Alert archive / Florida / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 1, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this gale warning at Jan 2, 2012, 3:40 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 2, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 13 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
- Jan 2, 2012, 3:40 PM EST (20:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2012, 7:56 AM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
978 WHUS72 KTAE 022040 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 340 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY... .NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED FOR A PERIOD FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-030400- /O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KTAE.GL.A.0002.120103T0000Z-120103T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.GL.W.0001.120103T0000Z-120103T1300Z/ APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 340 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 40 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET OVERNIGHT NEARSHORE...AND BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 14-MROCZKA
3 follow-up statements
594 WHUS72 KTAE 030235 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 935 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY... ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY...RESULTING IN A GALE WARNING FOR THIS TIME PERIOD. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS GIVING WAY TO NO HEADLINES BY TUESDAY NIGHT. GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-031000- /O.CON.KTAE.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.SC.Y.0003.120103T1300Z-120104T0000Z/ APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 935 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY... ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. * PEAK SEAS...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET NEARSHORE...AND 9 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FEET IN APALACHEE BAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 17-GOULD
399 WHUS72 KTAE 030827 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 327 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... .HIGH SEAS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATER TODAY AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES CLOSER TO THE COASTAL WATERS. GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-031530- /O.CON.KTAE.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0003.120103T1300Z-120104T0000Z/ APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 327 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. * PEAK SEAS...9 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ FOURNIER
158 WHUS72 KTAE 031256 MWWTAE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 756 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... .HIGH SEAS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATER TODAY AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES CLOSER TO THE COASTAL WATERS. GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-040000- /O.CAN.KTAE.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0003.120103T1300Z-120104T0000Z/ APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 756 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING AS GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE NO LONGER BEING OBSERVED. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. * PEAK SEAS...9 TO 11 FEET WELL OFFSHORE...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 18-WOOL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 3:40 AM EST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:57 AM EST | Gale Watch | TAE | 6 hr | |
| Jan 2, 7:16 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 2, 7:16 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 2, 9:35 AM EST | Gale Watch | TAE | 6 hr | |
| Jan 2, 9:35 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 9 hr | |
| Jan 2, 2:53 PM EST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:12 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:33 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 18 hr |
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