Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 474, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 4, 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
- Aug 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 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.
365 FZAK61 PAFC 042317 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 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 AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 55N 156W WILL MOVE TO 57N 148W AT 1002 MB SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 57N 146W AT 1005 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ352-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JM
4 follow-up statements
363 FZAK61 PAFC 051144 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-060300- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 57N 151W WILL MOVE TO 56N 148W AT 1001 MB SUN NIGHT THEN TO 58N 148W AT 1006 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
842 FZAK61 PAFC 052315 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 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 AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 57N 148W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT AND THEN DRIFT TO 55N 148W TUE AFTERNOON AT 1007 MB. $$ PKZ351-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 149W...NW WIND 35 KT. E OF 149W...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JM
163 FZAK61 PAFC 061134 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-070300- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 57N 148W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN DRIFT TO 55N 148W TUE NIGHT AT 1009 MB. $$ PKZ351-070300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-070300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W OF 148W...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. E OF 148W...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
603 FZAK61 PAFC 062345 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 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 AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 57N 147W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT AND THEN DRIFT SOUTHWARD AND DISSIPATE EARLY WED. A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 58N 139W TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 58N 142W WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-071500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ352-071500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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