Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 558, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 9, 2016, 3:30 AM AKDT. 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
- Oct 9, 2016, 3:30 AM AKDT (11:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2016, 3:30 PM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
789 FZAK61 PAFC 091130 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 330 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 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. PKZ399-100115- 330 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE WESTWARD AND OUT OF THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A NEW FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-100115- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 330 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-100115- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 330 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. $$
7 follow-up statements
381 FZAK61 PAFC 092331 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 331 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-101400- 331 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE WESTWARD AND OUT OF THE GULF THIS EVENING. A NEW FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-101400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 331 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-101400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 331 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$
174 FZAK61 PAFC 101148 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 348 AM AKDT MON OCT 10 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. PKZ399-110130- 348 AM AKDT MON OCT 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A NEW FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND STALL IN PLACE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-110130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 348 AM AKDT MON OCT 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-110130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 348 AM AKDT MON OCT 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$
454 FZAK61 PAFC 102329 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 329 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-111345- 329 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT...WHERE IT WILL STALL IN PLACE THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-111345- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 329 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-111345- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 329 PM AKDT MON OCT 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
727 FZAK61 PAFC 111127 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 327 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 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. PKZ399-120215- 327 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-120215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 327 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-120215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 327 AM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$
671 FZAK61 PAFC 112322 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 322 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-121415- 322 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ351-121415- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 322 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-121415- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 322 PM AKDT TUE OCT 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
665 FZAK61 PAFC 121150 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 350 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 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. PKZ399-130230- 350 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH THU. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW DEVELOPS IN THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF EARLY THU AND REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-130230- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 350 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-130230- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 350 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
254 FZAK61 PAFC 122330 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 330 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-131330- 330 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH THU. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW DEVELOPS IN THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF EARLY THU AND REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ351-131330- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 330 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-131330- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 330 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 3:33 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 9, 3:34 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Oct 9, 3:40 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Oct 9, 3:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 9, 3:40 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 9, 3:19 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 9, 3:19 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Oct 9, 3:31 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 9, 3:40 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 9, 3:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 54 hr |
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