Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 158, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. 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
- Nov 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
486 FZAK62 PAFC 120025 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 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. PKZ499-121500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 59N 175E WILL MOVE NORTHWEST AND DISSIPATE LATE SUN NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 44N 175E WILL MOVE TO 51N 179E AT 957 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 55N 173W AT 963 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SE 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
602 FZAK62 PAFC 121255 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-130300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 49N 177E WILL MOVE TO 53N 178E AT 954 MB TUE MORNING AND THEN TO 57N 169W AT 970 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 TO 50 KT S OF 57 N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
394 FZAK62 PAFC 130017 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 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. PKZ499-131500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 51N 179E WILL MOVE TO 59N 173W AT 958 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 56N 165W AT 980 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
933 FZAK62 PAFC 131249 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-140300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 956 MB LOW NEAR 53N 176W WILL MOVE TO 58N 170W AT 968 MB WED MORNING AND THEN TO 55N 156W AT 987 MB THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT. E OF 167W...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:04 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 12, 4:57 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 12, 5:20 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 35 hr |
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