Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 805, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
889 FZAK62 PAFC 062341 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 6 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. PKZ499-071500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A 955 MB LOW AT 48N 170W FRI EVENING WILL MOVE TO 53N 168W AT 958 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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538 FZAK62 PAFC 071206 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-080300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW AT 41N 171W WILL MOVE TO 49N 169W AT 953 MB SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 978 AS IT MOVES TO 58N 161W SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ411-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 173W. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 173W. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 173W. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 173W. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
004 FZAK62 PAFC 080013 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 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. PKZ499-081500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW AT 46N 170W WILL MOVE TO 51N 169W LATE SAT MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 950 MB THEN MOVE TO 57N 164W LATE SAT NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 966 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 59N 160W SUN AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ411-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 3O TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 TO 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 TO 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ414-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. $$
350 FZAK62 PAFC 080217 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 520 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 411 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-081500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW AT 46N 170W WILL MOVE TO 51N 169W LATE SAT MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 950 MB THEN MOVE TO 57N 164W LATE SAT NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 966 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 59N 160W SUN AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ411-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 520 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 TO 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 TO 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ414-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. $$
638 FZAK62 PAFC 081144 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 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 SAT DEC 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 949 MB LOW AT 49N 170W WILL MOVE TO 55N 165W THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 959 MB THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ411-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 174W. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 174W. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 174W. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT E OF 166W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 35 KT E OF 166W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. $$
126 FZAK62 PAFC 090001 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-091500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 955 MB LOW NEAR 53N 167W WILL WEAKEN TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 163W SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 52N 169E MON AFTERNOON AT 971 MB. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 168W. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ JM
028 FZAK62 PAFC 091225 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 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 SUN DEC 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 969 MB LOW NEAR 57N 163W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 52N 167E MON NIGHT AT 963 MB. $$ PKZ411-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 .TODAY...N TO W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 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 Dec 6, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST THU DEC 6 2012
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GUIDANCE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND SPEED OF
THE UPCOMING NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT(S). THE 12Z
ECMWF IS JUST A BIT FASTER THAN THE NAM AND GFS. GENERALLY WENT WITH
THE 12Z GFS FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECAST.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WITH A LOBE
CENTERED NEAR BRISTOL BAY...ANOTHER OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF
ALASKA...AND A THIRD NEAR GALENA. THERE IS A DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS AND MOVING NORTH...THIS LOW WILL BECOME A MAJOR PLAYER
IN THE WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING
SEA THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE GULF LOW WILL MOVE EAST...AND AFTER TONIGHT AND WILL NO LONGER
BE A PLAYER IN THE WEATHER FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE BRISTOL BAY
LOW WILL MOVE NORTH TONIGHT AND MERGE WITH THE GALENA LOW ON FRIDAY.
THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL RAPIDLY SPIN UP TONIGHT AND BE
WELL DEVELOPED BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH A SURFACE LOW BELOW 970
MB...WHICH WILL DROP INTO THE MID 950'S BY FRIDAY EVENING.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE OCCLUDED FRONT WILL REACH THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS WELL AS THE ALASKA PENINSULA (AKPEN) FRIDAY
EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND AKPEN IN THE PRE-FRONTAL AREA AS THE WINDS INCREASE AND BEFORE
THE WARM AIR PUSHES IN WITH THE FRONT. WARMER AIR WILL ARRIVE BY
SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE PRECIPITATION SWITCHING TO RAIN.
AS THE FRONT MOVES NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA ON SATURDAY THE
PRIBILOFS LOOK TO BE IN A FAVORABLE POSITION FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL ALSO BE UNDER THE GUN ON SATURDAY.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM DILLINGHAM NORTH. AS WARMER
AIR ALOFT MOVES IN DURING THE DAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF FREEZING
RAIN FOR LOW-LYING AREAS OF THE ZONE.
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
ALEUTIAN LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SATURDAY MORNING
AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SATURDAY EVENING. PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL SPREAD INLAND DURING THE DAY. THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE IN THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA.
FOR THE ANCHORAGE AREA AND MATANUSKA VALLEY...SOME SNOW IS EXPECTED
INLAND WITH THE INITIAL WARM ADVECTION SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ON SUNDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MAIN LOW WILL MOVE INLAND SUNDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN. THIS LOW WILL MOVE OUT OF ALASKA BY LATE TUESDAY
MORNING. A TRANSIENT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER SOUTHERN
ALASKA ON TUESDAY AS A LARGE UPPER LOW SETTLES IN OVER THE BERING
SEA. ACTIVE WEATHER WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY TO
SOUTHERN AS SYSTEMS SPIN OFF THE BERING LOW AND RACE EASTWARD.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 155 161 181 185 195.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 170 172.
GALE WARNING 127 132 150 155 160 165 171 175 179.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 126 127 160 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG DEC 12In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 AKZ101-111-121-125-080200- ...MAJOR SHIFT IN THE WEATHER PATTERN EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS WEEKEND... THE CLEAR AND COLD WEATHER PATTERN THAT HAS BEEN ENTRENCHED ACROSS ALASKA FOR THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS IS BEGINNING TO BREAK DOWN. THIS WILL GIVE WAY TO A MORE PROGRESSIVE JET STREAM PATTERN WHICH WILL FEATURE A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE FIRST STORM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA ON SATURDAY AS SNOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE GULF COAST AND GRADUALLY SPREADS NORTH. THE ANCHORAGE AREA AND THE INLAND VALLEYS WILL SEE MULTIPLE PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOWFALL THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH HEAVIER SNOWFALL ALONG THE TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY. STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THROUGH THE MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEYS...PERIODS OF SNOWFALL WILL ALSO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LINGER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY OCCUR WEST OF THE KNIK ARM. NEAR THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA...FROM WHITTIER TO GIRDWOOD... SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALIZED AREAS OF 2 FEET OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS IN THE COMING DAYS FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AT HTTP://PAFC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. AHSENMACHER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:15 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:53 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Dec 7, 5:19 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr |
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