Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 14, 2016, 3:31 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 14, 2016, 3:31 AM AKST (12:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2016, 3:28 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
145 FZAK61 PAFC 141231 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 331 AM AKST THU JAN 14 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. PKZ399-150330- 331 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ351-150330- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 331 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-150330- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 331 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
890 FZAK61 PAFC 150009 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 309 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-151445- 309 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRI AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF JUST OFF SHORE OF THE COAST LATE FRI NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN SAT. $$ PKZ351-151445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 309 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-151445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 309 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2016 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 TO 25 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$
913 FZAK61 PAFC 151219 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 319 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 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. PKZ399-160245- 319 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS MORNING AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ351-160245- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 319 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-160245- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 319 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 TO 25 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$
242 FZAK61 PAFC 160003 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-161500- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY A WEAKER FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT. A LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 54N 136W AT 972 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 303 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 TO 26 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$
814 FZAK61 PAFC 161300 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 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. PKZ399-170145- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS EVENING. A 970 MB LOW NEAR HAIDA GWAII SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 58N 140W AT 985 MB EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ351-170145- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-170145- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$
541 FZAK61 PAFC 170028 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-171430- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS TONIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC MOVES TO 54N 137W AT 967 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 59N 146W AT 978 MB MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-171430- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-171430- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KTN. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 3:03 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:03 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:03 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:04 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:04 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:32 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:32 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:49 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:49 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:49 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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