Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 242, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. 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 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
666 FZAK62 PAFC 181144 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 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. PKZ499-190300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1016 MB LOW NEAR 54N 174W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 53N 167W SUN AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUE MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST BERING MON EVENING. $$ PKZ411-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. N OF 56 N...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
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541 FZAK62 PAFC 182308 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-191500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUE. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA MON AFTERNOON AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TUE. $$ PKZ411-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .MON...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ JM
727 FZAK62 PAFC 191149 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 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. PKZ499-200300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUE MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
489 FZAK62 PAFC 192307 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-201500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUE. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUE NIGHT AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN. A 998 MB LOW NEAR 49N 170E TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 54N 172E AT 990 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS E OF 175W. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ JM
212 FZAK62 PAFC 201157 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 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. PKZ499-210300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TUE EVENING AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN. A 991 MB LOW NEAR 49N 168E TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 56N 170E AT 986 MB WED EVENING. $$ PKZ411-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. $$
006 FZAK62 PAFC 202322 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-211500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TUE NIGHT AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 50N 167E TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 55N 170E WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 46N 173E WED EVENING WILL MOVE TO 56N 178E AT 968 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ JM
361 FZAK62 PAFC 210054 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 412 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. PKZ499-211500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TUE NIGHT AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 50N 167E TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 55N 170E WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 46N 173E WED EVENING WILL MOVE TO 56N 178E AT 968 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ JM
853 FZAK62 PAFC 211105 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-220300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING RAPIDLY WEAKENS THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 55N 167E MOVES TO 55N 168E AT 988 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES NORTHWEST AND WEAKENS. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 46N 173E WED EVENING RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS TO 957 MB NEAR 57N 177E THU EVENING...THEN DRIFTS NORTH TO NEAR 59N 178E AT 960 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT VARIABLE 20 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT W 30 KT IN THE MORNING WEST OF 176W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 27 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N TO E WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 17, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS AN UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF AND AN UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BERING SEA. A UPPER RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD AREA LOW PRESSURE SITS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THERE IS ANOTHER WEAK LOW OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL BERING SEA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF WILL DISSIPATE LATE SUNDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA WILL SWING SOUTHEAST INTO WESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY THEN FORM A CLOSED LOW OVER BRISTO BAY WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL AMPLIFY AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING MONDAY. .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL PERSIST AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA THROUGH MONDAY. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A WEAK NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL KEEP MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES BUT COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS. WINDS SPEED ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST WILL INCREASE AND POSSIBLE DROP WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO NEAR 40 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW SHOWER WILL REMAIN MAINLY ON THE BERING SIDE OF THE PENINSULA. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE WEAK LOW OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SUNDAY. A SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DIMINISH FROM THE WEST THROUGH MONDAY. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THEE WESTERN BERING MONDAY. RAIN, SNOW AND STRONG SOUTH WIND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY AFTERNOON. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD AND NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THIS WILL DRAW THE COLD DRY AIR FROM THE CENTRAL INTERIOR INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WEDNESDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM MAR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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