Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 477, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 181816 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 UPDATED ZONES 412 413 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-190300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 984 MB LOW NEAR 59N 171W MOVES INLAND OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA MIDDAY SUNDAY WHILE WEAKENING TO 991 MB. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TRAILS THIS LOW AND BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
210 FZAK62 PAFC 182301 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-191500- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 61N 169W MOVES INLAND OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA SUNDAY MORNING WHILE WEAKENING TO 991 MB. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TRAILS THIS LOW AND BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
118 FZAK62 PAFC 191116 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-200300- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 63N 166W MOVES INLAND OVER WESTERN ALASKA SUN EVENING WHILE WEAKENING TO 997 MB. A 996 MB LOW MOVES OFF OF EASTERN RUSSIA TO NEAR 61N 174E LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 17, 8:41 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Aug 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
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