Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
449 FZAK62 PAFC 111245 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 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. PKZ499-120300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DRIFT EAST TO THE EASTERN BERING AND BECOME STATIONARY THU. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON THU AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT W OF 176W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. EAST OF 174W...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. WEST OF 175W...WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 111924 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 413 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-120300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DRIFT EAST TO THE EASTERN BERING AND BECOME STATIONARY THU. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON THU AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT W OF 176W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. EAST OF 174W...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. WEST OF 175W...WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
595 FZAK62 PAFC 112353 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 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. PKZ499-121500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING THU. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH LARGE LOW PRESSURE CENTER APPROACHING THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE EAST TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 TO 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW TO SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
489 FZAK62 PAFC 121229 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-130300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN BERING...AND SPREAD TO THE WESTERN BERING FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO SE 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ414-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
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 | 36 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 | 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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