Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 816, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
806 FZAK61 PAFC 180020 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 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. PKZ399-181500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB NEAR 56N 156W LATE MON NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB NEAR 55N 146W TUE EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN SLOWLY DRIFT TO 54N 143W AT 975 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ352-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W OF 148W...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. E OF 148W...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 148W...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. E OF 148W...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JM
4 follow-up statements
736 FZAK61 PAFC 181212 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-190300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 56N 156W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB NEAR 55N 144W LATE THIS EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN SLOWLY DRIFT TO 50N 139W AT 980 MB LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N TO E WIND 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF 151W...WINDS BECOMING NW 50 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST OF 151W. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 TO 55 KT. EAST OF 147W...NE TO NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. EAST OF 147W...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
906 FZAK61 PAFC 190016 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 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. PKZ399-191500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 55N 147W WILL DRIFT EAST AND STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB NEAR 55N 144W LATE TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING AND MOVING INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ON WED. $$ PKZ351-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. E OF 147W...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JM
263 FZAK61 PAFC 191223 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-200300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 968 MB LOW NEAR 54N 144W WILL DRIFT SOUTH INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND WEAKEN TODAY. $$ PKZ351-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 148W. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
040 FZAK61 PAFC 200022 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 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. PKZ399-201500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JM
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 | 12 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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