Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 531, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
796 FZAK61 PAFC 201142 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 20 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. PKZ399-210300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 997 MB LOW NEAR 53N 157W WILL MOVE TO 57N 155W AT 1000 MB LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND. A FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ351-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ JM
6 follow-up statements
124 FZAK61 PAFC 202352 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-211500- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BETWEEN 142W AND 148W THROUGH FRI. A 979 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 154W SATURDAY. $$ PKZ351-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
081 FZAK61 PAFC 211151 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 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. PKZ399-220300- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT. A 980 MB WILL MOVE TO 53N 155W SAT MORNING AND THEN TO 56N 151W AT 990 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ JM
351 FZAK61 PAFC 211243 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-220300- 443 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 155W SAT MORNING AND THEN TO 56N 151W AT 990 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ JM
344 FZAK61 PAFC 212327 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 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. PKZ399-221500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 977 MB LOW NEAR 50N 158W WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB NEAR 54N 152W SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1001 MB NEAR 59N 151W BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
169 FZAK61 PAFC 221157 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-230300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 977 MB LOW NEAR 50N 155W WILL MOVE TO 59N 152W AT 995 MB SUN MORNING THEN MOVE TO ASHORE NEAR SEWARD AT 1005 MB SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ351-230300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-230300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ JM
062 FZAK61 PAFC 222254 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 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. PKZ399-231500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 54N 152W WILL MOVE TO 59N 152W AT 995 MB SUN MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD AT 1005 MB SUN EVENING. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 54N 155W MON MORNING WILL MOVE TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 19, 5:45 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Sep 20, 1:58 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 20, 10:02 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Sep 20, 3:29 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Sep 20, 3:55 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 42 hr |
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