Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 445, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- Jul 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
679 FZAK61 PAFC 102353 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 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. PKZ399-111500- 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH WED. A 996 MB LOW AT 53N 159W WILL MOVE TO 58N 165W WED NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL PUSH TO THE WESTERN GULF WED MORNING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-111500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-111500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
434 FZAK61 PAFC 111151 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-120300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 56N 156W WILL MOVE TO 59N 165W AT 997 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO 1004 MB WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION ON FRI. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN ON THU. $$ PKZ351-120300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-120300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
813 FZAK61 PAFC 112250 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 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. PKZ399-121500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 996 MB LOW NEAR 57N 157W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 59N 165W AT 997 WED NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1008 MB NEAR 59N 168W FRI AFTERNOON. A 1001 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 57N 154W WED NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1014 MB NEAR 59N 150W THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL SWING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND WEAKEN ON THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-121500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-121500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
194 FZAK61 PAFC 121145 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-130300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STALLING WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE EARLY THIS EVENING. A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 56N 153W WILL MOVE TO 58N 150W AT 1014 MB FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ351-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
101 FZAK61 PAFC 122332 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 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. PKZ399-131500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 58N 150W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 58N 146W FRI EVENING. THE STALLED WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-131500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-131500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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