Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. 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 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
981 FZAK61 PAFC 031212 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 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. PKZ399-040300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE MORNING THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN CANADA BY THU MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
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576 FZAK61 PAFC 040021 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-041500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A SERIES OF STRONG LOWS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER CANADA TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 57N 147W THU AFTERNOON AT 992 MB. $$ PKZ351-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ352-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
987 FZAK61 PAFC 041213 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 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. PKZ399-050300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 49N 144W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 61N 147W WED AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW NEAR 52N 149W WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR 59N 140W WED NIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE OVER WESTERN CANADA BY THU AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 49N 154W WED NIGHT WILL BECOME A 992 MB LOW NEAR 58N 143W THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-050300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ352-050300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$
020 FZAK61 PAFC 050025 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-051500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A 991 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 59N 153W THU MORNING AND TRACK INLAND ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA THU AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ON THU WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT CROSSES THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ352-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
342 FZAK61 PAFC 050142 AAA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 440 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 UPDATED AREA 351 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. PKZ399-051500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A 991 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 59N 153W THU MORNING AND TRACK INLAND ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA THU AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ON THU WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT CROSSES THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 440 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .THU...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ352-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
251 FZAK61 PAFC 051213 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-060300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 993 MB MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 59N 152W BY THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 61N 147W THU NIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BECOME A 994 MB LOW NEAR 57N 143W THU NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 59N 140W FRI AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ351-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ352-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
305 FZAK61 PAFC 060006 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 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. PKZ399-061500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 52N 148W WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB NEAR 58N 141W FRI MORNING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON. A 965 MB LOW NEAR 50N 162W FRI AFTERNOON WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AND MOVE TO 56N 150W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
464 FZAK61 PAFC 061238 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-070300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 55N 141W WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR YAKUTAT AND WEAKEN EARLY THIS EVENING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 153W AT 965 MB SAT MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 60N 147W AT 972 MB EARLY SUN MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE THIS EVENING...THEN TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND MOVE ASHORE SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-070300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-070300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
391 FZAK61 PAFC 070014 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 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. PKZ399-071500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 48N 163W WILL MOVE TO 56N 149W AT 968 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUN MORNING AND REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ351-071500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-071500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
133 FZAK61 PAFC 071227 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-080300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 962 MB LOW NEAR 52N 156W WILL MOVE TO 58N 156W AT 970 MB THIS EVENING...TRACK TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 976 MB SUN MORNING...THEN DRIFT TO 60N 144W AND WEAKEN MON MORNING. $$ PKZ351-080300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-080300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 3:51 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:09 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Jan 3, 7:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Jan 3, 12:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr |
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