Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 822, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2012, 4:00 AM 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 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
1 follow-up statement
283 FZAK61 PAFC 240003 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-241500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 55N 152W WILL MOVE TO 59N 157W MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST GULF TUE. $$ 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. $$ PKZ352-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
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 | 6 days | |
| 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 | 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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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.