Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 6, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. 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
- Jan 6, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
210 FZAK62 PAFC 061244 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 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. PKZ499-070300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 61N 178E WILL MOVE TO 59N 171W AT 996 MB SAT MORNING...THEN TRACK TO NEAR 57N 159W AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ411-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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960 FZAK62 PAFC 070018 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-071500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 48N 163W WILL MOVE TO 56N 149W AT 968 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 967 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 45N 177W SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
226 FZAK62 PAFC 071251 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 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. PKZ499-080300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 997 MB LOW NEAR 60N 170W WILL MOVE ASHORE THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A 1003 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 59N 178E LATE TONIGHT AND TRACK TO 61N 168W WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH MON MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 50N 167W AT 978 MB EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW TO NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
414 FZAK62 PAFC 080022 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-081500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 58N 173W WILL MOVE TO 57N 162W SUN MORNING THEN MOVE ONSHORE THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND DISSIPATE. A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR 58N 175E WILL MOVE TO 58N 179E AT 1000 MB BY SUN MORNING THEN TO 59N 172W WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH BY SUN NIGHT. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS AND MOVES TOWARD THE YUKON DELTA MON MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 46N 176W AT 966 MB BY MON MORNING AND MOVE TO 50N 167W BY MON EVENING. $$ PKZ411-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ413-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ414-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 3:50 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:50 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 6, 12:35 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:42 AM AKST | Wind Chill Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:42 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Jan 6, 5:06 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 6, 7:25 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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