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Storm Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 7, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 7, 2013, 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 7, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 8, 2013, 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.

695 
FZAK62 PAFC 071255
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013

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.

PKZ499-080300-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 987 MB LOW NEAR 60N 178W WILL MOVE OVER SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MON
AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA LATE MON MORNING BEFORE DEEPENING INTO A 969 MB LOW NEAR
52N 179W LATE MON NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 59N 179E TUE
AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING TO NEAR EASTERN SIBERIA LATE TUE
NIGHT...LEAVING A BROAD 975 MB LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA.

$$

PKZ411-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N IN
THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...S OF 57N...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 57N...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 57N...SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW BECOMING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT E
OF 175W. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 45 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT 19 FT W OF 176W. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

TP

3 follow-up statements

726 
FZAK62 PAFC 080023
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013

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.

PKZ499-081500-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 981 MB LOW NEAR 48N 178E MOVES 57N 172E AT 966 MB TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS TUESDAY NIGHT. A
LARGE COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN
BERING SEA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

$$

PKZ411-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

860 
FZAK62 PAFC 081208
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

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.

PKZ499-090300-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 974 MB LOW NEAR 52N 179W WILL MOVE TO 59N 178E TUE AFTERNOON THEN
NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LATE TUE NIGHT. A BROAD 975 MB LOW WILL
REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. A WEATHER
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA LATE TUE EVENING AND WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT...EXCEPT 15 FT E OF 175W. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
167W...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

262 
FZAK62 PAFC 090037
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

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.

PKZ499-091500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 968 MB LOW NEAR 59N 168E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY
WEAKEN TO 980 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 49N 176W WED
MORNING WILL MOVE TO 59N 168W AT 994 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
TO 16 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 7, 4:47 AM AKST	High Wind Watch	AFC	8 hr
Jan 7, 12:25 PM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	16 hr

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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.