Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 232, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 5, 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
- Mar 5, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 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.
785 FZAK61 PAFC 051256 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 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. PKZ399-060300- 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON TUE. $$ PKZ351-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
519 FZAK61 PAFC 060011 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-061500- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF LATE MON NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 59N 153W WILL MOVE TO 60N 147W MON NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 59N 142W ON TUE. $$ PKZ351-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W BY MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 15 days |
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Sources
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