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Storm Warning 183, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 8, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. 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: Nov 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Nov 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

914 
FZAK62 PAFC 090012
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 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.

PKZ499-091500-
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 945 MB LOW NEAR 60N 178E MOVES TO 65N 176W AT 943 MB TUE NIGHT AND
THEN MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE
BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
38 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
28 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
28 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
29 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

935 
FZAK62 PAFC 091232
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 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.

PKZ499-100300-
400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 947 MB LOW NEAR 65N 176W WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN RUSSIA TODAY TO
THE CHUKCHI SEA. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN BERING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. A WEATHER
FRONT FROM A KAMCHATKA LOW WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING THU MORNING
AND WEAKEN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 TO 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 TO 24 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27
TO 31 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 TO 23 FT EXCEPT 28 FT N OF 58N. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 32 FT N OF 58N IN THE
MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

746 
FZAK62 PAFC 091239 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ499-100300-
400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 947 MB LOW NEAR 65N 176W WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN RUSSIA TODAY TO
THE CHUKCHI SEA. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN BERING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. A NORTH
PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 55N 172W THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 TO 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 TO 24 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27
TO 31 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 TO 23 FT EXCEPT 28 FT N OF 58N. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 32 FT N OF 58N IN THE
MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

529 
FZAK62 PAFC 100036
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 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.

PKZ499-101500-
400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN BERING SEA THIS
EVENING AND DISSIPATE INLAND OVERNIGHT. THURSDAY AFTERNOON...A 985 MB
NORTH PACIFIC LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 47N 179W AND MOVES TO 58N 166W AT 957
MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
30 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24
FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...NE 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
Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Nov 8, 11:50 PM AKST	Coastal Flood Warning	AFC	24 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Nov 9, 10:10 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	66 hr

Nearby

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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.