Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 821, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 days. 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 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
578 FZAK61 PAFC 230003 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 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. PKZ399-231500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1001 MB LOW AT 58N 150W WILL MOVE TO 59N 154W LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. A 995 MB LOW AT 55N 154W LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 57N 151W LATE SUN NIGHT AT 985 MB THEN TO 59N 153W AT 990 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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047 FZAK61 PAFC 231223 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-240300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 992 MB LOW AT 55N 154W WILL MOVE TO 56N 153W AT 984 MB TONIGHT AND TO 59N 153W AT 994 MB MON EVENING. $$ PKZ351-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
283 FZAK61 PAFC 240003 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 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. PKZ399-241500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 55N 152W WILL MOVE TO 59N 157W MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST GULF TUE. $$ PKZ351-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
558 FZAK61 PAFC 241229 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-250300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 985 MB LOW NEAR 57N 154W WILL MOVE TO 58N 156W AT 989 MB THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST GULF TUE. $$ PKZ351-250300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING 30 TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-250300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
302 FZAK61 PAFC 250022 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 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. PKZ399-251500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF TUE NIGHT AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF WED. $$ PKZ351-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT W OF 147W. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF 147W. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 146W...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. E OF 146W...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 14 TO 18 FT E OF 146W. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
156 FZAK61 PAFC 251239 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-260300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH WED MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF WED. $$ PKZ351-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
866 FZAK61 PAFC 260017 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 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. PKZ399-261500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED EVENING. A 964 MB LOW NEAR 53N 158W WED AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 983 MB AS IT MOVES NEAR 58N 151W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. E OF 147W...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 26 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
452 FZAK61 PAFC 261246 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-270300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 50N 165W WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB NEAR 57N 152W THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING NEAR 59N 152W. $$ PKZ351-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT BY AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
322 FZAK61 PAFC 262358 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 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. PKZ399-271500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 53N 158W WEAKENS TO 988 MB NEAR 58N 152W THU EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER COOK INLET LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
629 FZAK61 PAFC 271246 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-280300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 55N 155W WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB NEAR 58N 153W THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY THU AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND REACH THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 BUILDING TO 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ352-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
350 FZAK61 PAFC 280010 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 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. PKZ399-281500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 57N 151W DISSIPATES TONIGHT AS IT MOVES TOWARDS LOWER COOK INLET. A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTH TO 50N 160W LATE FRI MORNING...STRENGTHENS TO 968 MB OVER BRISTOL BAY FRI NIGHT...AND THEN MOVES NORTH OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND SAT MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-281500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-281500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
711 FZAK61 PAFC 281235 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-290300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 160W AT 965 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN 970 MB NEAR 60N 164W SAT MORNING BEFORE MOVING OFF TO THE NORTHWEST. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 148W AT 976 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 54N 151W AT 972 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ352-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
843 FZAK61 PAFC 282350 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 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. PKZ399-291500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 53N 161W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 162W AT 961 MB LATE TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING OFF TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEAKENING. A 959 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 50N 154W ON SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 56N 155W AT 954 MB EARLY SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING TO NEAR 59N 161W AT 961 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:36 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 5:13 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 23, 5:13 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 29 hr |
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