Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 252, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 4, 2017, 3:47 PM AKDT. 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
- Apr 4, 2017, 3:47 PM AKDT (23:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2017, 3:57 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
733 FZAK61 PAFC 042347 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 347 PM AKDT TUE APR 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. PKZ399-051330- 347 PM AKDT TUE APR 4 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 977 MB LOW NEAR 54N 152W WILL DISSIPATE IN PLACE TONIGHT. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 51N 140W MOVES TO 56N 151W WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 977 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-051330- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 347 PM AKDT TUE APR 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...N TO E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-051330- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 347 PM AKDT TUE APR 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
356 FZAK61 PAFC 051159 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 AM AKDT WED APR 5 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-060045- 359 AM AKDT WED APR 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 966 MB LOW AT 56N 145W WILL MOVE TO 56N 152W AT 974 MB TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN IN PLACE TO 981 MB BY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-060045- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 359 AM AKDT WED APR 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-060045- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 359 AM AKDT WED APR 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$
471 FZAK61 PAFC 052346 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 346 PM AKDT WED APR 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. PKZ399-061400- 346 PM AKDT WED APR 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 969 MB LOW AT 56N 156W LOOPS TO 57N 156W AT 982 MB BY FRI AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WRAPS INLAND OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. SEVERAL TROUGHS SPIN ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-061400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 346 PM AKDT WED APR 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-061400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 346 PM AKDT WED APR 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$
797 FZAK61 PAFC 061200 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 6 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-070045- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 55N 151W TRACKS TO 57N 155W AT 980 MB BY FRI AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT TRACKS THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI MORNING BEFORE MOVING OVER THE COOK INLET AND KENAI PENINSULA REGION BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-070045- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-070045- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
569 FZAK61 PAFC 062337 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 337 PM AKDT THU APR 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. PKZ399-071300- 337 PM AKDT THU APR 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 978 MB LOW AT 55N 152W MOVES TO 54N 158W AT 996 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON. SEVERAL TROUGHS SLIP ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA AND NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-071300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 337 PM AKDT THU APR 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-071300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 337 PM AKDT THU APR 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
739 FZAK61 PAFC 071157 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 357 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-080045- 357 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 977 MB LOW AT 56N 153W TRACKS TO 55N 156W AT 997 MB BY SUN MORNING. A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SAT MORNING THROUGH SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ351-080045- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 357 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-080045- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 357 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017 .TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 3:35 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:55 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 4, 3:55 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:37 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:37 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Apr 4, 3:37 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 4, 3:47 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:47 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:47 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 37 hr |
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