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Gale Warning 365, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 8, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 8, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 8, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

711 
FZAK61 PAFC 081151
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-090300-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
THROUGH WED MORNING. AN ALEUTIAN LOW WILL MOVE TO 55N 161W AT 985 MB
WED MORNING AND DRIFT TO 57N 156W AT THE SAME INTENSITY BY LATE WED
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ351-090300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ352-090300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

JM
6 follow-up statements
508 
FZAK61 PAFC 082247
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-091500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

AN ALEUTIAN LOW WILL TRACK TO 56N 158W WED AFTERNOON AT 984 MB AND
THEN WEAKEN OVER BRISTOL BAY ON THU. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 55N
152W THU AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. 

$$

PKZ351-091500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-091500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
846 
FZAK61 PAFC 091143
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-100300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 993 MB ALEUTIAN LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB NEAR 58N 160W LATE
WED NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND THU AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED AFTERNOON AND REACH THE NORTH
GULF COAST WED EVENING.
$$

PKZ351-100300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-100300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT W OF 148W. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
914 
FZAK61 PAFC 092314
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-101500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 985 MB LOW NEAR 56N 158W WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND 
THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT 
AND DISSIPATE ON THU. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF
THU MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-101500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-101500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.  RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
423 
FZAK61 PAFC 101142
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-110300-
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 984 MB LOW NEAR 58N 158W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT INLAND OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THU EVENING. A 1001 MB PACIFIC LOW NEAR 52N
142W FRI AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 998 MB NEAR 59N 142W LATE FRI
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ351-110300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT E OF 146W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E OF 145W...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
ELSEWHERE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-110300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
387 
FZAK61 PAFC 102243
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-111500-
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 990 MB LOW NEAR 57N 150W WILL MOVE INTO INTERIOR ALASKA FRI
MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 51N 143W FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 60N
147W AT 996 MB SAT. 

$$

PKZ351-111500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
17 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-111500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
579 
FZAK61 PAFC 111152
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-120300-
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 999 MB FRI EVENING NEAR 56N 141W
AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES INLAND SAT MORNING NEAR 61N 145W.
A 998 MB LOW FORMS FRI EVENING NEAR 57N 153W AND WEAKENS TO 1002 MB
SAT AFTERNOON NEAR 58N 153W...AND THEN WEAKENS TO 1006 MB SAT NIGHT
AS IT DRIFTS TO 58N 150W.

$$

PKZ351-120300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-120300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
May 8, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
May 8, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
May 8, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC31 hr
May 8, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
May 8, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
May 8, 6:30 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC22 hr
May 8, 8:26 AM AKDTFire Weather WatchAFC7 hr
May 8, 3:39 PM AKDTRed Flag WarningAFC17 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.