Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 27, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 27, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 281251 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST MON JAN 28 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. PKZ399-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 58N 151W WILL TRACK TO 55N 141W EARLY TUE MORNING AND INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ON TUE. A 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 157W LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST MON JAN 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AST MON JAN 28 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 281539 AAA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 640 AM AST MON JAN 28 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 58N 151W WILL TRACK TO 55N 141W EARLY TUE MORNING AND INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ON TUE. A 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 157W LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 640 AM AST MON JAN 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 640 AM AST MON JAN 28 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 290035 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST MON JAN 28 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. PKZ399-291500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 57N 147W WILL TRACK INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC MON NIGHT INTO TUE. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 52N 161W TUE AFTERNOON AT 972 MB AND THEN TO 52N 144W WED AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVE BACK SOUTHWARD WED. $$ PKZ351-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST MON JAN 28 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AST MON JAN 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 28, 12:13 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 1:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 28, 1:55 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 28, 10:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:30 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 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.