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Storm Warning 91, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 18, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

252 
FZAK62 PAFC 182311
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM 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.

PKZ499-191500-
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 960 MB LOW NEAR 57N 173E WILL MOVE TO 60N 171E AND WEAKEN TO 975 MB
SAT AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 46N 175W FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 53N
169W AT 963 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 63N 168W AT 975 MB SUN. 
$$

PKZ411-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...EAST OF 176W...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WEST OF 176W...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  
$$
2 follow-up statements
497 
FZAK62 PAFC 191147
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 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.

PKZ499-200300-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 969 MB LOW NEAR 60N 172E WILL DRIFT NORTH AND WEAKEN BEFORE
DISSIPATING LATE SAT NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 45N 176W WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB NEAR 54N 167W SAT EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY 
WEAKEN TO 977 MB NEAR 65N 171W LATE SUN NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC
LOW WILL MOVE TO 56N 174E AT 981 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 56N...SE WIND 20 KT. S OF 56N...SW WIND
35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N OF 56N...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S OF 56N...W 
WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 175W...NW WIND 20 KT. E OF 175W...E WIND
25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT...BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF SAINT
PAUL ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$
981 
FZAK62 PAFC 192323
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 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.

PKZ499-201500-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 962 MB LOW NEAR 53N 170W MOVES TO 60N 168W AT 969 MB SUN MORNING
AND THEN MOVES TO 67N 171W AT 975 MB MON MORNING. A 988 MB LOW
DEVELOPS NEAR 52N 176E SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 58N 174W AT 984 MB
MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 15 FT. 
.SUN...S TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO E 25 TO
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 57N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING BY
LATE EVENING THEN INCREASING TO W 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 TO 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 18, 4:20 PM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC37 hr
Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 19, 12:30 PM AKDTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC16 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.