Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 252, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 39 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 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
301 FZAK62 PAFC 302254 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 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. PKZ499-311500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND SHIFTS TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND CENTRAL BERING THROUGH SUNDAY. A WEATHER FRONT CROSSES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. N OF 56N...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
203 FZAK62 PAFC 310556 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS. OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-311500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND SHIFTS TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY. A WEATHER FRONT CROSSES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. N OF 56N...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
464 FZAK62 PAFC 311143 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 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. PKZ499-010300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND SHIFTS TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY. $$ PKZ411-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW TO NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N TO E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 312259 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-011500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Mar 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr |
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