Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 518, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 8, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Sep 8, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
654 FZAK61 PAFC 081150 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 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. PKZ399-090300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 56N 152W INTENSIFIES TO 1000 MB SAT AFTERNOON NEAR 56N 147W AND THEN DEEPENS TO 998 MB SUN MORNING NEAR 58N 139W. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-090300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-090300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF 148W...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 148W...S TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
085 FZAK61 PAFC 082324 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-091500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 56N 145W WILL BECOME A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 997 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS AREA WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
170 FZAK61 PAFC 091154 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 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. PKZ399-100300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-100300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-100300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
362 FZAK61 PAFC 092326 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-101500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE GULF MON NIGHT AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE. $$ PKZ351-101500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-101500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 7, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST CONTINUES TO BE A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WHICH ENCOMPASSES MUCH OF ALASKA...WITH A CLOSED UPPER LOW AND ITS SURFACE REFLECTION LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND. THIS FEATURE IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD RAIN OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND AKPEN...WITH A FEW SHOWERS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING IS BEGINNING TO BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FROM THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM...BRINGING THE LOW ACROSS THE AKPEN ON SATURDAY MORNING AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WENT WITH THE ECMWF THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK BY SATURDAY MORNING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GULF AND THEN OFF TO THE EAST...LEADING TO A PLEASANT WEEKEND WITH SUNNY SKIES ON SUNDAY AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. GIVEN EXPECTED CLEARING LATER IN THE WEEKEND...WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY NIGHT FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL IF WINDS SUBSIDE ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR OPTIMAL RADIATIONAL COOLING. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... RAIN WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. GENERALLY CALM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE BERING. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN FROM WEST TO EAST THIS WEEKEND AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OFF OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TRAVERSES THE BERING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... CALM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH RIDGING OVERHEAD. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL THEN INCREASE INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE BERING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE CB SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.