Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 255, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 11, 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 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 12, 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.
758 FZAK61 PAFC 111254 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ399-120300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A STRONG FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TODAY. A 981 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB NEAR 57N 151W THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB NEAR 60N 147W LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND MON MORNING. $$ PKZ351-120300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-120300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
624 FZAK61 PAFC 120034 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-121500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 969 MB LOW NEAR 58N 151W WILL WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB NEAR 60N 146W SUN NIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE MON MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-121500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO SW 55 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 TO 32 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-121500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 25 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
300 FZAK61 PAFC 121256 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 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. PKZ399-130300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 978 MB LOW WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
632 FZAK61 PAFC 130003 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-131500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 61N 147W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A 991 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 52N 156W TUE MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB NEAR 58N 151W TUE NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1003 MB NEAR 59N 149W WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-131500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-131500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 5:20 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:52 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 11, 5:00 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Dec 11, 9:26 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:32 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 7 hr |
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