Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 89, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 25, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 25, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
392 FZAK62 PAFC 252253 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 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 AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 969 MB LOW NEAR 55N 178W WILL MOVE TO 56N 168W MON AFTERNOON AT 979 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT TO 58N 170W TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N OF 57N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 57N...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 20 KT. S OF 57N...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
864 FZAK62 PAFC 261154 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-270300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 56N 171W WILL MOVE TO 56N 166W AT 980 MB LATE THIS EVENING...THEN DRIFT TO 57N 169W AT 975 MB EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW TO NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
778 FZAK62 PAFC 261323 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 414 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. PKZ499-270300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 56N 171W WILL MOVE TO 56N 166W AT 980 MB LATE THIS EVENING...THEN DRIFT TO 57N 169W AT 975 MB EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW TO NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
517 FZAK62 PAFC 262301 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-271500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 979 MB LOW NEAR 56N 167W WILL DRIFT NORTH TO NEAR 57N 168W AT 972 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES BACK SOUTH TO NEAR 56N 167W WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 20 KT. S OF 57N...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N OF 57N...E WIND 20 KT. S OF 57N...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 57N...SE WIND 15 KT. S OF 57N...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:38 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days |
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