Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 11, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 20, 2012, 6:20 AM AKST. It was in force for 22 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 20, 2012, 6:20 AM AKST (15:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
118 FZAK61 PAFC 201520 AAA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 620 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 UPDATED ZONE 352 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 620 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
310 FZAK61 PAFC 210043 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-211500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 954 MB LOW AT 54N 144W WILL MOVE TO 57N 137W SATURDAY EVENING AT 969 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE. LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...A 969 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 58N 148W AND WILL DRIFT TO 58N 151W AT 972 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
146 FZAK61 PAFC 211224 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 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. PKZ399-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 956 MB LOW AT 55N 141W WILL MOVE TO 58N 140W THIS EVENING AT 968 MB THEN DISSIPATE. A 967 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 58N 148W THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 55N 152W AT 978 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 56N 145W LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 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 | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| 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, 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.