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Storm Warning 88, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 21, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

853 
FZAK62 PAFC 211105
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 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.

PKZ499-220300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING RAPIDLY WEAKENS THROUGH WED
AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 55N 167E MOVES TO 55N 168E AT 988 MB WED
AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES NORTHWEST AND WEAKENS. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 46N
173E WED EVENING RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS TO 957 MB NEAR 57N 177E THU
EVENING...THEN DRIFTS NORTH TO NEAR 59N 178E AT 960 MB LATE THU
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT
VARIABLE 20 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT W 30 KT IN THE MORNING WEST OF 176W.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 27 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N TO E WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
491 
FZAK62 PAFC 212318
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 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.

PKZ499-221500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR 55N 167E WILL MOVE TO 55N 168E AT 988 MB WED
AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 46N 173E WED EVENING
WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 957 MB NEAR 57N 177E THU EVENING THEN
DRIFT TO NEAR 59N 178E AT 960 MB LATE THU NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ411-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF
56N...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$
075 
FZAK62 PAFC 221132
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 22 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.

PKZ499-230300-
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 982 MB LOW NEAR 50N 172E MOVES TO NEAR 57N 176E AT 971 MB THU
AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES NORTHWEST AND WEAKENS TO 985 MB NEAR EASTERN
RUSSIA FRI MORNING AND REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 995 MB
LOW MOVES TO NEAR 45N 176E FRI AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 47N
178W AT 994 MB LATE FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N OF 56N...E WIND 50 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING
TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF
FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. 

$$
883 
FZAK62 PAFC 222258
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 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.

PKZ499-231500-
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 961 MB LOW NEAR 58N 176E WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO EASTERN RUSSIA
FRI AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW ACROSS THE
CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ONSHORE OF
SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON FRI. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 52N 170W SAT
AFTERNOON AT 995 MB. 

$$

PKZ411-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 20, 4:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 20, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Mar 20, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 20, 6:20 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC22 hr
Mar 21, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 21, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 21, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 21, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Mar 21, 11:23 AM AKDTBlizzard WatchAFC5 hr
Mar 21, 3:53 PM AKDTBlizzard WatchAFC13 hr
Mar 21, 3:53 PM AKDTBlizzard WarningAFC42 hr

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Sources

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