Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 11, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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
- Jan 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
431 FZAK61 PAFC 110004 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 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. PKZ399-111500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 50N 161W WILL MOVE TO 57N 153W WED MORNING AT 993 MB IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 61N 148W THU MORNING AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB. $$ PKZ351-111500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-111500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
956 FZAK61 PAFC 111217 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-120300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 54N 156W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 996 MB NEAR 60N 148W EARLY THU MORNING AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 1006 MB NEAR 57N 149W LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-120300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-120300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
332 FZAK61 PAFC 120009 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 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. PKZ399-121500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 59N 151W MOVES TO 60N 148W AT 996 MB EARLY THU MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 57N 144W AT 1010 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-121500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-121500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
564 FZAK61 PAFC 121247 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-130300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 996 MB LOW NEAR 60N 149W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AT SAME INTENSITY. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1007 MB NEAR 56N 143W FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 19 days | |
| Jan 10, 10:41 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:12 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:12 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:54 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 38 hr |
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