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Storm Warning 49, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 24, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 25, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

364 
FZAK62 PAFC 241230
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-250300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS MOVES
OVER MAINLAND ALASKA FRI NIGHT. A 960 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR 48N 169E
FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES TO 57N 174W AT 980 MB SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 TO 21 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING 
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 12 TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

JAM

3 follow-up statements

840 
FZAK62 PAFC 250005
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-251500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 56N 165W WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE WEATHER FRONT
TONIGHT ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA. A 959 MB LOW NEAR 48N 171E
WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB NEAR 59N 179W SAT AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL
WEAKEN FURTHER TO 989 MB SUN AFTERNOON NEAR 58N 165W.
$$

PKZ411-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.SAT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT BY LATE
EVENING. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW TO NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

154 
FZAK62 PAFC 251206
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-260300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 969 MB LOW NEAR 58N 174E WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB NEAR 55N 178W SAT
EVENING THEN MOVE TO 59N 165W AT 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W OF 175W...E WIND 50 KT. E OF 175W...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING
SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 175W...NE WIND 45 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. E OF 175W...S
WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
W OF 167W IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

JAM

826 
FZAK62 PAFC 252354
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-261500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 974 MB LOW NEAR 54N 179E WILL MOVE TO 57N 165W AT 992 MB SUN
AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SUN NIGHT. 
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN NIGHT 
AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 40 KT W OF 175W 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW TO NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	60 hr
Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	5 days
Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	36 hr
Feb 23, 10:22 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	18 hr
Feb 23, 10:24 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	18 hr
Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.