Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 620, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 31, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 15 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
- Aug 31, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 312317 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 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. PKZ499-011500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 55N 171E INTENSIFIES TO 987 MB SAT AFTERNOON NEAR 54N 176W. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 985 MB SUN AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 59N 162W. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. N OF 55N...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W OF 174W...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 174W...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. E OF 174W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N OF 56N...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. S OF 56N...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 56N...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 56N...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Aug 31, 7:45 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Aug 31, 7:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Aug 31, 10:35 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Aug 31, 10:35 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 53 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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