Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 376, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 15 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 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 302320 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 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. PKZ399-011500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 57N 140W REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS THROUGH TUESDAY. A 1000 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 59N 145W TUE EVENING AND THEN MOVES TO 57N 143W WED AFTERNOON AT 1006 MB. $$ PKZ351-011500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-011500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Apr 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Apr 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| May 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 51 hr | |
| May 1, 8:51 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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Sources
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