Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 10, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
116 FZAK61 PAFC 101234 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 10 2013 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. PKZ399-110300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A WEATHER FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THIS MORNING. A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 50N 159W THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 154W LATE TONIGHT...THEN DRIFT TO NEAR 58N 145W AT 1005 MB SAT AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ PKZ351-110300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-110300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
732 FZAK61 PAFC 110014 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 10 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-111500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 52N 158W WILL MOVE TO 57N 153W AT 1004 NM TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 58N 144W FRI NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-111500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-111500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 147...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
508 FZAK61 PAFC 111243 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 11 2013 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. PKZ399-120300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 56N 152W WILL MOVE TO 58N 146W AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND LINGER THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-120300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-120300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
318 FZAK61 PAFC 120024 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 11 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-121500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1014 MB LOW AT 58N 146W WILL DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-121500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-121500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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