Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 237, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 10, 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 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 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.
719 FZAK62 PAFC 101209 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 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. PKZ499-110300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 50N 180 WILL DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 54N 172E SUN NIGHT AT 968 MB. $$ PKZ411-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
064 FZAK62 PAFC 110025 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-111500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 51N 178W WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 49N 165E AT 971 MB SUN AFTERNOON...MOVE TO 54N 172E AT 967 MB LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN TRACK TO TO NEAR 55N 178W AT 977 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ JAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 3:46 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 47 hr |
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Sources
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