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Storm Warning 45, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 15, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 15, 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
Feb 15, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 16, 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 161238
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 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.

PKZ399-170300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 983 MB LOW 52N 154W WILL MOVE TO 58N 151W SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN
MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ351-170300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SOUTH 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-170300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK61 PAFC 170017
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 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.

PKZ399-171500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 983 MB LOW AT 59N 151W LATE THIS AFTERNOON DISSIPATES TONIGHT AS 
IT MOVES INLAND. SEVERAL WEATHER FRONTS IN SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW FOLLOW
FOR SUN AND MON.

$$

PKZ351-171500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-171500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING THIS EVENING INCREASING TO SE 
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 6:58 PM AKSTIce Storm WarningAFC10 hr
Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 15, 11:25 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 15, 11:48 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 16, 1:50 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC9 hr
Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 16, 11:07 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC18 hr
Feb 16, 12:21 PM AKSTBlowing Snow AdvisoryAFC7 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.