Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 227, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 2, 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 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.
839 FZAK62 PAFC 021257 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 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 FRI MAR 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI EVENING THEN INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT. A 996 MB LOW NEAR 48N 170E SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 54N 175E SAT NIGHT. A $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
007 FZAK62 PAFC 030005 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-031500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI EVENING THEN INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SAT. A 998 MB LOW 47N 171E SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 58N 175W AT 988 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$
224 FZAK62 PAFC 031254 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 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 SAT MAR 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SAT. A 995 MB LOW NEAR 47N 169E SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 59N 174E AT 976 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. S OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 1, 6:42 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Mar 1, 7:46 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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