Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 802, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 2, 2012, 4:00 PM 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
- Dec 2, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
128 FZAK61 PAFC 022345 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 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. PKZ399-031500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A COMPLEX LOW WITH A 981 MB CENTER NEAR 55N 136W WILL MOVE TO 55N 147W AT 987 MB MON MORNING AND THEN MOVE BACK TO 55N 136W AT 984 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-031500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-031500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW TO NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT...STRONGEST W OF 150W. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT...STRONGEST W OF 150W. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
768 FZAK61 PAFC 031220 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-040300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A COMPLEX LOW AT 986 MB WITH CENTER NEAR 56N 145W WILL MOVE TO 53N 145W AT 987 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 56N 138W AT 980 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY LOW AT 988 MB WILL FORM NEAR 57N 148W WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 20 KT E OF 150W. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW TO NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
637 FZAK61 PAFC 040008 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 3 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. PKZ399-041500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 986 MB LOW AT 54N 147W WILL MOVE TO 56N 147W AT 990 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN TO 57N 149W AT 994 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 .TONIGHT...W OF 148W...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. E OF 148W...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W OF 148W...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. E OF 148W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 149W. .WED...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 16 days |
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Sources
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