Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 7, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 12, 2017, 4:01 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 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
- Jan 12, 2017, 4:01 AM AKST (13:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2017, 3:11 PM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
572 FZAK62 PAFC 121301 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 401 AM AKST THU JAN 12 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. PKZ499-130215- 401 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 976 MB LOW NEAR 51N 158W FRI MORNING WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AT 973 MB FRI AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-130215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 401 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-130215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 401 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-130215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 401 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-130215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 401 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
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062 FZAK62 PAFC 130000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-131445- 300 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. SIBERIAN HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHES OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A 975 MB AT 53N 157W FRI MORNING MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT REMAINS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-131445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 300 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-131445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 300 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-131445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 300 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-131445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 300 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. $$
697 FZAK62 PAFC 131240 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 340 AM AKST FRI JAN 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. PKZ499-140230- 340 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. SIBERIAN HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHES OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-140230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 340 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-140230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 340 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-140230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 340 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-140230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 340 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N AND E OF 168W. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$
518 FZAK62 PAFC 140011 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-141530- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. SIBERIAN HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES SPREADING OVER THE BERING SEA AND RIDGES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A FRONT REMAINS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-141530- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-141530- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SAT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-141530- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-141530- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 3:38 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:38 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:38 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 days | |
| Jan 11, 3:39 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:46 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:02 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:48 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:48 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:48 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:02 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:02 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days |
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