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Storm Warning 142, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 12, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 12, 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: Oct 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: Oct 12, 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.

038 
FZAK62 PAFC 121138
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 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.

PKZ499-130300-
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 979 MB LOW NEAR 59N 169E MOVES TO NEAR 64N 171W AT 986 MB WED
NIGHT...THEN DRIFTS NORTH TO NEAR 66N 169W AT 991 MB THU NIGHT.
A 1007 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 47N 174E WED AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO NEAR
52N 175W AT 994 MB THU MORNING...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 57N 162W AT 984
MB THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT.  
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT.  
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ413-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT.  
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ414-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

1 follow-up statement

099 
FZAK62 PAFC 122301
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 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.

PKZ499-131500-
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 982 MB LOW NEAR 63N 178E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 66N 169W THU AFTERNOON
THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA FRI AFTERNOON. A 1007 MB LOW NEAR
44N 171E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 169W AT 990 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN TO
NEAR 58N 154W AT 985 MB FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 56N...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. S OF 56N...W WIND 20
KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 11, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Oct 12, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Oct 12, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Oct 12, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	5 days

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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.