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Gale Warning 939, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 27, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 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 27, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2011, 6:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
671 FZAK61 PAFC 280019 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 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. PKZ399-281500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 972 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA WED AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND WED EVENING. A 985 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 60N 147W WED EVENING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ351-281500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-281500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
7 follow-up statements
262 FZAK61 PAFC 281236 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-290300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 968 MB LOW AT 54N 140W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 57N 135W THIS AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW NEAR 60N 146W WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
752 FZAK61 PAFC 290031 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 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. PKZ399-291500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 MB LOW IN THE VICINITY OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON WHILE WEAKENING TO 993 MB. $$ PKZ351-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
574 FZAK61 PAFC 291221 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-300300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 985 MB LOW AT 60N 147W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1002 MB BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-300300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ352-300300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
256 FZAK61 PAFC 300049 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 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. PKZ399-301500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 60N 148W WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-301500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-301500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ JAM
356 FZAK61 PAFC 301207 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-310300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 991 MB LOW AT 60N 147W WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB BY LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW WILL APPROACH 57N 142W FROM THE SOUTH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-310300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-310300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
879 FZAK61 PAFC 310058 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 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. PKZ399-311500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 60N 147W WILL DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT AND SUN. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 59N 145W SUN AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. $$ PKZ351-311500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-311500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ JAM
057 FZAK61 PAFC 311234 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-010300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1005 MB LOW AT 61N 148W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 975 MB LOW AT 50N 143W LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 60N 143W LATE SUN NIGHT AT 972 MB. $$ PKZ351-010300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-010300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 28, 9:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr |
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