Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 930, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 14, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 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
- Dec 14, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2011, 7:30 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
971 FZAK62 PAFC 141209 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 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. PKZ499-150300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 56N 177E WILL MOVE TO 56N 163E AT 973 MB THU MORNING...THEN MOVE ASHORE THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A 964 MB LOW NEAR 49N 169W WILL MOVE TO 55N 165W AT 942 MB EARLY THU MORNING...THEN TRACK TO 58N 164W AT 967 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N OF 56N...E WIND 50 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 50 DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 TO 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 40 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N OF 56N...NE WIND 40 KT. S OF 56N...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W OF 176W...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 176W...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
065 FZAK62 PAFC 141633 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 730 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 UPDATED ZONES 412 413 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-150300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 56N 177E WILL MOVE TO 56N 163E AT 973 MB THU MORNING...THEN MOVE ASHORE THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A 964 MB LOW NEAR 49N 169W WILL MOVE TO 55N 165W AT 942 MB EARLY THU MORNING...THEN TRACK TO 58N 164W AT 967 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N OF 56N...E WIND 50 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 50 DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 TO 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 40 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N OF 56N...NE WIND 40 KT. S OF 56N...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 730 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 730 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF 176W...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 176W...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 730 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 3:52 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 10:10 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 6:55 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Dec 14, 7:30 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 21 hr |
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