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Storm Warning 252, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 9, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 10, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

199 
FZAK61 PAFC 091236
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 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.

PKZ399-100300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 60N
147W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TODAY AND THEN DRIFT EAST
AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF
SAT. 

$$

PKZ351-100300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-100300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
511 
FZAK61 PAFC 100033
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 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.

PKZ399-101500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 60N 145W WILL DRIFT EAST AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT.
A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT. A 990 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP NEAR 58N 150W EARLY SUN. 

$$

PKZ351-101500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 
16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-101500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
505 
FZAK61 PAFC 101224
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 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.

PKZ399-110300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR
58N 146W SUN MORNING AND WILL MOVE TO 60N 145W AT 990 MB SUN NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ351-110300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT
SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-110300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$
918 
FZAK61 PAFC 110032
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 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.

PKZ399-111500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT NIGHT THEN BECOME
STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SUNDAY. A 993 MB LOW OVER THE
CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB NEAR 58N 151W SUN
AFTERNOON THEN WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB NEAR 60N 145W THEN MOVE INLAND
MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-111500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-111500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 8, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 8, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 8, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 8, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC3 days
Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 9, 4:58 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC35 hr
Dec 9, 4:58 AM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC25 hr

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Sources

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