Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 280, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
642 FZAK52 PAFC 181153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1016 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY... VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. $$
1 follow-up statement
694 FZAK52 PAFC 182310 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUE. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON AFTERNOON AND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON..NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ JM
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 | 3 days | |
| 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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