Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 38, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 38 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 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2012, 6:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
2 follow-up statements
945 FZAK62 PAFC 311216 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-010300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 52N 174W WILL MOVE TO 50N 170W THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 54N 171E AT 994 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 55N 180 AT 991 MB LATE WED NIGHT. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 50N 156W AT 960 MB LATE TONIGHT...PEAK AT 942 MB NEAR 54N 153W WED AFTERNOON...AND THEN TRACK INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED EVENING. $$ PKZ411-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ JAM
000 FZAK62 PAFC 312347 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 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. PKZ499-011500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 979 MB LOW NEAR 51N 172W MOVES SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENS TONIGHT. A 992 MB LOW NEAR 54N 173E MOVES TO 56N 179E AND AT 986 MB WED NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 55N 176W AT 991 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 967 MB LOW NEAR 47N 157W MOVES TO 54N 155W AT 948 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S OF 56N...NW WIND 25 KT. N OF 56N...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E OF 176W...N WIND 25 KT. W OF 176W...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E OF 175W...NW WIND 35 KT. W OF 175W...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E OF 174W...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 174W...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:17 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:13 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:52 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 31, 5:08 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 19 hr |
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