Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 935, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. 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 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
404 FZAK61 PAFC 190000 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ399-191500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 987 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 57N 156W MONDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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536 FZAK61 PAFC 191225 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-200300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 55N 158W WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO COOK INLET AT 995 MB MON EVENING AND DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TUE MORNING WILL REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ351-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
985 FZAK61 PAFC 192357 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 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. PKZ399-201500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 990 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO AROUND 60N 147W TONIGHT AT 1002 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ352-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
611 FZAK61 PAFC 201217 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-210300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF BY TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF ON WED. $$ PKZ351-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
298 FZAK61 PAFC 202333 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 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. PKZ399-211500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND WED. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WED NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ351-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
859 FZAK61 PAFC 211250 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-220300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF TODAY. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 54N 147W AT 975 MB LATE WED NIGHT. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT SAME INTENSITY THU AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS IN PLACE TO 985 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 45 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT E OF 146W. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF 146W. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF 145W. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
396 FZAK61 PAFC 212338 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 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. PKZ399-221500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 977 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 54N 147W LATE TONIGHT AND TRACK TO 61N 147W THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THU NIGHT. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 52N 150W FRI AFTERNOON AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ351-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
415 FZAK61 PAFC 221250 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-230300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 56N 145W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A 969 MB LOW NEAR 51N 156W LATE THU NIGHT WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB NEAR 54N 149W LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-230300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-230300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING W 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
069 FZAK61 PAFC 222357 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 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 THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 60N 146W WILL MOVE TO 61N 147W AT 985 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A 970 MB LOW NEAR 51N 156W THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 57N 144W AT 981 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
515 FZAK61 PAFC 231251 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-240300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 989 MB LOW FORMS FRI AFTERNOON NEAR 57N 146W AND WEAKENS TO 994 MB SAT MORNING NEAR 60N 147W BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 994 MB LOW FORMS FRI NIGHT NEAR 54N 143W AND INTENSIFIES TO 984 MB SAT AFTERNOON NEAR 58N 142W. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 989 MB SAT NIGHT NEAR 61N 147W. $$ PKZ351-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 10:26 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 19, 10:26 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 6 hr |
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