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Gale Warning 136, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. 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 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
282 FZAK62 PAFC 130011 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 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. PKZ499-131500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 55N 159W WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUN NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO NEAR 53N 169W TUE AFTERNOON AT 952 MB. $$ PKZ411-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. NORTH OF 56N...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. NORTH OF 56N...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
656 FZAK62 PAFC 131158 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-140300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND DRIFT TO THE WEST BY TUE NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 53N 168W TUE NIGHT AT 957 MB. $$ PKZ411-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
266 FZAK62 PAFC 140031 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 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. PKZ499-141500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 954 MB LOW NEAR 46N 173W AND MOVES TO 51N 170W EARLY TUE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE AND THEN MOVES TO 53N 170W AT 962 MB LATE WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE. $$ PKZ411-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
518 FZAK62 PAFC 141147 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-150300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 950 MB LOW NEAR 51N 171W WILL MOVE TO 58N 172W WED NIGHT AT 974 MB. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 54N 170E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ411-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
037 FZAK62 PAFC 150018 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 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. PKZ499-151500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 953 MB LOW AT 50N 170W MOVES NEAR 54N 166W THU MORNING AT 981 MB AND THEN CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE ON THU AS IT MOVES TOWARD SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING ON TUE. A 986 MB LOW AT 54N 170E DISSIPATES WED WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
446 FZAK62 PAFC 151203 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-160300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 962 MB LOW NEAR 52N 168W MOVES NEAR 58N 159W THU NIGHT AT 991 MB. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 55N 171E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 50N 170E THU NIGHT AT 966 MB. $$ PKZ411-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
761 FZAK62 PAFC 160001 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 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. PKZ499-161500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 53N 167W MOVES TO 56N 169W LATE THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES THU NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. A 970 MB LOW NEAR 48N 165E EARLY THU AFTERNOON MOVES TO 51N 178E AT 970 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 12, 12:15 PM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 12:15 PM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1215 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012
CORRECTED TYPOS
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...HIGH AMPLITUDE LONG-WAVE TROUGH IS
CENTERED OVER THE BERING SEA AND NORTHWEST PACIFIC WITH AN EMBEDDED
CLOSED LOW JUST EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A SHORT-WAVE
TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TO THE NORTHERN GULF
IS LIFTING NORTHWARD. STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS HAVE
BEEN PRODUCING DOWNSLOPE DRYING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND. HOWEVER...THESE WINDS WILL DROP OFF SIGNIFICANTLY AS THE
UPPER TROUGH GOES THROUGH GIVING THESE AREAS A QUICK SHOT OF PRECIP.
PRECIP TYPE IS ALL SNOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA...BUT SOUTHCENTRAL
HAS SOME LAYERS OF ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES (AS INDICATED BY
THE 12Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING) AND BOTH RAIN AND SNOW IS BEING OBSERVED
ACROSS THE REGION. IN ANY CASE PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE
LIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH...WITH LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION.
A 974 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS TRACKING
NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE UPPER TROUGH WITH THE
FRONTAL SYSTEM HEADED FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA. OTHER WEAK LOWS
ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA AND
ALONG THE ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE NAM INITIALIZED TOO FAR WEST WITH THE
LOW APPROACHING THE ALASKA PENINSULA...BUT IS IN LINE WITH
NAM/ECMWF/GEMGLB/UKMET AS THIS LOW MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY.
GFS BECOMES AN OUTLIER WITH A MORE EASTERLY TRACK OF THE MAIN
LOW...ACTUALLY TRACKING IT INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. THEREFORE...
WILL LEAN HEAVILY TOWARD THE NAM SOLUTION FOR THIS SYSTEM. MODELS
CONTINUE TO SHOW RUN-TO-RUN INCONSISTENCIES WITH TRACK OF A DEEP
PACIFIC LOW TO THE ALEUTIANS TUESDAY AND THEN INTO THE BERING SEA.
THERE IS A GENERAL TREND TOWARD A MORE EASTERLY TRACK COMPARED TO
THE MODEL RUNS OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS...SO WILL TREND IN THAT
DIRECTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AS UPPER TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE AREA EXITS
TO THE NORTH THIS EVENING FRONTAL SYSTEM FROM LOW ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL QUICKLY MOVE IN. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP
ONCE AGAIN OUT AHEAD OF THIS FRONT INITIALLY CONFINING THE BULK OF
THE PRECIP TO THE GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THERE WILL
BE VERY LITTLE TEMPERATURE ADVECTION WITH THIS SYSTEM...SO THE
RAIN/SNOW LINE WILL REMAIN RIGHT ALONG THE COAST WITH SOME AREAS
SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH. AS THE FRONT REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST
LATE TONIGHT A BARRIER JET WILL SET UP...BUT IT SHOULD NOT LAST VERY
LONG AS STRONG UPPER FLOW WILL HELP PUSH THE FRONT ONSHORE WHERE
IT WILL FALL APART IN THE MOUNTAINS. WITH THE FRONT PUSHING ONSHORE
EXPECT STRONG WINDS TO MAKE IT TO THOMPSON PASS AND PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. OTHER PLACES IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL BE TOO
WARM TO SEE MUCH IN THE WAY OF BLOWING SNOW.
ALTHOUGH THE MAIN LOW WILL TRACK INLAND ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY AREA
MODELS INDICATE A MUCH WEAKER SECONDARY LOW FORMING NEAR AUGUSTINE
ISLAND MONDAY MORNING. THIS LOW MAY MOVE INTO THE INLET OR ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF. A MORE TYPICAL SCENARIO IS TO HAVE A WEAK LOW
IN BOTH LOCATIONS. MEANWHILE A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA AND COOK INLET. THE COMBINATION OF
THE SURFACE LOW DEVELOPMENT AND UPPER WAVE WILL WEAKEN THE DOWNSLOPE
WINDS AND ALLOW PRECIP TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA. THE
UPPER TROUGH WILL THEN LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL MONDAY
NIGHT BRINGING AN END TO DOWNSLOPE WINDS AND BRINGING A QUICK SHOT
OF PRECIP TO MOST AREAS. ONCE AGAIN...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
IMMEDIATE COAST PRECIP WILL BE LIGHT AND ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL
BE MINOR.
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER BRIEF BREAK IN THE WEATHER OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
ON TUESDAY BEFORE A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG ALEUTIAN LOW
MOVES INTO THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THERE IS QUITE A
BIT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THIS FRONT...BUT
EXPECT IMPACTS WILL BE SIMILAR TO CURRENT SYSTEMS WITH THE BULK OF
PRECIP ALONG THE COAST AND DOWNSLOPE EASTERLY WINDS INLAND.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL RAPIDLY
CHANGE AS LOW MOVES ACROSS BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND INLAND TONIGHT AND
MONDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BE PRIMARILY IN THE FORM OF SNOW...BUT
DON'T EXPECT IT TO LAST VERY LONG IN ANY ONE LOCATION. THUS SNOW
TOTALS WILL BE LIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF BREAK
BEFORE A STRONG FRONT ARRIVES FROM SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY. THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING SNOW OR BLIZZARD ISSUES WITH THIS FRONT...
PRIMARILY ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL
QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THIS FRONT
TO HAVE MUCH CONFIDENCE.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A LOW JUST BEGINNING TO DEVELOP DOWN OVER
THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN INTO THE 950S AS IT CURVES
NORTHWARD TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. AT THIS
POINT THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THIS
STORM. THERE IS ALWAYS POTENTIAL FOR HIGH IMPACT WEATHER WITH A
LOW THIS STRONG...BUT THE EXACT TRACK WILL DETERMINE WHICH AREAS
OBSERVE THE WORST CONDITIONS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...DEEP UPPER LOW/TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE
BERING SEA THROUGH THE DAY 4 THROUGH 7 TIME PERIOD. THEREFORE...
EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE IN THE TYPE OF WEATHER BEING OBSERVED ACROSS
THE ALASKA REGION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 172.
GALE WARNING...120 125 130 132 138 150 155 165 170 171.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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