Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 134, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 8, 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 8, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 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.
467 FZAK62 PAFC 081226 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 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. PKZ499-090300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 962 MB LOW NEAR 51N 158W WILL WEAKEN TO 971 MB NEAR 55N 160W WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 56N 166W THU MORNING. A 962 MB LOW NEAR 49N 161E WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR 51N 171E THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
520 FZAK62 PAFC 090001 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-091500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 962 MB LOW NEAR 52N 157W WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB NEAR 57N 160W THU MORNING THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 57N 160W THU AFTERNOON. A 962 MB LOW NEAR 50N 162E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 52N 175E AT 966 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 962 MB LOW NEAR 45N 171W THU EVENING WILL MOVE TO NEAR 49N 163W AT 954 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WEST OF 167E...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .THU NIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SOUTH OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT NORTH OF 58N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. NORTH OF 58N...FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...WINDS BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 9:18 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:32 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 16 hr |
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