Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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
- Jan 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
088 FZAK61 PAFC 090013 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 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. PKZ399-091500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 61N 146W WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB AND DRIFT TO 60N 144W EARLY MON MORNING THEN DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ351-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
017 FZAK61 PAFC 091229 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-100300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 60N 144W WILL DRIFT TO 59N 140W THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO NEAR 55N 155W AT 984 MB WED MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT AHEAD OF IT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-100300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-100300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
738 FZAK61 PAFC 100018 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 9 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. PKZ399-101500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 49N 160W WILL MOVE ONSHORE OF THE ALASKAN PENINSULA NEAR 56N 157W EARLY TUE MORNING AT 975 MB. A NORTHERN PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO NEAR 54N 153W WED MORNING AT 994 MB AND THEN TO 56N 150W WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-101500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-101500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 INCREASING TO 55 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
450 FZAK61 PAFC 101214 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-110300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN TO WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 155W AT 993 MB EARLY WED MORNING THEN MOVE TO 60N 148W AT 997 MB THU MORNING. $$ PKZ351-110300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-110300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
431 FZAK61 PAFC 110004 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 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. PKZ399-111500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 50N 161W WILL MOVE TO 57N 153W WED MORNING AT 993 MB IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 61N 148W THU MORNING AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB. $$ PKZ351-111500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-111500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 3:53 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:53 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:16 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:16 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 8, 9:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 9, 5:00 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 40 hr |
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