Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 815, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 17, 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
- Dec 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 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.
006 FZAK62 PAFC 180018 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 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. PKZ499-181500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB NEAR 56N 156W LATE MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING BY TUE EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING LATE TUE NIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT S OF 56N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 176W. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
298 FZAK62 PAFC 181232 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-190300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 56N 156W WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING BY EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH WED AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...EXCEPT SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 175W...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 30 KT W OF 175W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 20 KT W OF 168W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 3:58 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:02 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 18, 7:40 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 20 hr |
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