Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 2, 2012, 4:00 PM 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 2, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
986 FZAK62 PAFC 030031 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 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. PKZ499-031500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 56N 179E WILL MOVE TO 56N 172W TUE AFTERNOON AT 997 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 57N 164W WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...WIND BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
455 FZAK62 PAFC 031201 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-040300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 56N 175W WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 982 MB AND MOVE TO 56N 162W BY WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W OF 167W...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
332 FZAK62 PAFC 040035 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 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. PKZ499-041500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 56N 171W WILL MOVE TO 58N 161W WED NIGHT AT 982 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT HEADS INLAND ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION THU. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 3:51 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:09 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Jan 3, 7:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Jan 3, 12:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr |
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Sources
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