Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 261, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 25, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 25, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
429 FZAK61 PAFC 251248 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 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. PKZ399-260300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 961 MB MON AFTERNOON NEAR 58N 144W AND THEN WEAKENS TO 973 MB MON NIGHT NEAR 60N 144W. $$ PKZ351-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
161 FZAK61 PAFC 260008 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-261500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 51N 148W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 961 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 144W MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 60N 147W MON NIGHT AT 976 MB AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ351-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ JAM
669 FZAK61 PAFC 261249 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 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. PKZ399-270300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 969 MB LOW NEAR 55N 143W INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB MON AFTERNOON NEAR 58N 143W AND THEN WEAKENS TO 979 MB MON NIGHT NEAR 61N 147W BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB TUE NIGHT NEAR 55N 142W. $$ PKZ351-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
149 FZAK61 PAFC 270034 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-271500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 961 MB LOW NEAR 58N 143W WILL MOVE TO 60N 142W MON NIGHT AT 975 MB AND THEN TRACK INLAND EARLY TUE. A 977 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 60N 147W MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER COOK INLET TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 148W. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
173 FZAK61 PAFC 271248 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 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. PKZ399-280300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 61N 158W WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND TUE AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW NEAR 50N 150W WILL MOVE TO 55N 139W AT 967 MB TUE NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 60N 145W AT 985 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Dec 25, 7:34 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Dec 25, 7:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 25, 9:15 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 43 hr |
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