Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 27, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
483 FZAK61 PAFC 241210 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 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. PKZ399-250300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 973 MB LOW AT 57N 149W WILL MOVE EAST THIS MORNING AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 963 MB LOW AT 58N 142W THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 59N 143W WED MORNING AT 973 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60N 148W LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-250300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-250300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
824 FZAK61 PAFC 250035 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-251500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 58N 140W WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB NEAR 60N 148W WED AFTERNOON THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
058 FZAK61 PAFC 251223 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 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. PKZ399-260300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 60N 146W WILL MOVE TO 61N 147W THU MORNING AT 984 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 998 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
840 FZAK61 PAFC 260016 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-261500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 60N 147W REMAIN NEAR STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 998 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ PKZ351-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 TO 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
179 FZAK61 PAFC 261237 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 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. PKZ399-270300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 61N 148W WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB AS IT MOVES TO 59N 146W LATE THU NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE FRI. $$ PKZ351-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
898 FZAK61 PAFC 270033 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-271500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 990 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE TO 59N 146W AND WEAKEN TO 1010 MB FRI. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 53N 144W AT 983 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 3:59 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 23, 4:18 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 24, 4:48 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 8 hr |
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