Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 148, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 29, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 29, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
178 FZAK61 PAFC 291139 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 29 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. PKZ399-300300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 973 MB PARENT LOW NEAR 58N 149W MOVES TO 58N 140W AT 988 MB LATE SUN MORNING AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE. A 990 MB SECONDARY LOW FORMS NEAR 60N 146W SUN MORNING AND THEN WEAKENS TO 1001 MB SUN EVENING NEAR 60N 143W BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING. $$ PKZ351-300300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 TO 30 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-300300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 221 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
104 FZAK61 PAFC 292301 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 29 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-301500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 58N 148W WILL MOVE TO 57N 142W SAT NIGHT AT 985 MB AND THEN TRACK INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA SUN AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 60N 147W SUN MORNING AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR CAPE SUCKLING SUN EVENING. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT AND TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF ON MON. $$ PKZ351-301500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF 147W...SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. W OF 147W...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-301500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
255 FZAK61 PAFC 301143 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 30 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. PKZ399-310300- 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 985 MB LOW AT 58N 141W MOVES ONSHORE NEAR LITUYA BAY LATE THIS MORNING. A 990 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 60N 147W THIS MORNING AND DISSIPATES THIS EVENING NEAR 60N 145W AT 1000 MB. A 999 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 57N 148W MON EVENING AND MOVES NEAR 59N 142 EARLY TUE AFTERNOON AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ351-310300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-310300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
420 FZAK61 PAFC 302344 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-311500- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 60N 146W WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 57N 150W MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 59N 145W AND STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB MON NIGHT AND THEN DRIFT TO 60N 145W AT 985 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-311500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-311500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 29, 6:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr |
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