Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 130, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 4, 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
- Feb 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 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.
877 FZAK62 PAFC 041219 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 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. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 958 MB LOW NEAR ATKA MOVES TO 53N 168W AT 971 MB SAT NIGHT AND THEN TO 55N 171W SUN NIGHT AT 981 MB. A 963 MB LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL MOVES TO 60N 169W SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES BY SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
190 FZAK62 PAFC 042344 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 966 MB LOW NEAR 53N 170W WILL MOVE TO 62N 176W AT 979 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
425 FZAK62 PAFC 051204 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 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. PKZ499-060300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW NEAR 52N 168W WILL MOVE TO 62N 174W AT 974 MB SUN NIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER NORTHEASTERN RUSSIA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:15 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 9:25 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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