Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 45, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 1, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Feb 1, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
291 FZAK61 PAFC 011223 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 1 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. PKZ399-020300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 953 MB LOW NEAR 53N 156W PEAKS AT 947 MB NEAR 55N 156W WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES UP COOK INLET LATE THU MORNING AND THEN MOVES INLAND BY THU AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 53N 140W THU AFTERNOON MOVES TO NEAR 60N 143W AT 971 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-020300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-020300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
756 FZAK61 PAFC 020002 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-021500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 944 MB LOW NEAR 55N 156W MOVES OVER COOK INLET AND WEAKENS TO AROUND 980 MB THU AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 973 MB LOW NEAR 56N 141W THU NIGHT MOVES TO 60N 148W AND WEAKENS TO 988 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-021500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S TO SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 TO 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 148W AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ352-021500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT DIMINISHING TO 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 149W. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 149W. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
746 FZAK61 PAFC 021238 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 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. PKZ399-030300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 963 MB LOW OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT MOVES OVER COOK INLET AND WEAKENS TO 984 THU AFTERNOON. A NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 53N 140W AT 981 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVES INLAND OVER THE COPPER RIVER DELTA FRI AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ351-030300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ352-030300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 3:41 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:48 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 7:33 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Jan 31, 7:33 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 69 hr | |
| Jan 31, 7:33 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jan 31, 7:33 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 31, 7:33 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 68 hr | |
| Jan 31, 9:21 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 1, 12:05 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Feb 1, 4:41 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Feb 1, 6:10 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Feb 1, 9:20 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:10 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 5 hr |
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Sources
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