Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 522, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
929 FZAK62 PAFC 122310 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 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. PKZ499-131500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 56N 177E WED EVENING WILL MOVE TO 57N 170W AT 999 MB THU EVENING AND THEN DRIFT TO 58N 172W AT 996 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. E OF 175W... S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. W OF 177W...W WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 175W...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 165W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
522 FZAK62 PAFC 131130 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-140300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 55N 177W WILL MOVE TO 56N 166W AT 1000 MB TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE BY FRI NIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW WILL FORM AT 46N 179W THIS EVENING AND THEN MOVE TO 52N 162W AT 994 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF 174W...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. E OF 174W...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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