Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 7, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 7, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 7, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
129 FZAK61 PAFC 080007 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 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. PKZ399-081500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 966 MB LOW NEAR 55N 150W WILL MOVE TO 61N 147W AT 975 MB SUN MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST MON. $$ PKZ351-081500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-081500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
489 FZAK61 PAFC 081225 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-090300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 60N 146W WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE TO 60N 140W AND DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A FRONT OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF MON MORNING AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ351-090300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-090300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
088 FZAK61 PAFC 090013 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 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. PKZ399-091500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 61N 146W WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB AND DRIFT TO 60N 144W EARLY MON MORNING THEN DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ351-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 8, 7:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Jan 8, 7:40 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 hr |
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