Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 4, 2017, 4:02 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 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
- Jan 4, 2017, 4:02 AM AKST (13:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2017, 3:45 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
132 FZAK61 PAFC 041302 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 402 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2017 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. PKZ399-050215- 402 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF COAST THROUGH THU...THEN BEGINS TO WEAKEN THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-050215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 402 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-050215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 402 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$
7 follow-up statements
805 FZAK61 PAFC 050032 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 332 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-051445- 332 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ALONG THE WESTERN GULF COAST THROUGH THU...BEGINS TO WEAKEN THU NIGHT...AND CONTINUES WEAKENING THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-051445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 332 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-051445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 332 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$
224 FZAK61 PAFC 051257 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 357 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2017 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. PKZ399-060200- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST INTENSIFIES THROUGH FRI THEN STARTS TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF COAST PERSISTS TODAY THEN WEAKENS TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-060200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-060200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$
838 FZAK61 PAFC 060040 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 340 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-061430- 340 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST INTENSIFIES THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKENS STARTING FRI EVENING AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF. HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE WESTERN GULF COAST PERSISTS TODAY THEN WEAKENS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-061430- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 340 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-061430- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 340 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
345 FZAK61 PAFC 061256 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 356 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2017 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. PKZ399-070215- 356 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BEGINS TO WEAKEN THIS EVENING AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF. HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE WESTERN GULF COAST WEAKENS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-070215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 356 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-070215- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 356 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
304 FZAK61 PAFC 070020 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-071545- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA LINGERS THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WEAKENS THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-071545- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-071545- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
600 FZAK61 PAFC 071257 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 357 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2017 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. PKZ399-080130- 357 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN POSITIONED BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. $$ PKZ351-080130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 357 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2017 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-080130- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 357 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$
680 FZAK61 PAFC 080045 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 345 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-081515- 345 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA REMAINS THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-081515- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 345 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2017 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-081515- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 345 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 3:29 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:29 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:29 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:30 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:34 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:02 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:02 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:11 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 17 hr |
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