Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 89, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. 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
- Mar 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
158 FZAK62 PAFC 161210 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 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. PKZ499-170400- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WEAKENS BY WED AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 938 MB WED EVENING NEAR 48N 163E AND THEN WEAKENS TO 948 MB THU NIGHT NEAR 53N 171E. ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-170400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF 56 N. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-170400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-170400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-170400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
335 FZAK62 PAFC 162314 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-171600- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A LARGE 943 MB LOW NEAR 46N 162E INTENSIFIES TO 939 MB TONIGHT NEAR 49N 166E AND THEN WEAKENS TO 960 MB NEAR 57N 174E SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-171600- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. EXCEPT SE WIND 40 KT SOUTH OF 56 N. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-171600- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-171600- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-171600- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
221 FZAK62 PAFC 171155 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 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. PKZ499-180400- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG 937 MB LOW NEAR 48N 165E WEAKENS TO 948 MB NEAR 54N 173E LATE THU NIGHT AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 964 MB NEAR 59N 170E LATE FRI NIGHT. A 991 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 973 MB NEAR 49N 173W LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-180400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT BECOMING 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 TO 32 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 28 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-180400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-180400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ414-180400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. $$
429 FZAK62 PAFC 172328 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-181600- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG 940 MB LOW NEAR 51N 169E WEAKENS TO 959 MB NEAR 58N 173E FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES TO 61N 169E AT 973 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING ON FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATES. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 47N 175W SAT MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 968 MB NEAR 54N 171W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-181600- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-181600- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-181600- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-181600- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$
889 FZAK62 PAFC 181152 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 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. PKZ499-190400- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 949 MB LOW NEAR 54N 172E WEAKENS TO 969 MB NEAR 59N 171E SAT MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING IN PLACE AND DISSIPATING LATE SAT NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 48N 174W LATE FRI NIGHT STRENGTHENS TO 962 MB NEAR 54N 169W SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 966 MB NEAR 59N 167W LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-190400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 TO 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-190400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-190400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...W OF 176W...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 176W...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-190400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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