Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 101, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
- Apr 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
371 FZAK62 PAFC 071158 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 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. PKZ499-080300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178E WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB NEAR 61N 180 THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 992 MB LOW NEAR 46N 167E WILL DEEPEN TO 983 MB THIS EVENING NEAR 54N 178E. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB NEAR 63N 180 SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. $$
2 follow-up statements
098 FZAK62 PAFC 072312 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-081500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 53N 174E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 60N 178W AT 979 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH INTO THE GULF OF ANADYR AT 989 MB MON. A 996 MB LOW NEAR 45N 179E SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR 49N 173W AT 984 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 T0 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W OF 175W...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. E OF 175W...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 TO 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. $$
962 FZAK62 PAFC 081156 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 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. PKZ499-090300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178W WILL MOVE TO 63N 178W AT 980 MB LATE TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO EASTERN SIBERIA ON MON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST AK THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 48N 175W AT 989 MB MON MORNING...THEN TRACK TO 52N 163W AT 982 MB TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ411-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 20 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 7, 5:01 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:48 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 21 hr |
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