Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 803, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 5, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 5, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
227 FZAK61 PAFC 051247 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 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. PKZ399-060300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A COMPLEX LOW CENTERED NEAR 57N 148W AT 989 MB WILL REMAIN STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVE TO 56N 137W AT 998 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ352-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 150W DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
871 FZAK61 PAFC 052341 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-061500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 990 MB LOW AT 58N 148W WILL MOVE TO 55N 144W AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON FRI. $$ PKZ351-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
842 FZAK61 PAFC 061229 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 6 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. PKZ399-070300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 993 MB LOW AT 57N 148W WILL MOVE TO 56N 144W AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON FRI. $$ PKZ351-070300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-070300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
691 FZAK61 PAFC 062343 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-071500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1000 MB LOW AT 57N 144W WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE EARLY FRI MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON FRI AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON SAT. $$ PKZ351-071500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-071500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 3:54 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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