Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 12, 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
- Jan 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 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.
489 FZAK62 PAFC 121229 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 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. PKZ499-130300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN BERING...AND SPREAD TO THE WESTERN BERING FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO SE 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ414-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
498 FZAK62 PAFC 130002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-131500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE PRIBILOFS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SAT. $$ PKZ411-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 TO 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N OF 56N...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 56N...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
097 FZAK62 PAFC 131201 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 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. PKZ499-140300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRI EVENING. ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON SAT. $$ PKZ411-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. WEST OF 175W...WINDS BECOMING S 20 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
903 FZAK62 PAFC 140011 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-141500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRI EVENING. ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ411-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 TO 27 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 176W...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. E OF 176W...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 176W...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 176W...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 3:59 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:30 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 18 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:30 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 12, 5:07 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 19 hr |
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