Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 35, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
286 FZAK62 PAFC 291200 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 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. PKZ499-300300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW NEAR 49N 179W MOVES TO NEAR 52N 180 AT 977 MB THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFTS EAST TO NEAR 52N 171W BY LATE MON NIGHT. A 974 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 50N 176W THIS MORNING AND MOVES TO NEAR 56N 155W AT 980 MB MON MORNING BEFORE MOVING INTO THE GULF. $$ PKZ411-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ JAM
3 follow-up statements
924 FZAK62 PAFC 300008 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-301500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 54N 157W WILL MOVE TO 56N 154W LATE TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. A 976 MB LOW NEAR 52N 179W WILL DRIFT TO 52N 168W AT 982 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
772 FZAK62 PAFC 301230 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 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. PKZ499-310300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 53N 179W MOVES TO NEAR 52N 174W AT 984 MB MON NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 51N 173W AT 982 MB BEFORE BECOMING ABSORBED INTO A STRENGTHENING NORTH PACIFIC LOW. A 998 MB LOW NEAR 51N 163E TUE MORNING MOVES TO NEAR 53N 169E AT 995 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ JAM
691 FZAK62 PAFC 310002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-311500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 984 MB LOW NEAR 54N 176W MOVES TO 51N 170W AT 980 MB TUE EVENING THEN DISSIPATES EARLY WED MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 56N 171E AT 984 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 3:44 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:20 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:06 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 4 hr |
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