Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 3, 2012, 4:00 PM 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 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
332 FZAK62 PAFC 040035 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 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. PKZ499-041500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 56N 171W WILL MOVE TO 58N 161W WED NIGHT AT 982 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT HEADS INLAND ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION THU. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
057 FZAK62 PAFC 041223 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 59N 159W WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE BRISTOL BAY REGION THU AFTERNOON. A 967 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 45N 176W THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:01 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:01 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 2:33 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:18 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 6:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 4, 7:05 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 4, 9:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Jan 4, 10:25 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr |
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