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Gale Warning 29, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 28, 2021, 3:46 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 28, 2021, 3:46 PM AKST (00:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2021, 3:54 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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329 FZAK62 PAFC 290046 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 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. PKZ499-291400- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 mb low at 59N 171W moves across the Alaska Peninsula and dissipates into a trough Fri afternoon. Its front extends over Southwest Alaska into the Gulf of Alaska through Sat afternoon. A North Pacific front moves into the Northern Bering with its trailing front over the Western Aleutians by Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ411-291400- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to W wind 15 to 30 kt diminishing to up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI...W wind up to 15 kt becoming SE 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ412-291400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt becoming SE 15 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ413-291400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ414-291400- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$
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449 FZAK62 PAFC 291223 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 323 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-300230- 323 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 mb low at 59N 165W will move over the Alaska Peninsula and dissipate Friday afternoon. A front will enter the western Bering Friday morning and move slowly east to the central Bering Sunday morning. $$ PKZ411-300230- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 323 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind up to 15 kt becoming SE 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...S wind 30 kt becoming 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 to 20 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ412-300230- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 323 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt becoming SE 15 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. .MON...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ413-300230- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 323 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ414-300230- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 323 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...S wind up to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$
268 FZAK62 PAFC 300000 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 300 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 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. PKZ499-301400- 300 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A front over the western Bering will move slowly east through Sunday. $$ PKZ411-301400- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 300 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...S wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ412-301400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 300 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt becoming SE 15 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of 58N and E of 175W. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ413-301400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 300 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ414-301400- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 300 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 35 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. $$
164 FZAK62 PAFC 301203 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 303 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-310200- 303 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 mb low at 46N 157E moves to 55N 171E at 968 mb by Sun night. $$ PKZ411-310200- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 303 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 to 35 kt diminishing to 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 to 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 10 to 25 kt becoming SW up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .WED...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 29 ft. $$ PKZ412-310200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 303 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 18 to 23 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ413-310200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 303 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ414-310200- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 303 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .WED...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$
227 FZAK62 PAFC 310025 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 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. PKZ499-311400- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A front slowly tracks west to east across the Bering trough Monday. A 967 mb low at 51N 168E Sun afternoon moves to 55N 173E at 971 mb by Mon morning. $$ PKZ411-311400- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .MON...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 29 ft. $$ PKZ412-311400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 23 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind up to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ413-311400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 to 45 kt becoming SW 15 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. $$ PKZ414-311400- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning N of 57N and E of 169W. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$
152 FZAK62 PAFC 311254 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 354 AM AKST Sun Jan 31 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-010200- 354 AM AKST Sun Jan 31 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 mb low at 50N 164E moves to 59N 166E at 980 mb by Mon night. An elongated 990 mb low forms along a front at 54N 169W and moves to 59N 169W at 990 mb by Mon night. $$ PKZ411-010200- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 354 AM AKST Sun Jan 31 2021 .TODAY...S wind 15 to 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ412-010200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 354 AM AKST Sun Jan 31 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ413-010200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 354 AM AKST Sun Jan 31 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt becoming SW 15 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ414-010200- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 354 AM AKST Sun Jan 31 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 3:04 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:49 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:49 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:23 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:31 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:31 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:47 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 29, 3:47 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 29, 3:47 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.