Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 162, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 21, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. 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
- Nov 21, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
999 FZAK61 PAFC 220012 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 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. PKZ399-221500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 55N 140W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS IT MOVES WEST. A 978 MB LOW 48N 146W WILL INTENSIFY TO 968 MB AT 51N 144W TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO AROUND 960 MB AT 53N 143W THU AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 56N 140W AT AROUND 974 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E OF 147W...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 147W...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E OF 147W...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 147W...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
037 FZAK61 PAFC 221216 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-230300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 963 MB LOW NEAR 51N 144W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 955 MB NEAR 53N 142W THU AFTERNOON THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 56N 137W AT 988 MB LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-230300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-230300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
080 FZAK61 PAFC 230010 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 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. PKZ399-231500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 959 MB LOW NEAR 53N 144W MOVES TO 55N 135W AND WEAKENS TO 1001 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 21, 6:26 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 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.