Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 188, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 31, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 14 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
- Dec 31, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2012, 6:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 31, 10:27 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr |
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