Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 722, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 19, 2012, 4:00 AM 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 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
140 FZAK62 PAFC 191233 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 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. PKZ499-200300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WITH A LOW REMAINING OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUE. A STRONG FRONT WILL CROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA TODAY THEN DRIFT NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN TUE WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. EAST OF 175W...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. EAST OF 175W...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
045 FZAK62 PAFC 200017 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-201500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 54N 165E WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AND MOVE INTO EASTERN RUSSIA NEAR 59N 166E TUE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON WED. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ411-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 35 KT N OF 55N IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
918 FZAK62 PAFC 201253 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 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. PKZ499-210300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 56N 167E WILL MOVE TOWARDS KAMCHATKA AND WEAKEN TUE MORNING WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING LATE TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY......SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT S 35 KT N OF 55N IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY ... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE 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 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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