Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 117, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Sep 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
501 FZAK61 PAFC 242306 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 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. PKZ399-251500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF THIS EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY EARLY TUE EVENING. A 974 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 49N 158W TUE EVENING AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TO 956 MB NEAR 54N 152W WED MORNING. $$ PKZ351-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
225 FZAK61 PAFC 251132 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-260300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. A 975 MB LOW MOVES NEAR 50N 157W TUESDAY EVENING AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES TO 950 MB NEAR 56N 151W WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW THEN SLIGHTLY WEAKENS TO 957 MB AND DRIFTS TO NEAR 57N 151W THU MORNING. $$ PKZ351-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
227 FZAK61 PAFC 252342 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 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. PKZ399-261500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 50N 157W TUE EVENING WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 952 MB NEAR 56N 153W WED AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TO 972 MB NEAR 57N 151W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
320 FZAK61 PAFC 260733 AAA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1132 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 UPDATED 351 AND 352 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-261500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 50N 157W TUE EVENING WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 952 MB NEAR 56N 153W WED AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TO 972 MB NEAR 57N 151W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 1132 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 1132 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
157 FZAK61 PAFC 261125 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 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. PKZ399-270300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 961 MB LOW NEAR 52N 155W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 951 MB NEAR 56N 151W WED AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO 978 MB FRI MORNING NEAR 60N 148W. $$ PKZ351-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 45 TO 55 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
173 FZAK61 PAFC 262311 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-271500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 950 MB LOW NEAR 56N 151W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 980 MB NEAR 60N 147W LATE THU NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ351-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 31 FT THIS EVENING. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT BUILDING TO 35 FT THIS EVENING. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
277 FZAK61 PAFC 271138 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 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. PKZ399-280300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A LARGE 957 MB LOW AT 57N 157W WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB AND DRIFT INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRI MORNING. A NEW 990 MB LOW WILL FORM IN UPPER COOK INLET FRIDAY NIGHT AND STALL AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ351-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S TO W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:52 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 14 hr |
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