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Storm Warning 150, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 29, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 29, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

437 
FZAK62 PAFC 292321
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 29 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.

PKZ499-301500-
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 994 MB LOW NEAR 53N 176E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES 
TO 57N 177W SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 55N 166W MON
AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. A 985 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 57N 171W SUN
AFTERNOON AND TRACK TO 59N 162W MON MORNING AT 996 MB.
$$

PKZ411-301500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-301500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W OF 176W...NE WIND 50 KT. E OF 176W...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W OF 176W...NE WIND 50 KT. E OF 176W...SE WIND 30 KT
BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-301500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-301500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW TO SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

JAM
2 follow-up statements
115 
FZAK62 PAFC 301138
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 30 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.

PKZ499-310300-
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 983 MB LOW NEAR 58N 175W MOVES TO 55N 163W MON EVENING AT 991 MB
AND THEN INTO THE WESTERN GULF. HIGH PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE WESTERN
BERING MON. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TUE
MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-310300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-310300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W OF 176W...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. E OF 176W...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 176W...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. E OF 176W...SE WIND
30 KT BECOMING NE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-310300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
27 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-310300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$
297 
FZAK62 PAFC 302340
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 30 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.

PKZ499-311500-
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 981 MB LOW NEAR 57N 176W WILL MOVE TO 53N 158W AT 999 MB MON NIGHT
AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE.
$$

PKZ411-311500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-311500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF 176W...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. E OF 176W...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-311500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26
FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-311500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

JAM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 29, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC63 hr
Oct 29, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Oct 29, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 30, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC51 hr
Oct 30, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC51 hr
Oct 30, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Oct 30, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr

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Sources

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