Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 126, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 1, 2012, 4:00 AM 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
- Feb 1, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
738 FZAK62 PAFC 011209 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 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. PKZ499-020300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 953 MB LOW NEAR 53N 156W PEAKS IN INTENSITY AT 947 MB NEAR 55N 156W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES UP SHELIKOF STRAIT WHILE WEAKENING TO 973 MB THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW NEAR 54N 175E WILL MOVE TO 57N 177E AT 985 MB THIS EVENING...THEN TRACK TO 56N 170W AT 994 MB LATE THU NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 46N 166E THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 50N 173E AT 961 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S OF 55N...NW WIND 35 KT. N OF 55N...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S OF 55N...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 55N...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E OF 175W...N WIND 30 KT. W OF 175W...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E OF 175W...N WIND 20 KT. W OF 175W...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF 175W...N WIND 35 KT. W OF 175W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E OF 175W...N WIND 20 KT. W OF 175W...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E OF 166W...N WIND 50 KT. W OF 166W...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E OF 166W...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 166W...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ JAM
1 follow-up statement
114 FZAK62 PAFC 012347 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-021500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 944 MB LOW NEAR 55N 156W MOVES OVER COOK INLET AND WEAKENS TO 980 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 57N 177W MOVES TO 57N 173W AT 990 MB FRI MORNING. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 50N 179W AT 958 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 20 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 3:41 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:48 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 7:33 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Jan 31, 7:33 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 69 hr | |
| Jan 31, 7:33 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jan 31, 7:33 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 31, 7:33 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 68 hr | |
| Jan 31, 9:21 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 1, 12:05 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Feb 1, 4:41 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Feb 1, 6:10 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Feb 1, 9:20 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:10 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 5 hr |
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