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Gale Warning 731, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 26, 2021, 3:40 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2021, 3:40 AM AKST (12:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2021, 4:03 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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457 FZAK62 PAFC 261240 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 340 AM AKST Fri Nov 26 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. PKZ499-270145- 340 AM AKST Fri Nov 26 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 mb low moves to 51N 172E Saturday morning. The low then moves to 49N 177E at 974 mb Sunday morning. A second 969 mb low develops near 49N 171W Sunday morning. $$ PKZ411-270145- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 340 AM AKST Fri Nov 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain with snow. .SAT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ412-270145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 340 AM AKST Fri Nov 26 2021 .TODAY...S wind up to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. Freezing spray N of 57N and E of 175W. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ413-270145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 340 AM AKST Fri Nov 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .MON...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ414-270145- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 340 AM AKST Fri Nov 26 2021 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. $$
2 follow-up statements
483 FZAK62 PAFC 270003 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 303 PM AKST Fri Nov 26 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-271430- 303 PM AKST Fri Nov 26 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 mb low will move to 50N 179E Saturday morning. The low then moves northwest and then south to 49N 173E at 974 mb Sunday morning. A second 964 mb low will develop near 49N 168W Sunday morning. $$ PKZ411-271430- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 303 PM AKST Fri Nov 26 2021 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain with snow. .SAT...E wind 25 to 40 kt increasing to 35 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Rain with snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ412-271430- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 303 PM AKST Fri Nov 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ413-271430- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 303 PM AKST Fri Nov 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 to 35 kt increasing to 30 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. .MON...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ414-271430- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 303 PM AKST Fri Nov 26 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$
497 FZAK62 PAFC 271303 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 403 AM AKST Sat Nov 27 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. PKZ499-280200- 403 AM AKST Sat Nov 27 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...A 979 mb low at 51N 177E this morning will move to 51N 172W at 962 mb Sun morning. The low then moves to 54N 160W at 960 mb Mon morning. $$ PKZ411-280200- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 403 AM AKST Sat Nov 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ412-280200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 403 AM AKST Sat Nov 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ413-280200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 403 AM AKST Sat Nov 27 2021 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...NE wind 40 to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ414-280200- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 403 AM AKST Sat Nov 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 3:44 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 3:44 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 26, 2:31 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 26, 3:41 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 26, 3:41 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:02 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:02 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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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.