Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 13, 2008, 11:00 AM 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 13, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 140117 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SUN JAN 13 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. PKZ499-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 951 MB LOW NEAR 55N 170E WILL MOVE TO 52N 165E MONDAY MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY WEAKENING TO 975 MB NEAR 50N 174E TUESDAY EVENING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 45N 179E SUNDAY NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 957 MB NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING TO 971 MB NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF TUESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ411-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO S 55 KT THIS EVENING THEN TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 38 FT SUBSIDING TO 31 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK62 PAFC 141213 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 957 MB LOW NEAR 52N 165E WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB NEAR 50N 179E TUESDAY NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 47N 179W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB NEAR 55N 171W MONDAY EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 976 MB AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 62N 165W TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:55 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 1:49 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 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.