Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 240, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
852 FZAK62 PAFC 121144 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 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. PKZ499-130300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 53N 171E WILL BECOME A 976 MB LOW NEAR 55N 177W MON EVENING THEN MOVE TO 52N 158W BY TUE NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN MON NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N OF 56N...E WIND 55 KT. S OF 56N...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 TO 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N OF 55N...E WIND 45 KT. S OF 55N...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N OF 55N...NE WIND 40 KT. S OF 55N...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. E OF 167W...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
653 FZAK62 PAFC 122330 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-131500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 55N 179E WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 978 MB AND MOVE TO 53N 161W WED MORNING. A 982 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TUE MORNING NEAR 54N 163W AND MOVE TO 56N 153W WED AFTERNOON AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ411-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FR AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ JAM
404 FZAK62 PAFC 131130 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 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. PKZ499-140300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 55N 174W WILL BECOME A 980 MB LOW NEAR 53N 157W TUE NIGHT AND MOVE TO 56N 150W THU MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN BY TUE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 TO 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
463 FZAK62 PAFC 132335 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-141500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW AT 54N 168W WILL INTENSIFY TO 976 MB AT 56N 153W WED AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES TO 59N 157W THU AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE 981 MB LOW WILL EXTEND WEST ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ JM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 11, 8:19 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:45 PM AKDT | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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