Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 357, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 29, 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 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 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.
088 FZAK51 PAFC 291202 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 995 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON MORNING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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139 FZAK51 PAFC 291820 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 UPDATED ZONE 120 121 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 995 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON MORNING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1010 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 1010 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
132 FZAK51 PAFC 292355 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WIND AND HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Apr 29, 10:10 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Apr 29, 3:54 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 20 hr |
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