Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 106, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. 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
- Apr 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
025 FZAK62 PAFC 051147 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 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. PKZ499-060300- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 48N 175E TUE AFTERNOON AT 990 MB AND THEN RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 944 MB AS IT MOVES TO 55N 179W WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 59 N 172 W AT 943 MB ON THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED...N WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...E WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .WED...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 28 FT. .THU...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 32 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
609 FZAK62 PAFC 052344 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-061500- 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW AT 50N 177E DEEPENS RAPIDLY TO 940 MB AND MOVES TO 57N 176W BY WED EVENING. THE LOW BEGINS TO FILL AND MOVES TO 60N 169W AT 951 MB BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO NE 50 TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 55 TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE TO SE WIND 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...E OF 176W...SE WIND 40 TO 55 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 176W...NW WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO S 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 45 TO 55 KT BECOMING SW 55 TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .WED...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 TO 55 KT INCREASING TO 55 TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 37 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 30 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 27 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:19 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 5, 11:50 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 17 hr |
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Sources
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