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Storm Warning 181, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 11, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Dec 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Dec 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

136 
FZAK62 PAFC 111233
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 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.

PKZ499-120300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 967 MB LOW NEAR 54N 170E WILL MOVE TO 57N 180 WED MORNING THEN TO
58N 169W WED NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 57N 178E THIS
AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO 63N 166W WED MORNING.
IT WILL THEN MOVE INLAND BY WED NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING
TO 30 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 56N...N
WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 50 KT W OF 175W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 TO 31 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

200 
FZAK62 PAFC 120011
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 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 TUE DEC 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 983 MB LOW NEAR 59N 174W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 62N 165W AT 980 MB
LATE TUE NIGHT. A 969 MB LOW NEAR 55N 171E WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB NEAR
59N 162W THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 TO 30 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 TO 40 KT DURING THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 TO 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 TO 28 FT DURING THE
MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
26 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

085 
FZAK62 PAFC 121202
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 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 WED DEC 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 980 MB LOW NEAR 60N 172W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR HOOPER BAY THIS
AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 57N 177E WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT
MOVES NEAR 58N 170W THU MORNING...AND THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE
NEWENHAM THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S OF 57N...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 33 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
57N...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 TO 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT EXCEPT 23 FT E OF 174W. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25
FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
TO 16 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 TO 19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 TO 20 FT.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 12 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

798 
FZAK62 PAFC 130007
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 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 WED DEC 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 983 MB LOW NEAR 57N 180 WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 59N 157W AT 991 MB
FRI MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE FRI AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM
NEAR 53N 179E THU MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 55N 169W AT 994 MB THU
NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. 

$$

PKZ411-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 TO 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 TO
24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17
FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 16 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Dec 10, 4:07 PM AKST	Freezing Rain Advisory	AFC	30 hr
Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr
Dec 11, 6:09 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	42 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.