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Gale Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 8, 2021, 3:49 PM 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
- Jan 8, 2021, 3:49 PM AKST (00:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2021, 3:24 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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793 FZAK62 PAFC 090049 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 349 PM AKST Fri Jan 8 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. PKZ499-091400- 349 PM AKST Fri Jan 8 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 mb low with multiple centers near 51N 174E moves to 52N 168W at 965 mb Sat evening then is absorbed by a second low in the western Gulf early Sun morning. The second low crosses the Alaska Peninsula into Bristol Bay at 960 mb near 57N 160W on Sun evening. $$ PKZ411-091400- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 349 PM AKST Fri Jan 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ412-091400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 349 PM AKST Fri Jan 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ413-091400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 349 PM AKST Fri Jan 8 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 24 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. $$ PKZ414-091400- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 349 PM AKST Fri Jan 8 2021 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt becoming E 30 to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$
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114 FZAK62 PAFC 091207 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 307 AM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-100200- 307 AM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 957 mb low with multiple centers near 53N 178W moves to 52N 158W at 963 mb Sun morning then combines with a low in the Gulf to become a complex low at 55N 157W at 963 mb by Mon morning. A 990 mb low forms near 56N 174E and remains nearly stationary through Mon morning. $$ PKZ411-100200- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 307 AM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ412-100200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 307 AM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ413-100200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 307 AM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .WED...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ414-100200- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 307 AM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 to 50 kt diminishing to 25 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. $$
889 FZAK62 PAFC 100024 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 9 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. PKZ499-101400- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 959 mb low complex at 53N 168W merges with a 968 mb Gulf of Alaska low for Mon afternoon. Its front moves from the eastern Bering into the Gulf of Alaska by Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ411-101400- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind up to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ412-101400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ413-101400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ414-101400- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 324 PM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 3:49 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:59 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:59 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:07 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:15 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:19 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:34 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:34 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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