Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2014
Storm Warning 147, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 23, 2014, 3:03 PM 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
- Dec 23, 2014, 3:03 PM AKST (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2014, 3:21 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
415 FZAK62 PAFC 240003 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 303 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 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. PKZ499-241500- 303 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 957 MB LOW NEAR 56N 176E WILL WEAKEN TO 968 MB NEAR 54N 167E WED MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 978 MB NEAR 51N 162E THU MORNING. A 976 MB LOW NEAR 47N 171E WILL TRACK TO 54N 180 WED MORNING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 303 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 32 FT. SNOW. S OF 56N...SW WIND 40 TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 303 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT EARLY BECOMING SW 20 TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 28 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 303 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 TO 30 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 303 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. S OF 56N...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S TO W WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO E WIND 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S TO E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
757 FZAK62 PAFC 241221 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 321 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-250215- 321 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 962 MB LOW NEAR 56N 172E BECOMES A BROAD LOW AT 981 MB NEAR 55N 172E THU MORNING AND THEN IS ABSORBED BY A 959 MB LOW NEAR 54N 175E FRI MORNING. A 974 MB LOW NEAR 51N 179E WILL PUSH A FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND THEN WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THU MORNING. A 983 MB AT 59N 168W MOVES INLAND THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-250215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 321 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N OF 56N...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. S OF 56N...S TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT S 15 TO 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-250215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 321 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-250215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 321 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-250215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 321 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 3:03 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 23, 3:05 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:11 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:11 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:01 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 24, 3:21 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 24, 3:29 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Dec 24, 3:29 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 24, 3:29 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr |
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Sources
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