Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 813, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 22, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
517 FZAK61 PAFC 222357 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-231500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 969 MB LOW NEAR 59N 149W WILL MOVE TO 57N 146W TUE NIGHT AND THEN TO 57N 138W AT 975 MB WED NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 60N 147W WED NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ351-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
702 FZAK61 PAFC 231225 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 23 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-240300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 58N 142W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 981 MB NEAR 56N 137W LATE WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE THU MORNING. A 984 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 59N 148W LATE WED NIGHT AND SLOWLY WEAKEN IN PLACE TO 989 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 23 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 23 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 22, 6:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Nov 22, 6:15 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Nov 23, 3:55 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 23, 6:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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Sources
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