Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 202, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 18, 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 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 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.
447 FZAK51 PAFC 181258 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF PORT HEIDEN MOVES TO 60 NM S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 996 MB LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
189 FZAK51 PAFC 182357 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 995 MB TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATES SUN. A 963 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT MOVES NEAR KODIAK CITY AT 970 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT W AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 9:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 18, 7:20 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 69 hr | |
| Feb 18, 7:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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