Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 630, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 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
- Oct 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
443 FZAK61 PAFC 131128 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 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. PKZ399-140300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 978 MB LOW NEAR 56N 150W WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME ABSORBED BY A PACIFIC LOW THAT TRACKS TO 55N 140W AT 970 MB SUN MORNING. THIS COMPLEX LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR 58N 147W WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH MON MORNING. $$ PKZ351-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
882 FZAK61 PAFC 132344 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-141500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 978 MB LOW NEAR 56N 152W WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND SUN THEN MOVE TO 57N 145W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TONIGHT...S TO E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 147W...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 147W...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E OF 148W...N TO W WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. W OF 148W... VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
901 FZAK61 PAFC 141143 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 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. PKZ399-150300- 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A COMPLEX 970 MB LOW NEAR 55N 138W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 149W AT 978 MB MON MORNING...THEN DRIFT TO 60N 146W AT 984 MB TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ351-150300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-150300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
161 FZAK61 PAFC 142340 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-151500- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 59N 150W WILL BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON. A SECONDARY 976 MB LOW NEAR 57N 151W TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 60N 147W AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
131 FZAK61 PAFC 151127 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 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. PKZ399-160300- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 977 MB LOW CENTER AT 57N 149W TODAY MOVES TO 58N 143W AND WEAKENS TO 980 MB TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 59N 149W AT 999 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
611 FZAK61 PAFC 152321 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-161200- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 58N 146W WILL MOVE TO 60N 146W TUE AFTERNOON AT 986 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 58N 143W WED AFTERNOON AT 998 MB. $$ PKZ351-161200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-161200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Oct 12, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 130 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 UPPER TROF ANALYZED ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR HAD PICKED UP ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR LIGHT SNOW ALONG THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE. THIS WAS MISSED BY BOTH THE NAM AND GFS. SNOW WILL END THIS EVENING AS UPPER LOW CENTER MOVES SOUTH TO THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY FRI NIGHT. WEAK RIDGING FORECAST ACROSS COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL CLEAR SKIES OUT OVER ALL OF ZONE 141 BY SAT MORNING, OR SOONER. INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND STRENGTHENING THERMAL GRADIENT ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE SUGGESTS SNOW FOR SOUTHCENTRAL AREAS BUT THE MOISTURE JUST IS NOT THERE, YET. SATELLITE SHOWS FRONT LYING ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS-KODIAK TO THE PANHANDLE INCHING ITS WAY NORTHWARD TOWARD THE COAST. ASSOCIATED RAIN AND FOG KODIAK ISLAND EASTWARD IS STILL (1PM FRI) A FAIR WAYS OFF THE COAST. SOME OF THIS MOISTURE WILL GET CAUGHT UP IN THE AFOREMENTIONED SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND INCREASE THE SNOW CHANCES FROM COOK INLET EASTWARD LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. WHAT SNOW DOES DEVELOP WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST BY MIDDAY SATURDAY AND BE MOSTLY ABOVE 800 FT ELSEWHERE. RAIN CONTINUES KODIAK ISLAND AND INCREASES AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS ALL AREAS EAST OF THE AK RANGE AS SNOW LEVELS RISE TO 1000 FT OR MORE. SOME LIGHT RAIN/SNOW LIKELY TO REACH THE MCCARTHY AREA SATURDAY NIGHT BUT THE REMAINDER OF ZONE 141 TO STAY DRY. HIGH PRESSURE TAKING HOLD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL HOLD ITS POSITION INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEAK. COLD GALE FORCE NORTHERLIES WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING, FOX ISLANDS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WITH EVEN COLDER CONDITIONS SPREADING SOUTH FROM THE ARCTIC LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL STAY IN THE FORM OF RAIN FROM ATTKA TO NEAR PORT HEIDEN THIS WEEKEND AND COULD GO EITHER WAY AT ST PAUL. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LITE TO NOTHING AT ALL. SUN NIGHT AND MONDAY THINGS BECOME COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW ACROSS ALL AREAS WITH POSSIBLY HEAVY AMOUNTS ALONG THE WINDWARD SIDE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND AK RANGE. SNOW LEVELS ALSO DROP TO SEA LEVEL EVEN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. HOWEVER, SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL HOLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING AND KEEP ANY ACCUMULATIONS TO A MINIMUM FOR PLACES LIKE SEWARD, WHITTIER AND CORDOVA AND MAYBE EVEN VALDEZ. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE AREAS 160, 165, 170, 180, 185 AND THE BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 180. DPERCY OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 12, 9:55 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.