Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 482, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 23, 2017, 3:17 PM AKDT. It was in force for 49 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2017, 3:17 PM AKDT (23:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2017, 3:47 PM AKDT
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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643 FZAK61 PAFC 232317 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 317 PM AKDT Mon Oct 23 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. PKZ399-241300- 317 PM AKDT Mon Oct 23 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1006 mb low at 64N 151W will move inland and weaken by Tue morning. A 1003 mb low at 49N 157W will move near 59N 153W at 1004 mb by Tue afternoon before moving inland by Wed morning. A front will move into the western Gulf by Wed morning. $$ PKZ351-241300- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 317 PM AKDT Mon Oct 23 2017 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .THU...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PKZ352-241300- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 317 PM AKDT Mon Oct 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind up to 15 kt becoming S 10 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt increasing to 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .THU...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$
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142 FZAK61 PAFC 241147 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 347 AM AKDT Tue Oct 24 2017 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-250145- 347 AM AKDT Tue Oct 24 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1004 mb low at 55N 154W Tue morning will move to 60N 151W Wed morning and then dissipate. A strong front will move from the western Gulf Tue morning to the central Gulf Thu morning while weakening. $$ PKZ351-250145- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 347 AM AKDT Tue Oct 24 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .THU...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind up to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ352-250145- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 347 AM AKDT Tue Oct 24 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 to 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas building to 8 to 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt increasing to 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. .THU...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SAT...S wind up to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$
475 FZAK61 PAFC 242328 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 24 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. PKZ399-251300- 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 24 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1006 mb low at 59N 152W will move inland near 61N 149W at 1007 mb by Wed morning. A strong front will enter the western Gulf this evening and move into the eastern Gulf by Thu. $$ PKZ351-251300- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 24 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ352-251300- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 328 PM AKDT Tue Oct 24 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt increasing to 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$
912 FZAK61 PAFC 251154 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 354 AM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-260145- 354 AM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A gale force front will be located across the western Gulf Wed morning reaching the eastern Gulf by Fri morning. A storm force barrier jet will develop across the northern Gulf near the coast on Thursday before winds decrease on Friday. $$ PKZ351-260145- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 354 AM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 to 35 kt diminishing to 10 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ352-260145- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 354 AM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .FRI...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
398 FZAK61 PAFC 252347 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 347 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 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. PKZ399-261315- 347 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A front over the western Gulf moves to the north coast tonight... remains stationary through Thursday...then weakens Friday night. The next front moves into the western Gulf Thursday night and pushes quickly north on Friday morning moving inland late Friday afternoon. $$ PKZ351-261315- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 347 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 20 to 35 kt becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...S wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ352-261315- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 347 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind up to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 8:05 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 68 hr | |
| Oct 22, 8:05 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 22, 9:15 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Oct 23, 3:51 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 23, 3:57 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 23, 3:57 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 3:57 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:47 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 23, 3:17 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 23, 3:32 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 23, 3:48 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 26 hr |
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