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Gale Warning 80, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 12, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 12, 2012, 4:00 PM 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: Jan 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

543 
FZAK51 PAFC 122355
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 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.

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 997 MB LOW ABOUT 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO AROUND 
250 NM WEST OF PORT ALEXANDER FRI AFTERNOON AT 1007 MB. THIS 
LOW WILL MOVE TO THE DIXON ENTRANCE LATE SAT AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 35 KT.
GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF CAPE CLEARE. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRIDAY NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS 
AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 
10 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

823 
FZAK51 PAFC 131259
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 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 FRI JAN 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1005 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN GULF BY THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO
40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 5
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	5 days
Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 12, 9:00 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	39 hr
Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr

Nearby

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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.