Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 87, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 4, 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
- Mar 4, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 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.
782 FZAK61 PAFC 041300 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 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. PKZ399-050300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 52N 148W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 50N 149W BY SAT MORNING. A 984 MB LOW MOVES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 55N 140W BY FRI EVENING. THE LOW MOVES TO 56N 149W AT 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 55N 150W AT 994 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-050300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 TO 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-050300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
740 FZAK61 PAFC 050007 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-051500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 984 MB LOW NEAR 54N 139W WILL MOVE NEAR 56N 150W AT 1003 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E OF 147W...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. W OF 147W...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N TO E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
735 FZAK61 PAFC 051237 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 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. PKZ399-060300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 55N 144W WILL MOVE TO 55N 149W AT 990 MB BY SAT EVENING. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING NEAR 56N 151W SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ351-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
478 FZAK61 PAFC 060002 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-061500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 55N 147W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ351-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 3, 10:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
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