Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 6, 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
- Jan 6, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 6, 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.
506 FZAK62 PAFC 061254 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 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. PKZ499-070300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 50N 180 WEAKENS TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES TO 61N 178E FRI MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES IN EASTERN RUSSIA FRI NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 45N 174E INTENSIFIES TO 969 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR 55N 177E. $$ PKZ411-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT W OF 177W. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
569 FZAK62 PAFC 070022 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-071500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 977 MB LOW AT 55N 180 MOVES TO 63N 180 FRI AT 988 MB AND CONTINUES NORTH. A 984 MB LOW AT 49N 180 FRI MOVES TO 60N 178E SAT AFTERNOON AT 989 MB AND MERGES WITH LOW TO THE SOUTH. A 972 MB LOW NEAR 59N 172E SAT MORNING MOVES TO 53N 168E SUN MORNING AT 968 MB. $$ PKZ411-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SW WIND 40 KT W OF 175W. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ414-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SE WIND 35 KT E OF 167W. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 67 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:17 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 8:45 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 22 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.