Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2014

Storm Warning 101, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 27, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 27, 2014, 10:32 AM AKDT. It was in force for 5 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
Oct 27, 2014, 10:32 AM AKDT (18:32 UTC)
Expired
Oct 27, 2014, 3:36 PM AKDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

924 
FZAK62 PAFC 271832 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1032 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2014

UPDATED 411 412 413

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.

PKZ499-280900-
1032 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 975 MB LOW NEAR 65N 175W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO
60N 171W AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING TUE
AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 56N 161W THIS AFTERNOON
AND MOVE TO 55N 152W AT 988 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-280900-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
1032 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2014

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.

$$

PKZ412-280900-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
1032 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$

PKZ413-280900-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
1032 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2014

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ414-280900-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
1032 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$
1 follow-up statement
545 
FZAK62 PAFC 272336
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
336 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2014

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.

PKZ499-281400-
336 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 994MB LOW NEAR 55N 162W MOVES TO 56N 154W TUESDAY. A 986 MB LOW
AT 64N 175W WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 59N 167W TUESDAY
MORNING. THE LOW WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA
TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-281400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
336 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT. SNOW MIXED WITH
RAIN S OF 56N.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN S OF 56N.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN S OF 56N.
.WED...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.THU...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.

$$

PKZ412-281400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
336 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2014

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

$$

PKZ413-281400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
336 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ414-281400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
336 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2014

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW
AND RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW.
.WED...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 27, 3:49 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC6 days
Oct 27, 3:49 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Oct 27, 3:53 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Oct 27, 10:39 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC17 hr
Oct 27, 3:36 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 27, 3:36 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 27, 3:49 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 27, 3:49 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Oct 27, 3:49 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Oct 27, 3:49 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr

Nearby

Storm Warnings in Alaska, 2014Every storm warning in 2014

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.