Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 293, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. 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
- Mar 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
383 FZAK51 PAFC 232301 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK CITY THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SATURDAY EVENING AT 1002 MB. THIS LOW SLOWLY DRIFTS SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATES SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND... E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT... SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
224 FZAK51 PAFC 241139 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1004 MB SAT NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATES BY SUN EVENING WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT SUBSIDING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
115 FZAK51 PAFC 242303 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SLOWLY DISSIPATES BY SUN EVENING WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING S OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 65 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:53 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr |
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