Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 424, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 31, 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 31, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 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.
201 FZAK51 PAFC 311158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 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. PKZ197-010300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB LATE THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1006 MB 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
979 FZAK51 PAFC 010033 RRA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...RETRANSMITTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF DISSIPATES THU NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI EVENING AT 1004 MB AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE SAT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT OVERNIGHT. SW WIND 15 KT AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT OVERNIGHT AND 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| May 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| May 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr |
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