Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 819, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 20, 2012, 4:00 AM 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 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
903 FZAK62 PAFC 201220 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 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. PKZ499-210300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... TWO WEATHER FRONTS WILL SLOWLY MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ411-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW 30 KT W OF 176E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 30 KT W OF 175W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
841 FZAK62 PAFC 210017 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-211500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA ON SAT. $$ PKZ411-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 .TONIGHT...E OF 177E...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. W OF 177E...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF 175W...SE WIND 40 KT. W OF 175W...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E OF 175W...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 175W...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF 175W...SE WIND 40 KT. W OF 175W...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E OF 168W...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 168W...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 165W IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 168W...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 168W...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
445 FZAK62 PAFC 211228 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 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. PKZ499-220300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA ON SAT. $$ PKZ411-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ412-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...S TO W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ413-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 169W...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF 167W...W WIND 25 KT. E OF 167W...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 8:28 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.