Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 97, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 1, 2008, 4:20 AM AKDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Apr 1, 2008, 4:20 AM AKDT (12:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 011722 AAB OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 920 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 UPDATED ZONE 413. 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. PKZ499-020200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW AT 62N 171W WILL MOVE TO 64N 170W TUE AFTERNOON AT 994 MB THEN WELL NORTH OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW AT 48N 166E THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 56N 177W WED AFTERNOON THEN TO 59N 168W LATE WED NIGHT. AT 983 MB LOW AT 46N 167E WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 50N 174W BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-020200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-020200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 722 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-020200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 920 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS EAST OF 175W. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-020200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 722 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK62 PAFC 020009 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-021400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO 52N 171E LATE TONIGHT...THEN TRACKS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA TO NEAR HOOPER BAY AT 988 MB LATE WED NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 51N 175E LATE WED NIGHT AND TO 56N 172W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-021400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF 56N. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-021400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-021400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-021400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT DECREASING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS INCREASING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 31, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 1, 1:48 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 1, 2:20 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Apr 1, 2:44 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 1, 8:10 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:08 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Apr 1, 1:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Apr 1, 1:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr |
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Sources
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