Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 261, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 20, 2017, 3:15 PM AKDT. It was in force for 37 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 20, 2017, 3:15 PM AKDT (23:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2017, 3:53 AM AKDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
446 FZAK61 PAFC 202315 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 315 PM AKDT THU APR 20 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. PKZ399-211400- 315 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 991 MB LOW AT 49N 149W TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 54N 159W SATURDAY. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE SOUTH SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-211400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 315 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-211400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 315 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
195 FZAK61 PAFC 211201 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 401 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-220200- 401 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE THIS MORNING AND STALL OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-220200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 401 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-220200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 401 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$
253 FZAK61 PAFC 212310 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 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. PKZ399-221400- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN GULF SUNDAY FROM THE WEST. $$ PKZ351-221400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-221400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
228 FZAK61 PAFC 221153 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 353 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-230145- 353 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STALLED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH TONIGHT. WEAK TROUGHS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-230145- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 353 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-230145- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 353 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 3:32 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:32 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 20, 3:58 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:01 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:01 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 20, 3:21 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:24 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:36 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:36 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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