Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 24, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 21, 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
- Jan 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 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.
146 FZAK61 PAFC 211224 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 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. PKZ399-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 956 MB LOW AT 55N 141W WILL MOVE TO 58N 140W THIS EVENING AT 968 MB THEN DISSIPATE. A 967 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 58N 148W THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 55N 152W AT 978 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 56N 145W LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
669 FZAK61 PAFC 220037 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-221500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 58N 149W WILL MOVE TO 59N 152W SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. A COMPLEX SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL FORM AND MOVE ACROSS THE GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ351-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:11 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 6:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 21, 9:01 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 21, 10:46 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 64 hr |
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Sources
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