Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 150, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 28, 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 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 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.
843 FZAK61 PAFC 281245 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 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. PKZ399-290300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 59N 146W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
179 FZAK61 PAFC 282354 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-291500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 58N 140W WILL DRIFT WEST AND DISSIPATE NEAR 59N 146W WED EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WED NIGHT THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:09 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:09 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Feb 27, 9:42 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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Sources
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