Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 787, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2016, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 26, 2016, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2016, 3:49 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
943 FZAK61 PAFC 261300 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 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. PKZ399-270130- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WEAKENS THIS MORNING. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 59N 152W MOVES TO 59N 145W MON NIGHT AT 981 MB...THEN MOVES TO 60N 142W TUE AFTERNOON AT 989 MB AND DISSIPATES. A TROUGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-270130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-270130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
494 FZAK61 PAFC 270021 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 321 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-271430- 321 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 59N 150W MOVES TO 59N 145W LATE TONIGHT AT 982 MB...THEN MOVES TO 60N 143W TUE AFTERNOON AT 989 MB AND DISSIPATES. A TROUGH REMAINS ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-271430- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 321 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-271430- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 321 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. $$
667 FZAK61 PAFC 271249 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 349 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 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. PKZ399-280145- 349 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 982 MB COMPLEX LOW NEAR 59N 146W SLOWLY DRIFTS TO 59N 143W BY LATE WED NIGHT AT 1009 MB. $$ PKZ351-280145- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 349 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-280145- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 349 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 3:38 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 3:48 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 3:48 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 25, 9:13 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 26, 4:06 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Dec 26, 6:17 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 26, 2:56 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 26, 2:56 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 days |
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Sources
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