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Gale Warning 760, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 13, 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 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 13, 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.
496 FZAK51 PAFC 131258 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF EARLY WED MORNING. A DEVELOPING 995 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 992 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAFC 140011 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. A 996 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD LATE TONIGHT...MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY WED AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE WED EVENING. A 986 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WED EVENING WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 11 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 3:55 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 12, 3:58 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:09 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:25 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:57 AM AKST | Ice Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr |
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