Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 113, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 13, 2017, 3:47 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
- Feb 13, 2017, 3:47 AM AKST (12:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2017, 3:37 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
191 FZAK62 PAFC 131247 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 347 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-140215- 347 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A 961 MB LOW NEAR 52N 156W MOVES TO 57N 163W AT 966 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN LOOPS BACK TO 55N 160W AT 967 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-140215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 347 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2017 .TODAY...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-140215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 347 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-140215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 347 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-140215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 347 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
627 FZAK62 PAFC 140021 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 321 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-141445- 321 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A 961 MB LOW AT 56N 156W WILL MOVE TO 55N 165W AT 965 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 57N 157W AT 968 MB WED AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ411-141445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 321 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2017 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-141445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 321 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-141445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 321 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-141445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 321 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. $$
491 FZAK62 PAFC 141237 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 337 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-150145- 337 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A 963 MB LOW NEAR 59N 158W MIDDAY TODAY MOVES TO 54N 162W AT 963 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN LOOPS BACK TO 58N 154W AT 971 MB LATE WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-150145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 337 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2017 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-150145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 337 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-150145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 337 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2017 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-150145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 337 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 3:16 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:24 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 12, 3:34 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:34 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:40 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:47 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:49 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:49 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 13, 4:01 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 13, 4:01 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 13, 4:01 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:01 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:20 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Feb 13, 8:08 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 8 hr |
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