Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 718, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 15, 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 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 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.
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. $$
3 follow-up statements
748 FZAK61 PAFC 160012 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 15 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-161500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 55N 142W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DEEPEN TO 982 MB BY LATE FRI MORNING THEN WEAKEN NEAR HAIDA GWAII SAT AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 58N 143W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$ PKZ352-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
482 FZAK61 PAFC 161219 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 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. PKZ399-170300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 55N 143W WILL MOVE TO 54N 142W AT 989 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A 987 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 58N 144W SAT MORNING AND MOVE TO 58N 146W AT 980 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ351-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
799 FZAK61 PAFC 170023 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-171500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 991 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 58N 143W TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 58N 147W SAT NIGHT AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ351-171500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...NORTH TO EAST WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-171500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 | 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 | 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
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