Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 47, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 19, 2012, 4:00 AM 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
- Feb 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
507 FZAK61 PAFC 191213 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 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. PKZ399-200300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 MB LOW AT 57N 149W WILL MOVE TO 58N 152W THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 963 MB LOW AT 51N 163W THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 58N 149W MON AFTERNOON AT 969 MB THEN TO 59N 146W LATE MON NIGHT AT 981 MB. $$ PKZ351-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
074 FZAK61 PAFC 200010 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-201500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 58N 151W WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 59N 154W THIS EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW AT 962 MB LOW MOVES TO 55N 158W TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 60N 148W MON NIGHT AT 981 MB. THIS LOW REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 986 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
150 FZAK61 PAFC 201152 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 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. PKZ399-210300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 960 MB LOW AT 55N 156W WILL MOVE TO 58N 148W THIS AFTERNOON AT 967 MB THEN TO 60N 148W LATE TONIGHT AT 980 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 996 MB BY LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 INCREASING TO SW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 TO 55 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 34 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
777 FZAK61 PAFC 210022 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-211500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 59N 145W WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 982 MB EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING WED MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 54N 147W AT 991 MB TUE MORNING...THEN TRACK TO 56N 134W AT 995 MB TUE EVENING BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE NEAR KETCHIKAN. $$ PKZ351-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 28 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
217 FZAK61 PAFC 211213 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 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. PKZ399-220300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 980 MB LOW AT 60N 145W WILL MOVE TO 61N 148W LATE TONIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB THEN TO 60N 147W LATE WED NIGHT AND FURTHER WEAKEN 1017 MB. $$ PKZ351-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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