Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 10, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 19, 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 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 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.
752 FZAK61 PAFC 200017 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 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. PKZ399-201500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 964 MB PACIFIC LOW NEAR 51N 148W WILL MOVE TO 55N 134W SAT AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 58N 148W ON SAT. $$ PKZ351-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
977 FZAK61 PAFC 201234 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-210300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 959 MB LOW AT 53N 145W WILL MOVE TO 55N 137W LATE SAT MORNING AT 962 MB THEN TO 57N 150W AT 968 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Jan 20, 6:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 20, 6:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Jan 20, 7:25 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 26 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.