Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 176, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 31, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 15 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 31, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 312306 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 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. PKZ399-011500- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 997 MB LOW NEAR 58N 147W DRIFTS SOUTHWEST AND DISSIPATES THU MORNING. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 52N 154W AT 950 MB THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 52N 149W AT 956 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-011500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-011500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 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, 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, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 1, 10:03 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 6 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.