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Storm Warning 107, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 6, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 82 min. 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 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2011, 5:22 PM AKDT
In force
82 min
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

627 
FZAK62 PAFC 062300
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 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.

PKZ499-071500-
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 937 MB LOW AT 56N 179W WILL MOVE TO 60N 169W AT 950 MB THU
AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 62N 162W AT 978 MB FRI
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
28 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF 175...NE TO SE WIND BECOMING SE TO SW WIND 60 KT. W
OF 175W...NE TO SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING NW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 70 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 28 FT
BUILDING TO 35 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 TO
36 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 38 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 32 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  
$$
1 follow-up statement
011 
FZAK62 PAFC 070123 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
522 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

UPDATED ZONES 412 413 414

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.

PKZ499-071500-
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 937 MB LOW AT 56N 179W WILL MOVE TO 60N 169W AT 950 MB THU
AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 62N 162W AT 978 MB FRI
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
28 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
522 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF 175W...NE TO SE WIND BECOMING SE TO SW WIND 55 TO 65
KT. W OF 175W...NE TO SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING NW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
522 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 28 FT BUILDING TO 35 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 TO
36 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
522 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 38 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 32 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  
$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC14 hr
Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC7 days
Apr 6, 4:39 PM AKDTHigh Wind WatchAFC13 hr
Apr 6, 4:55 PM AKDTWinter Storm WarningAFC27 hr
Apr 6, 5:22 PM AKDTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC11 hr
Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC6 days
Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Apr 7, 6:10 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC10 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.