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Storm Warning 97, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 1, 2008

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 31, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Apr 1, 1:48 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Apr 1, 2:20 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC9 hr
Apr 1, 2:44 AM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC13 hr
Apr 1, 8:10 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC15 hr
Apr 1, 11:00 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC4 days
Apr 1, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Apr 1, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 1, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Apr 1, 11:08 AM AKDTBlizzard WatchAFC29 hr
Apr 1, 1:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC10 hr
Apr 1, 1:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC10 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.