Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 784, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2016, 3:20 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
- Dec 23, 2016, 3:20 AM AKST (12:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2016, 3:25 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
572 FZAK61 PAFC 231220 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 320 AM AKST FRI DEC 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. PKZ399-240200- 320 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... WEAK TROUGHING WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH SAT MORNING. A FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF BY SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-240200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 320 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-240200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 320 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
529 FZAK61 PAFC 232359 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 259 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-241345- 259 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST DISSIPATES SAT MORNING. A FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT AFTERNOON AND APPROACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-241345- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 259 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-241345- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 259 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. $$
739 FZAK61 PAFC 241157 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 257 AM AKST SAT DEC 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. PKZ399-250130- 257 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INTO THE NORTH GULF COAST BY THIS EVENING AND REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A 976 MB LOW ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF NEAR 57N 154W SUN MORNING AND MOVES TO 59N 147W AT 979 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-250130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 257 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-250130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 257 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. $$
926 FZAK61 PAFC 250032 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 332 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-251500- 332 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF EARLY SUN MORNING. A 977 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT AT 58N 151W SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVES TO 60N 148W AT 980 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 332 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 332 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
607 FZAK61 PAFC 251246 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 346 AM AKST SUN DEC 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. PKZ399-260215- 346 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA STALLS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS MORNING AND WEAKENS IN PLACE THROUGH TONIGHT. A 977 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT AT 59N 151W LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVES TO 60N 147W AT 985 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-260215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 346 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-260215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 346 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$
872 FZAK61 PAFC 260025 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 325 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-261415- 325 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS EVENING AND WEAKENS IN PLACE THROUGH MON MORNING. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 58N 154W MOVES TO 59N 149W MON AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 60N 144W MIDDAY TUE BEFORE MOVING INLAND. $$ PKZ351-261415- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 325 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-261415- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 325 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:48 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 23, 9:38 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Dec 23, 9:44 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 23, 9:44 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 17 hr |
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