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Storm Warning 197, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 28, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 28, 2011, 7:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 9 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 28, 2011, 7:00 AM AKST (16:00 UTC)
Expired: Nov 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

974 
FZAK62 PAFC 281601 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
700 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

UPDATED ZONES 411 AND 412

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.

PKZ499-290300-
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 983 MB LOW NEAR 55N 178W MOVES TO NEAR 53N 177W MON EVENING AT 
987 MB AND THEN IS ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW MON NIGHT. 
A 989 MB LOW NEAR 45N 174E DEEPENS TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR
50N 170W LATE MON NIGHT...THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES NEAR 
57N 163W LATE TUE NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 54N 164E LATE TUE
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
700 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
700 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 177W...N WIND 25 T0 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF 177W...
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N OF 57N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 15
KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 
10 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N.
 .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

977 
FZAK62 PAFC 290025
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 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.

PKZ499-291500-
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 985 MB LOW NEAR 54N 178W WILL BE ABSORBED BY A MUCH STRONGER
PACIFIC LOW MON NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 47N 174W WILL MOVE TO 
55N 165W TUE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. THIS LOW 
WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR TOGIAK WED
MORNING. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS 
ON WED.

$$

PKZ411-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY
N OF 56N. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
N OF 57N. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	5 days
Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	24 hr
Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Nov 27, 8:45 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	7 hr
Nov 28, 12:01 AM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFC	3 hr
Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Nov 28, 6:30 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	10 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.