Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 5, 2011, 4:00 AM 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
- Jan 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
466 FZAK62 PAFC 051242 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 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. PKZ499-060300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA BY WED NIGHT. A 972 MB NEAR 44N 169E INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB 49N 179E AND THEN WEAKENS TO 979 MB THU NIGHT NEAR 61N 180. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT S OF 55N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 25 KT W OF 176W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
455 FZAK62 PAFC 060027 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-061500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING MOVES TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A 967 MB LOW NEAR 47N 175E INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB NEAR 52N 179W TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKENS TO 988 MB NEAR 63N 178W FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 178E. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 178E. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
506 FZAK62 PAFC 061254 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 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. PKZ499-070300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 50N 180 WEAKENS TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES TO 61N 178E FRI MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES IN EASTERN RUSSIA FRI NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 45N 174E INTENSIFIES TO 969 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR 55N 177E. $$ PKZ411-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT W OF 177W. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 51 hr |
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