Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 484, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 39 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 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
289 FZAK62 PAFC 302326 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 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. PKZ499-311500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY SAT MORNING. A COMPLEX LOW OVER KAMCHATKA WILL CONSOLIDATE AND STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 54N 178W. $$ PKZ411-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF 56N...SW WIND 20 KT. N OF 56N...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF 54N. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 54N...SE WIND 30 KT. N OF 54N...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
583 FZAK62 PAFC 311139 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-010300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 996 MB COMPLEX LOW NEAR 56N 166E MOVES TO NEAR 54N 180 AS IT STRENGTHENS TO 989 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR 57N 167W AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT. MEANWHILE A LARGE 994 MB LOW OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 999 MB...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 64N 168W AT 1000 MB SAT EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ PKZ411-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 312317 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 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. PKZ499-011500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 55N 171E INTENSIFIES TO 987 MB SAT AFTERNOON NEAR 54N 176W. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 985 MB SUN AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 59N 162W. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. N OF 55N...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W OF 174W...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 174W...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. E OF 174W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N OF 56N...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. S OF 56N...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 56N...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 56N...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Aug 30, 10:07 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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