Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 190, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
849 FZAK61 PAFC 151229 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 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. PKZ399-160300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 59N 142W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 56N 158W WILL MOVE TO 59N 144W WED MORNING AND INTENSIFY TO 982 MB...THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 54N 140W WED NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ351-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
162 FZAK61 PAFC 160034 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-161500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 57N 146W WILL MOVE TO 59N 144W WED MORNING AT 982 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1010 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
041 FZAK61 PAFC 161228 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 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. PKZ399-170300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 60N 144W WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB NEAR 47N 125W LATE THU NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN LINGER ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
618 FZAK61 PAFC 170014 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-171500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 57N 144W WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH FRI. A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 56N 156W THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 54N 144W AT 1006 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-171500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 TO 30 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-171500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
682 FZAK61 PAFC 171210 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 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. PKZ399-180300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON BUT PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 56N 156W TONIGHT THEN STRENGTHEN TO 1003 MB NEAR 55N 148W FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 48N 133W FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W OF 147W...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF OF 147W...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 3:48 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 14, 3:59 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:49 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:55 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Nov 15, 10:29 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 47 hr |
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