Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 325, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 5, 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
- Apr 5, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 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.
714 FZAK51 PAFC 051117 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THU NIGHT AND WILL THEN DISSIPATE FRI. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS AND W...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND W. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND W. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
816 FZAK51 PAFC 052348 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATES FRI. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE OVER THE ENTIRE GULF SAT. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N WIND 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND BECOMING S BY MIDNIGHT. SE GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SE GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR COOK INLET. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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