Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 2, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 51 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 2, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2012, 6:50 AM AKST
- In force
- 51 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
040 FZAK62 PAFC 021203 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 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. PKZ499-030300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 55N 176E WILL BECOME A 992 MB LOW NEAR 55N 169W TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU TO FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
298 FZAK62 PAFC 021530 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 630 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 UPDATED ZONES 411 412 413 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-030300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 55N 176E WILL BECOME A 992 MB LOW NEAR 55N 169W TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 630 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N TO E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 630 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N TO E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU TO FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 630 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE TO SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
986 FZAK62 PAFC 030031 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 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. PKZ499-031500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 56N 179E WILL MOVE TO 56N 172W TUE AFTERNOON AT 997 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 57N 164W WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...WIND BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
455 FZAK62 PAFC 031201 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-040300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 56N 175W WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 982 MB AND MOVE TO 56N 162W BY WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W OF 167W...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
332 FZAK62 PAFC 040035 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 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. PKZ499-041500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 56N 171W WILL MOVE TO 58N 161W WED NIGHT AT 982 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT HEADS INLAND ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION THU. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
057 FZAK62 PAFC 041223 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 59N 159W WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE BRISTOL BAY REGION THU AFTERNOON. A 967 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 45N 176W THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
736 FZAK62 PAFC 041555 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 650 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 UPDATED ALL ZONES 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. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 59N 159W WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE BRISTOL BAY REGION THU AFTERNOON. A 967 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 45N 176W THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 650 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 650 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 650 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. .TONIGHT...NW TO NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 650 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 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 Jan 1, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012
CORRECTED TYPOS
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT TODAY. THE NAM STILL DOES A
BETTER JOB IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS OVER THE GULF BUT BEYOND THAT POINT
PREFERENCE SWITCHES TO THE GFS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LOW IS STILL POSITIONED OVER
THE SEWARD PENINSULA/NORTON SOUND AREA. AN UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS SOUTH
INTO BRISTOL BAY. ANOTHER TROUGH OVER COOK INLET AND KENAI PENINSULA
HAD WEAKENED OVERNIGHT. A SURFACE LOW 160 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST. AREAS OF SNOW HAVE MOVE ONTO THE COAST EAST OF PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND THIS MORNING. ANOTHER LOW 60 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM
CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST INTO BRISTOL BAY. MORE CLOUDS AND AREAS OF
SNOW HAVE MOVED OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA OVERNIGHT. THE BROAD AREA OF
HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS THE STRONG
LOW APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE EAST OF
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING AND MOVE INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY
MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT TO SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS BY MONDAY. MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WEST OF THE
TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS WILL SPREAD EAST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL END LATE TONIGHT
AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE LOW OVER WESTERN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE EAST
AND DISSIPATE AS IT MAKES LANDFALL NEAR EGEGIK THIS EVENING. AREAS OF
SNOW MAINLY ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST WILL BECOME SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR. VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY.
.BERING SEA...A WEAK LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL BERING TUESDAY. A DEVELOPING WEATHER FRONT
EXTENDING SOUTH OF THE LOW INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WILL MOVE
THROUGH ADAK MONDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONG RANGE MODELS REMAIN IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT. ANOTHER LARGE
LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF TUESDAY WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TUESDAY
NIGHT THEN INTO NORTHWEST CANADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE
LOW OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL BERING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO
BRISTOL BAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR KING SALMON THURSDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR 131 THOMPSON PASS.
BLIZZARD WARNING FOR 155 COASTAL AREAS
MARINE...GALE WARNINGS...120 121 129 130
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNINGS...121 129 130 138 140 141 150
155 160 165 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM JAN 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 1, 8:49 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 2, 6:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr |
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