Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 538, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 28, 2012, 4:00 PM 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 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
316 FZAK62 PAFC 282259 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 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. PKZ499-291500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH SAT MORNING. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 60N 170E SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 60N 180 AT 987 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
491 FZAK62 PAFC 291113 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-300300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A LOW OVER NORTHERN KAMCHATKA INTENSIFIES TO 989 MB SUN MORNING NEAR 58N 176E AND THEN WEAKENS TO 994 MB SUN NIGHT NEAR 58N 176W. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING SAT AFTERNOON AND REACHES WESTERN ALASKA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT . SEAS 6 FT.PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TODAY...W OF 167W...W TO NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 167W...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
984 FZAK62 PAFC 292309 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 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. PKZ499-301500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR NORTHERN KAMCHATKA INTENSIFIES TO 986 MB SUN MORNING NEAR 59N 176E AND THEN WEAKENS TO 992 MB MON AFTERNOON NEAR 61N 176W. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 998 MB NEAR 47N 171E SUN MORNING...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 52N 172W AT 999 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT WEST OF 168W. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
625 FZAK62 PAFC 301152 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-010300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 59N 173E MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 58N 179W AND THEN WEAKENS TO 996 MB MON NIGHT NEAR 65N 172W. A 995 MB LOW NEAR 49N 177W SUN NIGHT MAINTAINS STRENGTH NEAR 53N 167W MON NIGHT. A 971 MB LOW MOVES TO 50N 172E MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E OF 174W...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 174W...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Sep 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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