Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 142, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 4, 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
- Oct 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 5, 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.
713 FZAK62 PAFC 041203 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 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. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW NEAR 58N 173W MOVES TO 63N 173W AND WEAKENS TO 978 MB FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO 65N 175W AND WEAKENS TO 982 MB EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW TO NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
482 FZAK62 PAFC 042340 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 59N 172W WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB NEAR 65N 173W FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN IN PLACE TO 1002 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 49N 180 WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB NEAR 50N 177W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E TO NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF 167W. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
736 FZAK62 PAFC 051147 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 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. PKZ499-060300- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 63N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB NEAR 66N 170W SAT NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 48N 179W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR 46N 174W EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TODAY...N TO W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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