retrograde while a secondary perturbation gets steered into the western Aleutians. All the while...the next storm pushes north from the Gulf of Alaska which will result in a moisture surge over Kodiak Island and AK Peninsula complete with upslope enhancement. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... This forecast package incorporated the latest run of the GFS with storms trending north over the Western Aleutian. For the east domain the enhanced pops/QPF shifted to the west. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions are anticipated for the ensuing 24 hr period. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... High pressure will remain over the Southcentral mainland through Friday night. This will keep conditions dry and skies fairly clear. A low pressure system will work its way into the southern Gulf of Alaska on Friday and Friday night. This will bring rain into Kodiak Island. Some rain could also make it as far north as the Kenai Peninsula, but most of the moisture and dynamics will stay to the south. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2...Thu and Fri)... The broad area of low pressure that remains offshore between the Pribilof Islands and Southwest AK continues to meander about. It has pushed a wide swath of marine layer stratus onshore through the overnight hours. As inversions have set-up inland this morning, some of this low-level moisture has gotten trapped at the surface as fog. The low will take its time making any movement through the day today. So while the fog should dissipate as the sun provides some mixing, the stratus will be quite slow to pull offshore. A pocket of colder air aloft associated with the low could help to trigger some instability showers this afternoon. These will mostly be located over the western parts of Bristol Bay and the YK-Delta. For Friday, some weak induced ridging will move through as the afore mentioned low moving into the Bering and a stronger low moves into the Gulf of AK. This should make for a dry day for almost all locations and possibly even a few breaks in the clouds. As the front over the Gulf of AK moves closer and closer on Fri, expect increasing northeasterly winds, especially over Bristol Bay. These winds will continue to increase into early Sat reaching sustained speeds of 20-30 mph with gusts to near 40 mph. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2...Thu and Fri)... Several lows will impact the weather for the next couple of days. The first low was already discussed over the Eastern Bering. It will bring plenty of marine stratus and some isolated rain/snow showers with it as it slowly drifts towards the Pribilof Islands today. Another low will remain southwest of Attu today, but it will push a gale-force front into the Western Aleutians. We trended the forecast slightly stronger and further north with this feature. Some storm-force gusts are likely near Shemya by this afternoon. It will also bring a wide swath of moderate rain with it. This boundary will stall over the Western Aleutians until a new low develops on it near Adak on Fri. This low will then become the dominant feature as it pushes north into the Bering to start the weekend. Finally, the previously mentioned low over the Gulf of AK will move toward the Alaska Peninsula by late Fri. It will bring increasing northeast winds to the area and eventually some rain and warmer air as we move into the weekend. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... Fri night through Sat a front will swing through the Gulf and another through the central Aleutians. Both will bring small craft and gale force winds to the their areas, with rain limited to coastal locations. Afterwards, several low pressure centers and associated fronts will migrate east along the Aleutian chain, headed ultimately for the Alaska Peninsula and the north Gulf coast. These systems will bring rain to the Aleutians, and abundant rain to the Gulf coast. As the systems consolidate near the Alaska Peninsula over the weekend and into early next week, rain over the valleys with some higher elevation snow will become more common over mountain ranges of Southcentral south of the Alaska range. The forecast relies on a conglomeration of operational and ensemble forecasts in an attempt to depict movement and placement of lows along the chain. This lowers forecast confidence since the models themselves currently have divergent solutions. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Gale 131 138 173 174 175 176 177 178. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MSO LONG TERM...DS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 3:32 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:32 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 20, 3:58 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:01 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:01 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 20, 3:15 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:21 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:36 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:36 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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