Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 146, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
648 FZAK61 PAFC 251152 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-260300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WEAKENS AND MOVES OFF TO THE EAST TONIGHT. A FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT. $$ PKZ351-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
905 FZAK61 PAFC 252354 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-261500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 59N 149W AT 990 MB SUN NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ351-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
051 FZAK61 PAFC 261244 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-270300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SUN MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW DEVELOPS OVER KAMISHAK BAY THIS AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHENS TO 987 MB AS IT MOVES TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES SOUTH TO NEAR 58N 146W LATE MON NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 991 MB. $$ PKZ351-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
141 FZAK61 PAFC 270003 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-271500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF SUN NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW NEAR 59N 153W WILL MOVE TO 60N 148W SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE SLOWLY TO 58N 142W AT 995 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ352-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
153 FZAK61 PAFC 271248 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-280300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 998 MB LOW NEAR 60N 148W MOVES TO NEAR 59N 146W MON NIGHT AT 990 MB...THEN REMAINS STATIONARY WHILE WEAKENING TO 997 MB THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W OF 150W...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:54 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:54 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:54 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:14 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:14 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 24, 9:20 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:57 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:57 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:52 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 40 hr |
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