Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 187, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2012, 6:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
843 FZAK61 PAFC 282350 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 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. PKZ399-291500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 53N 161W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 162W AT 961 MB LATE TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING OFF TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEAKENING. A 959 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 50N 154W ON SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 56N 155W AT 954 MB EARLY SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING TO NEAR 59N 161W AT 961 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
581 FZAK61 PAFC 291245 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-300300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 954 MB NEAR 52N 153W SAT EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 961 MB NEAR 57N 157W SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. $$ PKZ351-300300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 29 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-300300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. $$
932 FZAK61 PAFC 292345 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 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. PKZ399-301500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 951 MB LOW NEAR 50N 153W WILL MOVE TO 55N 154W TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST ON SUN. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 53N 155W MON AFTERNOON AT 962 MB. $$ PKZ351-301500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 TO 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-301500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
913 FZAK61 PAFC 301219 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-310300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 952 MB LOW NEAR 55N 154W MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY MIDDAY SUNDAY AT 959 MB...THEN WEAKENS AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST THROUGH MON MORNING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW TRACKS TO NEAR 50N 155W AT 964 MB MON MORNING...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 55N 155W AT 962 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-310300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-310300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
086 FZAK61 PAFC 302352 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 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. PKZ399-311500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 59N 160W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA ON MON. A 980 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB AS IT MOVES TO 56N 157W MON NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY ON TUE. $$ PKZ351-311500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-311500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
680 FZAK61 PAFC 311226 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-010300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 967 MB PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 53N 155W AT 959 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 972 MB AND MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-010300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-010300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 31 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:07 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:07 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:30 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 62 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 62 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:45 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 29, 6:43 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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