Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 402, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 14, 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
- May 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 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.
656 FZAK51 PAFC 141153 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1011 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WEAKENS TO 1022 MB TUE MORNING 60 NM WEST OF SITKA AND THEN MOVES INLAND. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
558 FZAK51 PAFC 141423 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1011 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WEAKENS TO 1022 MB TUE MORNING 60 NM WEST OF SITKA AND THEN MOVES INLAND. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 620 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
203 FZAK51 PAFC 142326 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1012 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1020 MB AS IT MOVES TO 180 NM WEST OF SITKA EARLY TUE MORNING. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH WED. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF TUE AND TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| May 13, 6:40 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 2 hr | |
| May 13, 10:21 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| May 13, 10:41 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| May 14, 1:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| May 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| May 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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