Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 31, 2007, 4:10 PM AKST. It was in force for 19 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
- Dec 31, 2007, 4:10 PM AKST (01:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 010609 AAA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 910 PM AST MON DEC 31 2007 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. PKZ399-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 50N 150W WILL MOVE TO 57N 140W AT 970 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-011500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 910 PM AST MON DEC 31 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 32 TO 42 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 TO 34 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-011500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 910 PM AST MON DEC 31 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 32 TO 42 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N TO E WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 011230 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST TUE JAN 1 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-020300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A STORM FORCE 965 MB LOW AT 54N 148W WILL MOVE TO 54N 141W AT 969 MB BY LATE TUE NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 979 MB AT 58N 137W BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-020300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST TUE JAN 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 34 FT SUBSIDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-020300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST TUE JAN 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 34 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 020009 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 1 2008 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. PKZ399-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 54N 146W WILL MOVE TO 58N 138W AND WEAKEN TO 978 MB THU. A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 59N 149W WED NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ351-021500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST TUE JAN 1 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-021500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST TUE JAN 1 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:25 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 31, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 31, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 31, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 days | |
| Dec 31, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 14 days | |
| Jan 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.