Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 86, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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
- Mar 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
530 FZAK62 PAFC 041302 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 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. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 55N 172E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB SUN NIGHT NEAR 58N 170E THEN WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 178E MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE BERING SEA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 56N... S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
192 FZAK62 PAFC 041544 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 645 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 UPDATED ZONES 411 AND 412 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 55N 172E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB SUN NIGHT NEAR 58N 170E THEN WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 178E MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE BERING SEA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 645 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 56N...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 645 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
741 FZAK62 PAFC 050012 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 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. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 57N 171E WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60N 171W TUE AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST MON MORNING AND THEN INLAND MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ JAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:14 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:59 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 4, 6:18 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 4, 6:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Mar 4, 10:45 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 18 hr |
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