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Storm Warning 114, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 14, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Sep 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
Sep 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

710 
FZAK61 PAFC 142306
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 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.

PKZ399-151500-
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 53N 158W
SAT MORNING AT 992 MB...THEN STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY
NEAR 59N 159W AT 976 MB LATE SUN MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE ASHORE THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-151500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-151500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
779 
FZAK61 PAFC 151152
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 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.

PKZ399-160300-
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 995 MB LOW NEAR 51N 163W
WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO NEAR 56N 164W AT 976 MB LATE TONIGHT. AN
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS
AFTERNOON AND MOVE ASHORE THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-160300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.   

$$

PKZ352-160300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.   

$$
863 
FZAK61 PAFC 152358
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 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.

PKZ399-161500-
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 986 MB LOW NEAR 55N 162W WILL MOVE TO 60N 160W AT 974 MB SUN
AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ351-161500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE 
EVENING. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT BUILDING TO 18 TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-161500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT BY
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
329 
FZAK61 PAFC 161120
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 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.

PKZ399-170300-
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 973 MB LOW NEAR 56N 164W
WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH
THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH MON. A WEATHER
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-170300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-170300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 14, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 14, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Sep 14, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 14, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 14, 4:09 PM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 days
Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 15, 2:51 PM AKDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC23 hr
Sep 15, 3:04 PM AKDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC23 hr
Sep 15, 3:12 PM AKDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC31 hr
Sep 15, 3:23 PM AKDTAreal Flood WarningAFC43 hr
Sep 15, 3:30 PM AKDTAreal Flood WarningAFC5 days

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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.