Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 156, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 1, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- Nov 1, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
984 FZAK61 PAFC 011142 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU NOV 1 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. PKZ399-020300- 400 AM AKDT THU NOV 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 50N 150W WILL DRIFT TO 52N 152W AT 951 MB FRI MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 54N 147W AT 963 MB EARLY SAT MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS EVENING TO THE NORTHERN GULF ON FRI AND WEAKEN. $$ PKZ351-020300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT THU NOV 1 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-020300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT THU NOV 1 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 TO 60 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
780 FZAK61 PAFC 012257 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU NOV 1 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-021500- 400 PM AKDT THU NOV 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 958 MB LOW NEAR 52N 151W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE DEEPENING TO 949 MB THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 56N 146W AT 971 MB ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-021500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT THU NOV 1 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-021500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT THU NOV 1 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 TO 60 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W OF 148W...N TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 148W...S TO SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
595 FZAK61 PAFC 021117 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 2 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. PKZ399-030300- 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 951 MB LOW NEAR 51N 153W MOVES TO NEAR 54N 148W WHILE WEAKENING TO 962 MB FRI NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 58N 146W WHILE WEAKENING TO 981 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-030300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-030300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
735 FZAK61 PAFC 022348 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-031500- 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 952 MB LOW NEAR 53N 150W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 145W WHILE WEAKENING TO 974 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 59N 144W AT 983 MB SUN MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN AFTERNOON. A 968 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-031500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-031500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 TO 30 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
653 FZAK61 PAFC 031108 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 3 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. PKZ399-040300- 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 54N 149W WILL MOVE TO 58N 145W AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE SUN. A 965 MB LOW NEAR 55N 137W SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 59N 144W AT 989 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N TO E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N TO E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Oct 31, 6:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Oct 31, 6:40 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 1, 10:03 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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