Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. 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
- Jan 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
057 FZAK62 PAFC 041223 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 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. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 59N 159W WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE BRISTOL BAY REGION THU AFTERNOON. A 967 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 45N 176W THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
736 FZAK62 PAFC 041555 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 650 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 UPDATED ALL ZONES OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 59N 159W WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE BRISTOL BAY REGION THU AFTERNOON. A 967 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 45N 176W THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 650 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 650 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 650 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. .TONIGHT...NW TO NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 650 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
258 FZAK62 PAFC 050025 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 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. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 984 MB LOW 80 NM WEST OF PORT HEIDEN WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS BRISTOL BAY WED NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 65 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT AND MOVE TO 65 NM NORTHEAST OF COLD BAY THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT CROSSES THE ALASKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
511 FZAK62 PAFC 051205 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-060300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 56N 165W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 57N 154W THU NIGHT. A 965 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL PASS JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 52M 157W BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:01 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:01 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 2:33 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:18 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 6:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 4, 7:05 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 4, 9:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Jan 4, 10:25 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.