Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 320, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 22, 2016, 3:37 PM AKDT. It was in force for 72 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Apr 22, 2016, 3:37 PM AKDT (23:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2016, 3:10 PM AKDT
- In force
- 72 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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369 FZAK61 PAFC 222337 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 337 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 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. PKZ399-231445- 337 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 52N 147W WILL TRACK TO 55N 147W SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF ON SUN. $$ PKZ351-231445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 337 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-231445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 337 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$
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024 FZAK61 PAFC 231153 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 353 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-240130- 353 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 54N 148W WILL DRIFT TO 55N 146W SUN MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE COAST BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ351-240130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 353 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-240130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 353 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE TO NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$
013 FZAK61 PAFC 232313 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 313 PM AKDT SAT APR 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. PKZ399-241400- 313 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 989 MB LOW AT 54N 148W WILL DRIFT TO 56N 145W BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF SUN EVENING WILL MOVE ONSHORE SUN NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW AT 38N 180 WILL BE A 977 MB LOW AT 53N 156W MON AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN NIGHT TO THE NORTHERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-241400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 313 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-241400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 313 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$
791 FZAK61 PAFC 241148 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 348 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-250145- 348 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 999 MB LOW NEAR 55N 146W DISSIPATES BY TONIGHT. A WEAK FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MOVES INLAND TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES. A SECOND STRONGER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT...MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF MON...THEN WEAKENS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-250145- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 348 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-250145- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 348 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$
768 FZAK61 PAFC 242300 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 PM AKDT SUN APR 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. PKZ399-251300- 300 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF WILL MOVE NORTH AND ONSHORE LATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF MON AFTERNOON AND STALL ALONG THE COAST LATE MON NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW AT 57N 144W LATE MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 59N 153W TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-251300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 300 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-251300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 300 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$
956 FZAK61 PAFC 251156 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 356 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-260130- 356 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH TODAY. ANOTHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MERGES WITH THE GULF COAST FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT AT 58N 144W LATE TONIGHT...MOVES TO 59N 150W AT 995 MB MIDDAY TUE...THEN MOVES INLAND TUE AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF NEAR 55N 151W TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-260130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 356 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT EARLY THEN BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-260130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 356 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO S WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. $$
216 FZAK61 PAFC 251546 RRA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 356 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2016 RETRANSMITTED 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. PKZ399-260130- 356 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH TODAY. ANOTHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MERGES WITH THE GULF COAST FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT AT 58N 144W LATE TONIGHT...MOVES TO 59N 150W AT 995 MB MIDDAY TUE...THEN MOVES INLAND TUE AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF NEAR 55N 151W TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-260130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 356 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT EARLY THEN BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-260130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 356 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO S WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. $$
469 FZAK61 PAFC 252310 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 310 PM AKDT MON APR 25 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-261315- 310 PM AKDT MON APR 25 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE TUE AFTERNOON. A FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF EARLY TUE MORNING WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY WED MORNING AND STRENGTHEN WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-261315- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 310 PM AKDT MON APR 25 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO UP TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-261315- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 310 PM AKDT MON APR 25 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 3:57 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 22, 4:01 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 22, 2:46 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr |
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