Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 15, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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
- Jan 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
073 FZAK61 PAFC 131244 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 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. PKZ399-140300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 58N 148W WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF BY THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W OF 147W...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 148W. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
667 FZAK61 PAFC 132352 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-141500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 58N 142W WILL MOVE TO THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS BY EARLY SAT MORNING. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT WITH A 1030 MB LOW FORMING NEAR 58N 143W SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ351-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
686 FZAK61 PAFC 141242 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 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. PKZ399-150300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-150300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-150300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
447 FZAK61 PAFC 142340 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-151500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ351-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 9:00 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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