Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 28, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
497 FZAK62 PAFC 241216 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 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. PKZ499-250300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. A 1013 MB LOW AT 59N 179E WILL MOVE TO 53N 166W LATE TONIGHT AT 999 MB THEN DISSIPATE WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E OF 175W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF 175W...WINDS INCREASING TO N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E OF 175W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 175W...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E OF 175W...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF 175W...WINDS INCREASING TO N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E OF 175W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF 175W...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ JAM
2 follow-up statements
727 FZAK62 PAFC 250028 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-251500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 58N 174W WILL MOVE NEAR 53N 167W AT 999 MB TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 52N 161W WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
291 FZAK62 PAFC 251256 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 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. PKZ499-260300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 54N 168W WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES EASTWARD ON WED. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP WED NEAR 53N 170W AT 1004 MB AND MOVE TO 53N 152W BEFORE DISSIPATING WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE BERING THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 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 | 60 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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