Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 18, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 23, 2016, 3:08 PM AKST. It was in force for 61 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 23, 2016, 3:08 PM AKST (00:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2016, 3:42 AM AKST
- In force
- 61 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
072 FZAK61 PAFC 240008 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 308 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 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. PKZ399-241415- 308 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE OVERNIGHT AND WEAKENS THROUGH SUN. A NEW FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT AND MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF EARLY MON. THE ASSOCIATED 954 MB LOW NEAR 53N 156W MON MORNING MOVES TO 55N 158W AT 957 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-241415- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 308 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. $$ PKZ352-241415- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 308 PM AKST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 29 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT. $$
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546 FZAK61 PAFC 241256 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 356 AM AKST SUN JAN 24 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-250215- 356 AM AKST SUN JAN 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 953 MB LOW NEAR 49N 157W THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CHIGNIK AT 959 MB MON AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST MON MORNING. $$ PKZ351-250215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 356 AM AKST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. $$ PKZ352-250215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 356 AM AKST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. $$
897 FZAK61 PAFC 250004 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 24 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. PKZ399-251415- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST EARLY MON MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED 953 MB LOW NEAR 50N 156W WILL MOVE TO 56N 158W AT 959 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY MON NIGHT AT 962 MB. $$ PKZ351-251415- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-251415- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 29 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. $$
387 FZAK61 PAFC 251228 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 328 AM AKST MON JAN 25 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-260245- 328 AM AKST MON JAN 25 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST DISSIPATES MON MORNING. A 953 MB LOW NEAR 54N 156W WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING MON NIGHT AT 959 MB. A STRONG FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-260245- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 328 AM AKST MON JAN 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-260245- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 328 AM AKST MON JAN 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 29 FT BUILDING TO 21 TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. $$
786 FZAK61 PAFC 260001 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 301 PM AKST MON JAN 25 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. PKZ399-261400- 301 PM AKST MON JAN 25 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 956 MB LOW NEAR 56N 158W WILL CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING TONIGHT AT 957 MB. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN WEAKEN THROUGH WED ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. $$ PKZ351-261400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 301 PM AKST MON JAN 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-261400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 301 PM AKST MON JAN 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$
981 FZAK61 PAFC 261242 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-270230- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. A 960 MB LOW NEAR 54N 149W WED AFTERNOON MOVES TO 58N 150W AT 967 MB LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-270230- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-270230- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 342 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S TO E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:32 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 24, 3:46 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 24, 3:47 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 24, 3:47 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 24, 3:47 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 24, 3:56 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 24, 3:56 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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