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Storm Warning 145, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 23, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 23, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. 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 23, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Oct 26, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

298 
FZAK61 PAFC 232343
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-241500-
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 977 MB LOW NEAR 57N 154W MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 60N 153W AT 980 MB
TUE AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ351-241500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ352-241500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

6 follow-up statements

410 
FZAK61 PAFC 241205
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-250300-
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 980 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL BECOME A 966 MB LOW 
NEAR 57N 154W LATE MON NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 61N 146W BY LATE TUE NIGHT
AS A 982 MB LOW.
$$

PKZ351-250300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-250300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

721 
FZAK61 PAFC 242303
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-251500-
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 982 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 51N 161W RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS TO 966
MB LATE TONIGHT NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF KODIAK ISLAND...THEN WEAKENS
TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60N 141W WEDNESDAY MORNING.
$$

PKZ351-251500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ352-251500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25
FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

714 
FZAK61 PAFC 251208
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-260300-
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 965 MB LOW NEAR 56N 155W WILL BECOME A 976 MB LOW NEAR 59N 148W 
TUE EVENING THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 59N 140W WED AFTERNOON. A 988 MB 
LOW NEAR 58N 160W WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NEAR 58N 153W WED NIGHT
WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN CENTRAL PRESSURE. 
$$

PKZ351-260300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S TO SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 TO 40 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-260300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE TO SW WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

733 
FZAK61 PAFC 252318
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-261500-
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 968 MB LOW NEAR 59N 152W WILL MOVE TO 60N 142W WED MORNING AT
988 MB AND THEN MOVE INLAND. A 993 MB BERING SEA LOW WILL MOVE TO 55N
155W THU MORNING AND THEN DIMINISH AND DRIFT SOUTHEAST. 
$$

PKZ351-261500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
26 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ352-261500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

637 
FZAK61 PAFC 261205
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-270300-
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 980 MB LOW NEAR 60N 147W
WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 60N 142W THIS AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW NEAR 57N
161W THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 57N 150W THU NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW
NEAR 49N 142W THU MORNING WILL BECOME A 971 MB LOW NEAR 55N 135W THU
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ351-270300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 TO 30 FT.  
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-270300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 TO 30 FT.  
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

368 
FZAK61 PAFC 262311
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-271500-
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 991 MB LOW WILL CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND MOVE TO 56N
154W THU MORNING AND THEN TO 55N 146W AT 991 MB THU EVENING. THIS LOW
WILL MERGE WITH A LARGE LOW IN THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC FRI MORNING. 
$$

PKZ351-271500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ352-271500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT
SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	5 days
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	3 days
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Oct 24, 4:56 AM AKDT	High Wind Watch	AFC	10 hr
Oct 24, 2:45 PM AKDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	27 hr
Oct 24, 3:05 PM AKDT	High Wind Warning	AFC	24 hr
Oct 24, 3:36 PM AKDT	High Wind Watch	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.