Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 526, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days. 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 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
329 FZAK61 PAFC 161120 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 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. PKZ399-170300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 973 MB LOW NEAR 56N 164W WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH MON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
7 follow-up statements
218 FZAK61 PAFC 162354 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-171500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A COMPLEX WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MON AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DISSIPATES ALONG THE GULF COAST TUE. $$ PKZ351-171500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-171500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
079 FZAK61 PAFC 171148 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 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. PKZ399-180300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN GULF THIS MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DISSIPATES ALONG THE GULF COAST TUE. A LOW NEAR 53N 158W AT 990 MB WILL MOVE ASHORE THE ALASKAN PENINSULA EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ351-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
786 FZAK61 PAFC 172317 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-181500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES ALONG THE GULF COAST TUE. A SECOND FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST TUE NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH WED. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 53N 158W AT 988 MB TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR KODIAK ISLAND EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ351-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
511 FZAK61 PAFC 181148 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 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. PKZ399-190300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 52N 159W THIS EVENING WILL MOVE ASHORE THE ALASKAN PENINSULA EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ351-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
528 FZAK61 PAFC 182326 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-191500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGER THROUGH WED. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 59N 168W AT 990 MB TUE EVENING WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CHIGNIK EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ351-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
076 FZAK61 PAFC 191143 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 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. PKZ399-200300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 992 MB LOW NEAR 54N 157W WILL MOVE TO NEAR KING SALMON AT 988 MB LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND. A 1001 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 153W THU MORNING AND THEN TO 59N 150W AT 999 MB THU EVENING. $$ PKZ351-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
191 FZAK61 PAFC 192315 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-201500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH FRI. A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL TRACK OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ351-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 16, 1:58 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 16, 9:53 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 16, 12:03 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Sep 16, 1:09 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 23 hr |
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