Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 709, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 6, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 6, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
806 FZAK62 PAFC 061241 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 6 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. PKZ499-070300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DRIFT EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH WED MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
667 FZAK62 PAFC 070012 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 6 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-071500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 41N 176E WEAKENS TO 992 MB THU AFTERNOON NEAR 47N 175W. AN ASSOCIATED TRIPLE POINT LOW INTENSIFIES TO 987 MB THU AFTERNOON NEAR 51N 167W. $$ PKZ411-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 6 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. NORTH OF 57N...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 168W. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
220 FZAK62 PAFC 071257 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 7 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. PKZ499-080300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 43N 179E MOVES TO 51N 167W AT 990 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 56N 165W AT 985 MB THU NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 57N 173E THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES TO 59N 176E AT 997 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED NOV 7 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED NOV 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED NOV 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
764 FZAK62 PAFC 080010 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-081500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 51N 168W THU AFTERNOON MOVES TO 58N 164W FRI AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY. A 1011 MB LOW NEAR 56N 165E TONIGHT MOVES TO 59N 172E AT 990 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WEST OF 177E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. WEST OF 168W...WINDS BECOMING N 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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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.