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Storm Warning 109, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 7, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 7, 2011, 4:00 PM 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 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 8, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

761 
FZAK62 PAFC 072338
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 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.

PKZ499-081500-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 939 MB LOW AT 58N 175W MOVES TO 61N 169W AT 951 MB BY THU 
AFTERNOON. THE LOW CONTINUES TO FILL AND MOVES TO 62N 163W BY 
FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.

.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
W OF 175 W. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW TO NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 34 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W TO NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 29 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
778 
FZAK62 PAFC 080032 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 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.

PKZ499-081500-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 952 MB LOW NEAR 60N 171W THU AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 60N 162W FRI AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 52N 160E
FRI MORNING THEN DEEPEN TO 994 MB SAT AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 57N 173E. 

$$

PKZ411-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.

.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
W OF 175 W. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW TO NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 34 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W TO NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 29 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$
445 
FZAK62 PAFC 081152
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 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.

PKZ499-090300-
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 966 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVES INLAND THIS MORNING. A 995 MB
LOW WILL FORM NEAR THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING THEN
DEEPEN TO 985 MB NEAR 57N 168E LATE FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS
TO 1000 MB NEAR 56N 178W LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 28 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Apr 7, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC6 days
Apr 7, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 7, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 7, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 8, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Apr 8, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 days
Apr 8, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 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.