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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 34, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Dec 14, 2011, 4:00 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
- Dec 14, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
343 FZAK62 PAFC 150024 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 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. PKZ499-151500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 948 MB LOW NEAR 51N 167W WILL MOVE TO 56N 165W THU AFTERNOON AT 955 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO 59N 163W FRI AFTERNOON. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 51N 179W FRI AFTERNOON AT 979 MB. $$ PKZ411-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N OF 56N...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AD MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT E OF 167W. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
198 FZAK62 PAFC 150638 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 411 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-151500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 948 MB LOW NEAR 51N 167W WILL MOVE TO 56N 165W THU AFTERNOON AT 955 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO 59N 163W FRI AFTERNOON. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 51N 179W FRI AFTERNOON AT 979 MB. $$ PKZ411-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N OF 56N...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AD MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT E OF 167W. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
510 FZAK62 PAFC 151204 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 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. PKZ499-160300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 944 MB LOW NEAR 54N 165W WILL MOVE TO 56N 163W AT 959 MB THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE TO 60N 165W AT 975 MB FRI EVENING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 50N 178E AT 974 MB FRI MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 53N 167W EARLY SAT MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ411-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N OF 56N...NE WIND 35 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...NE WIND 35 KT. S OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT E OF 166W. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W OF 166W...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. E OF 166W...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .FRI...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT E OF 166W. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 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 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 15, 6:25 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 15, 7:16 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 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.