Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 243, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 1, 2011, 4:00 AM 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
- Dec 1, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
047 FZAK62 PAFC 011238 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 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. PKZ499-020300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 56N 178E WEAKENS TO 1007 MB FRI AFTERNOON NEAR 62N 167W AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 165E WEAKENS TO 994 MB FRI MORNING NEAR 49N 171E AND THEN IS ABSORBED INTO A 981 MB LOW FRI AFTERNOON NEAR 51N 178W. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 973 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR 52N 176W. $$ PKZ411-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N OF 56N...NE WIND 40 KT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...NE WIND 30 KT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
757 FZAK62 PAFC 020023 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-021500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND THEN DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 976 MB LOW NEAR 49N 177W FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 58N 172W AT 962 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ413-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
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