Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 45, NWS Anchorage, AK
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 6:58 PM AKST | Ice Storm Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:25 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:48 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 1:50 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:07 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 16, 12:21 PM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 7 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.