Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 480, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 22, 2012, 4:00 PM 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 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
765 FZAK61 PAFC 222342 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 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. PKZ399-231500- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 57N 158W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1003 MB NEAR 59N 151W THU AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 1010 MB NEAR 56N 140W FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
991 FZAK61 PAFC 231150 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-240300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 56N 152W WILL MOVE TO 59N 150W TONIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
874 FZAK61 PAFC 232346 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 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. PKZ399-241500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1001 MB LOW 100 NM NEAR 59N 149W WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB NEAR 58N 149W THU NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1010 MB NEAR 53N 141W FRI AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC SAT. $$ PKZ351-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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Sources
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