Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 8, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
756 FZAK62 PAFC 081238 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 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. PKZ499-090300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 59N 179E WILL MOVE TO 61N 166W MON MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A FRONT WILL CROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MON MORNING THROUGH MON EVENING. A 985 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THIS FRONT NEAR 55N 161W MON EVENING AND MOVE ASHORE BRISTOL BAY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ411-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ412-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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955 FZAK62 PAFC 090013 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-091500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 59N 175W WILL MOVE TO 64N 165W AT 1005 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 44N 179W WILL MOVE TO 48N 170W TUE MORNING AT 972 MB. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL STRETCH ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON. A 980 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 55N 161W TUE MORNING AND MOVE A SHORE IN BRISTOL BAY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W TO N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING NORTH OF 56N. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...WINDS BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .MON...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
197 FZAK62 PAFC 090017 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ499-091500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 59N 175W WILL MOVE TO 64N 165W AT 1005 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 44N 179W WILL MOVE TO 50N 165W TUE MORNING AT 975 MB. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL STRETCH ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON. A 980 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 55N 161W TUE MORNING AND MOVE A SHORE IN BRISTOL BAY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W TO N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING NORTH OF 56N. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...WINDS BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .MON...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
364 FZAK62 PAFC 091244 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-100300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 47N 175W WILL MOVE TO 55N 155W AT 984 MB TUE NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 55N 157W LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 59N 157W TUE NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 51N 171E AT 1006 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ412-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
627 FZAK62 PAFC 092354 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 9 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. PKZ499-101500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 48N 173W WILL MOVE TO 52N 159W AT 986 MB BY TUE NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 49N 160W WILL MOVE ASHORE THE ALASKAN PENINSULA NEAR 56N 157W AT 975 MB BY EARLY TUE MORNING. A WEAK 1007 MB LOW NEAR 53N 174W WILL DRIFT EASTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH TO 52N 179W BY LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 56N...NW WIND 15 KT. S OF 56N...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 176W...N WIND 20 KT. E OF 176W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT W OF 176W. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W OF 176W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. E OF 176W...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
225 FZAK62 PAFC 101234 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-110300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 48N 175W WILL TRACK TO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK WED MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ412-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ413-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
565 FZAK62 PAFC 102335 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 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. PKZ499-111500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 55N 171E WILL DRIFT TOWARD THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN THU MORNING THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...NW WIND 20 KT. S OF 56N...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W OF 175W...S WIND 30 KT. E OF 175W...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W OF 175W...S WIND 30 KT. E OF 175W...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
449 FZAK62 PAFC 111245 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-120300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DRIFT EAST TO THE EASTERN BERING AND BECOME STATIONARY THU. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON THU AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT W OF 176W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. EAST OF 174W...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. WEST OF 175W...WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 7, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE MAIN FEATURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAND TODAY IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING NORTHWARD INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. THE SURFACE REFLECTION OF THIS FEATURE SITS CURRENTLY AROUND 967 MB. WHILE THE LOW WILL NOT UNDERGO ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IT WILL PUSH QUITE A BIT OF WARM MOIST AIR TOWARD SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA CONTRASTING WITH THE ARCTIC AIR MASS THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE THE PAST WEEK. AS THE SYSTEM PROGRESSES TOWARD THE GULF COAST THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND RAMP UP THE WINDS FOR MARINE AREAS AS WELL AS KODIAK THROUGH WHITTIER AND THOMPSON PASS. LIGHT SNOW IS ALREADY FALLING ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA UP THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY. A STRONG MID-LEVEL VORTEX IS EASILY DISTINGUISHABLE ON WATER VAPOR. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES REMAIN ENTRENCHED IN THE CENTRAL INTERIOR. FURTHER OUT WEST...A COMPACT POLAR LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND DRAPES A FRONT SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE WESTERN/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE WITH THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. ALL SOLUTIONS POINT TOWARD THE LOW MOVING INTO EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BEFORE SLOWLY FILLING. GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE UPPER AIR PATTERN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO ARISE WITH THE NORTHERN PACIFIC UPPER LOW MOVING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS AS WELL AS AT THE SURFACE WITH A TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMING NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS MOST OF THE MAINLAND THIS EVENING AS UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS AND LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION ARE PREVALENT. CURRENTLY DRY AIR REINFORCEMENT FROM THE NORTH IS KEEPING SNOW FROM BECOMING MORE THAN A FLURRY FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL BUT AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING THE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL LIGHTEN AND ALLOW FOR SNOW RATES TO PICK UP CONSIDERABLY FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MAT-SU. DYNAMICS REMAIN FAVORABLE WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TO THE WEST THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING AS WELL AS STRONG COLD ADVECTION FROM THE WEST. THESE FEATURES COMBINED WITH A FAVORABLE TEMPERATURE PROFILE ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW TO PILE UP QUICKLY IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...BITTER COLD REMAINS IN PLACE FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. PRECIPITATION HAS ALL PUSHED TO THE EAST BUT A QUICK MOVING POLAR LOW WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF SNOW TO THE EASTERN KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE AIR MASS WILL MODERATE A BIT INTO MONDAY AS THE FLOW TURNS FROM THE SOUTH. CHANCES FOR SNOW INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A TRIPLE POINT LOW MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTH. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...ARCTIC NORTHERLY FLOW IS QUICKLY TAPERING OFF OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AREA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. IN ITS WAKE IS A QUICK MOVING POLAR LOW WITH A FRONT STRETCHING FROM SAINT PAUL BACK THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY BRINGING ANOTHER SHOT OF SNOW TO THE REGION. A LARGE NORTHERN PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TOWARD THE CHAIN ON MONDAY BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE FOR WIND AND SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED PRECIPITATION. A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THIS SYSTEM AND MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE EXTENDED FORECAST BECOMES A BIT MORE VARIABLE AS THE PATTERN BEGINS TO CHANGE FROM THE PAST WEEK. THE ENTRENCHED POLAR LOW WILL BEGIN TO GET SQUEEZED FROM THE WAST AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AHEAD OF A STRONG KAMCHATKA LOW. AS THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND MIGRATES NORTHWARD AN UPPER LOW WILL BE LEFT IN ITS PLACE OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND KEEPING WITH THE ACTIVE WEATHER REGIME FOR THE TIME BEING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125 131 SNOW ADVISORY 101 WIND CHILL ADVISORY 155 161 MARINE...GALE 120 121 129 132 140 150 155 165 170 172 175 STORM 130 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 138 140 141 150 155 165 179 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE MTL JAN 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 8, 7:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Jan 8, 7:40 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 hr |
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