Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 259, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 17, 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 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 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.
569 FZAK61 PAFC 171213 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 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. PKZ399-180300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT NEARING THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF LATE THIS EVENING. A SECOND STRONGER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 958 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE ASHORE THE GULF COAST SUN AFTERNOON. THE 958 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SOUTHERN SHELIKOF STRAIT SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
407 FZAK61 PAFC 180004 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-181500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF LATE THIS EVENING. A SECOND STRONGER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 958 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND REACH THE GULF COAST SUN AFTERNOON. THE 958 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SOUTHERN SHELIKOF STRAIT SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
667 FZAK61 PAFC 181213 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ399-190300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 952 MB LOW NEAR 56N 157W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG FRONT WILL IMPACT THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 54N 145W AT 989 MB MON MORNING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 56N 134W MON EVENING. $$ PKZ351-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
404 FZAK61 PAFC 190000 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-191500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 987 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 57N 156W MONDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:20 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:21 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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