Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 131, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 5, 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 5, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 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.
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. $$
1 follow-up statement
615 FZAK62 PAFC 052353 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-061500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW NEAR 57N 167W WILL MOVE TO 65N 180 AT 985 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 56N 170W SUN EVENING WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON EVENING. A 962 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 156W TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.