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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 32, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Dec 3, 2011, 4:00 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
- Dec 3, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
277 FZAK62 PAFC 031252 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-040300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ATKA INTENSIFIES TO 960 MB THIS AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT SUN EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE EXTREME WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF 176W...NW WIND 55 KT. E OF 176W...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 176W. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W OF 168W...S WIND 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 30 FT. E OF 168W...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 TO 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
172 FZAK62 PAFC 031957 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1055 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 CORRECTION TO THE SYNOPSIS OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-040300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 55N 174W INTENSIFIES TO 960 MB THIS AFTERNOON NEAR 59N 175W AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT SUN EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE EXTREME WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF 176W...NW WIND 55 KT. E OF 176W...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 176W. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W OF 168W...S WIND 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 30 FT. E OF 168W...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 TO 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
291 FZAK62 PAFC 040018 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-041500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 962 MB LOW NEAR 60N 173W MOVES TO OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA AND WEAKENS TO 972 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A 967 MB LOW NEAR 47N 168E SUNDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 50N 173E AT 966 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SOUTH OF 55N...WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 TO 26 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:10 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:23 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Dec 2, 9:25 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 2, 9:26 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:41 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Dec 3, 9:41 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:50 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Dec 3, 2:55 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 6 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.