Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 717, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 14, 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
- Nov 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 15, 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.
890 FZAK61 PAFC 142358 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 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 AKST WED NOV 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 993 MB LOW AT 59N 152W WILL MOVE TO 56N 143W AT 989 MB LATE THU AFTERNOON THEN TO 53N 144W AT 987 MB BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 14 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
587 FZAK61 PAFC 151236 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 15 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-160300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 58N 148W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 144W AT 983 MB FRIDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 50N 140W AT 988 MB BY FRIDAY EVENING. A 992 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 58N 142W EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
748 FZAK61 PAFC 160012 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 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. PKZ399-161500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 55N 142W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DEEPEN TO 982 MB BY LATE FRI MORNING THEN WEAKEN NEAR HAIDA GWAII SAT AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 58N 143W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 15 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 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 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 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.