Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 22, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
125 FZAK62 PAFC 201141 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 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. PKZ499-210300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA COMBINED WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE THE NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ JAM
2 follow-up statements
324 FZAK62 PAFC 210047 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-211500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA COMBINED WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE THE NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
566 FZAK62 PAFC 211159 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 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. PKZ499-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA COMBINED WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE THE NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ JAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Jan 20, 6:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 20, 6:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Jan 20, 7:25 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 26 hr |
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