Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 641, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 51 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
- Oct 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 51 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
121 FZAK62 PAFC 301157 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 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. PKZ499-310300- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ JM
3 follow-up statements
154 FZAK62 PAFC 302330 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-311500- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
070 FZAK62 PAFC 311140 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 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. PKZ499-010300- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 175W. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 175W. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 175W. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 175W. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 175W. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 312330 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-011500- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. DEEP LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS WELL SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THU MORNING THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 29, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 29, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... GUIDANCE AGAIN IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. THE NAM AGREES WELL WITH THE ECMWF ON THE SURFACE LOW PLACEMENT IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. BASED ON THIS AND THE BETTER HANDLING OF SMALL SCALE AND TERRAIN EFFECTS THE NAM WAS THE PREFERRED MODEL...WITH SOME ECMWF MIXED IN FOR THE WESTERN MARINE ZONES. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA IS RETROGRADING AS A DEEP UPPER LOW OVER NORTHERN ALASKA MOVES SOUTH. AT LOWER LEVELS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO ALASKA FROM THE WEST WITH THE COLD ADVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE AREA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... AS THE BERING SEA HIGH RETROGRADES INTO EXTREME NORTHEAST RUSSIA THE UPPER LOW OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST THROUGH TUESDAY AND THEN SETTLE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY TUESDAY NIGHT. MOISTURE IS SOMEWHAT LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM AND CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN ALASKA AS WELL AS EAST OF A LINE THAT RUNS FROM ABOUT TALKEETNA THROUGH MONTAGUE ISLAND. SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN MOST AREAS AS LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION SETS IN. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF ALASKA SOUTH OF SEWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO JUST SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD AND WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LOW SHOULD BE GENERALLY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA FOR THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST. GLOBAL MODELS DISAGREE SOMEWHAT AS TO THE ORIENTATION OF THE LOW AND HOW MUCH MOISTURE AND WARMTH WRAP AROUND IT. CURRENT FORECASTS HAVE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND SLIGHTLY BELOW IN SOUTHWEST...WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES NEAR NORMAL SOUTH CENTRAL AND BELOW NORMAL SOUTHWEST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 121 127 128 130 132 140 150 170 172 175. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 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.