Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 707, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 5, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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
- Nov 5, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 5, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
517 FZAK61 PAFC 051203 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 5 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. PKZ399-060300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 59N 144W WILL MOVE TO 58N 150W AT 1001 MB TONIGHT AND THEN TO 58N 140W AT 1011 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 5 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT N 15 KT E OF 146W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
201 FZAK61 PAFC 060017 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 5 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-061500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 998 MB LOW NEAR 59N 150W WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB NEAR 55N 144W TUE AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING A COMPLEX LOW AND MOVING ONSHORE IN THE PANHANDLE WED MORNING. $$ PKZ351-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON NOV 5 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON NOV 5 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 5, 8:05 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr |
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Sources
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