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Storm Warning 144, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 22, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Oct 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

189 
FZAK62 PAFC 222317
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 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.

PKZ499-231500-
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR 49N 175E WILL INTENSIFY TO 981 MB AT 51N 177E LATE
TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO 46N 177W TUE NIGHT. 
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INLAND TUE. 

$$

PKZ411-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

JM

1 follow-up statement

056 
FZAK62 PAFC 231146
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 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.

PKZ499-240300-
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 981 MB LOW NEAR 50N 179E WILL WEAKEN T0 996 MB NEAR 48N 177W
TUESDAY EVENING AND THEN MERGE WITH A 990 MB LOW NEAR 45N 169W
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BERING SEA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N OF 56 N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. S OF 56
N...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N OF 56 N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. S OF 56
N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	6 days
Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	12 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.