Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 113, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 1, 2016, 3:03 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 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
- Feb 1, 2016, 3:03 PM AKST (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2016, 3:30 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
765 FZAK61 PAFC 020003 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 303 PM AKST MON FEB 1 2016 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. PKZ399-021445- 303 PM AKST MON FEB 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 55N 153W AT 958 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-021445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 303 PM AKST MON FEB 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-021445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 303 PM AKST MON FEB 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING E 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT BUILDING TO 18 TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. $$
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292 FZAK61 PAFC 021206 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 306 AM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-030245- 306 AM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF REMAINS STATIONARY AND DISSIPATES THROUGH TONIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 52N 153W AT 961 MB WED MORNING...THEN MOVES TO 55N 160W THU MORNING AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH. A SECOND NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 55N 149W AT 963 MB THU MORNING. $$ PKZ351-030245- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 306 AM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-030245- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 306 AM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT BUILDING TO 18 TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. $$
026 FZAK61 PAFC 030005 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 305 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 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. PKZ399-031445- 305 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 50N 153W WILL MOVE TO 56N 163W AT 962 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW NEAR 50N 150W WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 57N 155W AT 962 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-031445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 305 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-031445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 305 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT BUILDING TO 18 TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$
815 FZAK61 PAFC 031221 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 321 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-040245- 321 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 962 MB LOW NEAR 53N 153W MOVES TO 55N 160W EARLY THU AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH...THEN MOVES TO 57N 162W AT 967 MB FRI MORNING. A 970 MB LOW NEAR 55N 147W THU MORNING MOVES TO 58N 153W AT 968 MB THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ351-040245- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 321 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-040245- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 321 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$
792 FZAK61 PAFC 040011 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 311 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 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. PKZ399-041430- 311 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WED NIGHT. A 969 MB LOW NEAR 52N 148W WED NIGHT MOVES TO 57N 152W AT 964 MB THU AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEAK FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE THU NIGHT...THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-041430- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 311 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-041430- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 311 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. $$
332 FZAK61 PAFC 041206 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 306 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-050230- 306 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS THIS EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED 967 MB LOW NEAR 55N 148W MOVES TO 58N 152W THIS AFTERNOON AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH...THEN MOVES INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT. A WEAK FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF EARLY FRI...THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-050230- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 306 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-050230- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 306 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. $$
802 FZAK61 PAFC 050027 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 327 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 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. PKZ399-051445- 327 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 57N 153W MOVES INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF DISSIPATES FRI MORNING. A 981 MB LOW NEAR 57N 158W FRI EVENING MOVES TO 58N 152W AT 997 MB SAT MORNING...THEN BECOMES A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-051445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 327 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-051445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 327 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 28 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$
334 FZAK61 PAFC 051230 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 330 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-060300- 330 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 987 MB LOW 57N 154W MOVES TO 59N 149W AS A 999 MB LOW SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ351-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 330 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 330 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 31 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:03 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 1, 3:05 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 2, 3:09 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 2, 3:24 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:24 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:24 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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