Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 1, 2015, 3:44 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
- Jan 1, 2015, 3:44 AM AKST (12:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2015, 3:43 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
273 FZAK61 PAFC 011244 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 344 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 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. PKZ399-020200- 344 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 54N 146W WILL MOVE TO 57N 143W LATE THIS MORNING AT 992 MB THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR 57N 136W WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH LATE THIS EVENING. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-020200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 344 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-020200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 344 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
588 FZAK61 PAFC 012358 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 258 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-021500- 258 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 57N 138W WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA THU NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-021500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 258 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-021500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 258 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$
098 FZAK61 PAFC 021243 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 343 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 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. PKZ399-030215- 343 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-030215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 343 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-030215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 343 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:02 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:02 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:15 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 days | |
| Jan 1, 3:15 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:44 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:49 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:49 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:58 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:58 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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Sources
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