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Gale Warning 839, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 28, 2021, 3:09 PM AKST. It was in force for 37 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2021, 3:09 PM AKST (00:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2021, 4:09 AM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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714 FZAK62 PAFC 290009 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 309 PM AKST Tue Dec 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. PKZ499-291415- 309 PM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...A North Pacific low strengthens to 983 mb near 55N 175W by Thu afternoon. Its front crosses the Southern Bering by Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ411-291415- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 309 PM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .WED...S wind up to 20 kt becoming SE 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...N wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. $$ PKZ412-291415- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 309 PM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .WED...S wind 10 to 25 kt becoming NE 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Widespread snow showers and rain. .THU...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. $$ PKZ413-291415- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 309 PM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ414-291415- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 309 PM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt becoming S 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$
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262 FZAK62 PAFC 291234 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 334 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-300215- 334 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 990 mb low near 50N 179W Wed evening moves to 55N 177W at 985 mb Thu morning. It then moves to 57N 166W at 990 mb by Fri morning. Its front extends across the northern and western Bering Thu through Fri. $$ PKZ411-300215- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 334 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind up to 20 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...N wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. $$ PKZ412-300215- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 334 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 10 to 20 kt becoming E 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ413-300215- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 334 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt becoming S 15 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...S wind 10 to 25 kt. W of 177W, NE wind 15 to 30 kt becoming NW 30 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ414-300215- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 334 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$
717 FZAK62 PAFC 300021 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 321 PM AKST Wed Dec 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. PKZ499-301500- 321 PM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 mb low at 47N 178W Wednesday afternoon moves to 56N 176W at 983 mb Thursday afternoon. It then moves to 56N 159W at 993 mb by Friday afternoon. Its front extends across the northern and western Bering Thursday through Friday. $$ PKZ411-301500- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 321 PM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt becoming N 25 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...N wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 45 kt becoming N 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 15 to 26 ft. $$ PKZ412-301500- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 321 PM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .THU...N of 57N, E wind 30 to 45 kt. S of 57N, E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ413-301500- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 321 PM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Rain showers. .THU...E of 177W, S wind 15 to 35 kt. W of 177W, W wind up to 15 kt increasing to 20 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. $$ PKZ414-301500- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 321 PM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
994 FZAK62 PAFC 301309 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 409 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-310200- 409 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 mb low at 53N 180W moves to 56N 176W Thursday night. The low then moves to 56N 165W at 990 mb Friday morning. Its front extends across the Bering from Thursday through Friday. $$ PKZ411-310200- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 409 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Snow. .FRI...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 28 ft. $$ PKZ412-310200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 409 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 to 45 kt. E of 174W, E wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Snow and rain showers. .FRI...N wind 25 to 40 kt diminishing to 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Freezing spray N of 58N. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ413-310200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 409 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 to 30 kt becoming SW 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. W of 177W, S wind 10 to 25 kt becoming NW 30 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft building to 10 to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 to 50 kt. N of 55N, W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ414-310200- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 409 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Rain and snow showers. .FRI...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Freezing spray N of 58N. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 3:09 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:09 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:09 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:34 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:33 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:33 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:33 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:02 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 53 hr |
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