Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 311, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- Apr 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
371 FZAK62 PAFC 071158 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 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. PKZ499-080300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178E WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB NEAR 61N 180 THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 992 MB LOW NEAR 46N 167E WILL DEEPEN TO 983 MB THIS EVENING NEAR 54N 178E. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB NEAR 63N 180 SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. $$
5 follow-up statements
098 FZAK62 PAFC 072312 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-081500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 53N 174E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 60N 178W AT 979 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH INTO THE GULF OF ANADYR AT 989 MB MON. A 996 MB LOW NEAR 45N 179E SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR 49N 173W AT 984 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 T0 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W OF 175W...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. E OF 175W...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 TO 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. $$
962 FZAK62 PAFC 081156 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 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. PKZ499-090300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178W WILL MOVE TO 63N 178W AT 980 MB LATE TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO EASTERN SIBERIA ON MON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST AK THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 48N 175W AT 989 MB MON MORNING...THEN TRACK TO 52N 163W AT 982 MB TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ411-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 20 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$
486 FZAK62 PAFC 082322 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-091500- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 977 MB LOW NEAR 60N 179W WILL MOVE INTO THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST MON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND BRISTOL BAY SUN NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO NEAR 50N 170W AT 985 MB MON AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR 51N 157W AT 987 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT..W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. $$
218 FZAK62 PAFC 090529 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 412 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. PKZ499-091500- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 977 MB LOW NEAR 60N 179W WILL MOVE INTO THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST MON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND BRISTOL BAY SUN NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO NEAR 50N 170W AT 985 MB MON AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR 51N 157W AT 987 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT..W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. $$
293 FZAK62 PAFC 091111 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-100300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 984 MB LOW NEAR 64N 179E WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN RUSSIA BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW NEAR 47N 177W WILL MOVE TO 52N 161W AT 982 MB TUE MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ON WED. $$ PKZ411-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ412-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF 57N. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 6, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS... MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A LARGE LOW COMPLEX IS IN THE WESTERN BERING WITH MULTIPLE LOW PRESSURE CENTERS. A WEAK TROUGH/SURFACE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING BRINGING LOW CLOUDS TO THE WEST COAST AND FLURRIES. IN ADDITION...THIS IS CONTINUING THE MOIST SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE FLOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. A WEAKER SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS IN THIS FLOW AND MOVING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE TROUGH IN THE EASTERN BERING TO SWING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL TOMORROW AFTERNOON/EVENING. THE A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE WEST COAST TOMORROW MORNING AS ONE OF THOSE LOWS ROTATES INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. A SECOND LOW TO MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS LOW HAS SOME GOOD JET SUPPORT. THE LOW WILL ROLL INTO THE NORTHERN BERING LATE IN THE WEEKEND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN... LOW COMPLEX WITH A COUPLE LOW CENTERS. ONE IS NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WITH ANOTHER OVER THE WESTERN BERING. THIS LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS IS DISSIPATING WITH LIGHT SHOWERS AND SOME MODERATE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING. THIS LOW IS ASSOCIATED WITH A SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND WILL SWING INTO THE WEST COAST TONIGHT. THE WESTERN BERING LOW TO ROLL NORTHEAST THROUGH THE BERING TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THERE IS SOME JET SUPPORT WITH THIS LOW AND COULD SEE SOME MODERATE TO STRONG SURFACE WINDS WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONT. IN ADDITION...SOME MODERATE RAIN AND SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW. THE STRONGER LOW IS TO APPROACH THE ARE SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS LOW HAS VERY GOOD JET SUPPORT AND WILL DEFINITELY PACK SOME GALE FORCE WINDS AND MODERATE PRECIPITATION. IT IS A WARM SYSTEM AND DO NOT SEE A THREAT OF BLIZZARD WITH THIS LOW AS IT MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS THE BERING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. COULD HAVE SOME STRONG CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND THE SYSTEM. THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CHAIN NEAR SHEMYA SATURDAY NIGHT AND TO THE PROBILOFS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND TO THE BERING STRAIT SUNDAY NIGHT. THE BERING CLEARS UP A BIT WITH SOME PARTLY SUNNY AND CONVECTIVE SHOWERS MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A LONG WAVE TROUGH SETTLES INTO THE BERING/EASTERN RUSSIA. .WEST COAST ALASKA/ALASKA PENINSULA... WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH/FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE COASTAL AREA THIS EVENING WITH WEAK SHOWERS AND LOW CLOUDS. SOME MODERATE SURFACE WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FEATURE AS WELL. THE AIR IS COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL THE PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN SNOW. A LOW IN THE BERING TO BRING ANOTHER FRONT TO THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG BUT STILL COULD SEE SOME BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST. INLAND...WE DO NOT EXPECT MORE THAN SCATTERED SHOWERS. A STRONGER FRONT WILL REACH THE COAST SUNDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT IS MUCH WARMER AND SHOULD BRING RAIN TO THE COASTAL LOCATION AND PRETTY FAR INLAND SUNDAY. THE COLDER AIR WILL WORK IN BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT WITH CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS. .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA/GULF COAST... SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS SITUATED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS TROUGH IS IN THE LARGER TROUGH WITH ITS AXIS OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND WESTERN GULF. THE RESULTANT FLOW IS FROM THE SOUTH WITH A RELATIVELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE...SHOWERS CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL EXCEPT IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH TO LIFT OVER THE AREA TONIGHT WITH CONTINUED SNOW SHOWERS. THE INTENSITY SHOULD PICK UP AS THE BACK EDGE OF THIS TROUGH MOVES THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH IN THE EASTERN BERING WILL SWING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF TOMORROW AGAIN BRINGING SOME MORE INTENSITY TO THE SNOW SHOWERS. DO NOT EXPECT TO ECLIPSE THE RECORD SNOWFALL FOR ANCHORAGE WITH THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW EVENTS. HOWEVER...WE WILL GET VERY CLOSE. ANY LINGERING OF EITHER FEATURE COULD TIP THE SCALES THOUGH. AFTER THIS LAST FEATURE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...THERE IS A LACK OF PRECIPTATION SUNDAY. KODIAK WILL SEE SOME CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND INCREASED WINDS WITH THE FRONT HITTING THE WEST COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL SLOWLY WORK TO THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA MONDAY. DURING THIS ENTIRE PERIOD...WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... LONG WAVE TROUGH SETTLES IN OVER EASTERN ASIA BY WEDNESDAY WITH A WEAKER LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND. A WEAK RIDGE DEVELOPS OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN/SOUTHERN BERING IN THIS TIME FRAME AS WELL. THIS PATTERN REMAINS BASICALLY THE SAME THROUGH THE WEEK. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS IN PLACE BY TUESDAY MORNING SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS LOW MOVES SOUTHEAST AS HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND MAINLAND. THIS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEK WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A TROUGH REMAINING ALONG THE NORTH AND EASTERN GULF COAST WITH SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY. THE WESTERN BERING WILL SEE A SERIES OF FRONTS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 172 175 176 185 411 412 413 414 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN APR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 7, 5:01 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:48 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 21 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.