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Storm Warning 182, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 6, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. 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
Nov 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

031 
FZAK62 PAFC 070001
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 6 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.

PKZ499-071500-
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 994 MB LOW NEAR 51N 174W WILL MOVE TO 53N 162W AT 999 MB MON
MORNING...THEN EJECT INTO THE GULF OF AK MON NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE
WESTERN BERING WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN BERING MON EVENING AND
WEAKEN. A LOW OVER THE WESTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 49N 167E AT 965
MB MON EVENING...THEN MOVE TO 60N 180 AT 953 MB TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 6 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 35 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 34 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 6 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W OF 176W...SW WIND 25 KT. E OF 176W...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 70 KT. SEAS 39 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 38 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 6 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W OF 176W...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 55 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 35 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 6 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 35 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 36 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
243 
FZAK62 PAFC 071223
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 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.

PKZ499-080300-
400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 996 MB LOW NEAR 53N 167W WEAKENS AND MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
MON EVENING. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 47N 164E MON AFTERNOON INTENSIFIES TO
952 MB TUE MORNING NEAR 56N 173E. THIS LOW CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY TO
944 MB TUE NIGHT AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 65N 176W.

$$

PKZ411-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT
BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 23 TO 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...S WIND 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 34 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 36 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC17 hr
Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 6, 4:08 PM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC13 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 7, 4:45 AM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC11 hr
Nov 7, 4:45 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC43 hr
Nov 7, 8:50 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 hr
Nov 7, 11:05 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC18 hr
Nov 7, 11:45 AM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC28 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.