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Storm Warning 151, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 31, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 31, 2014, 2:46 PM AKST. It was in force for 14 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 31, 2014, 2:46 PM AKST (23:46 UTC)
Expired
Jan 1, 2015, 5:00 AM AKST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

770 
FZAK61 PAFC 312346
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-011400-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL DEEPEN TO 
1000 MB AS IT MOVES TO 55N 146W WED NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL 
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB NEAR 57N 139W THU AFTERNOON
BEFORE TRACKING INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-011400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 10 KT EARLY INCREASING TO N 20 TO
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.

$$

PKZ352-011400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
246 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 30, 3:07 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC37 hr
Dec 30, 3:07 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 30, 3:07 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 30, 3:12 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 30, 3:12 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 30, 3:12 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC29 hr
Dec 31, 2:58 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 31, 3:08 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 31, 3:08 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC25 hr
Dec 31, 3:17 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC26 hr
Dec 31, 3:27 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC25 hr
Dec 31, 3:27 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC25 hr
Dec 31, 2:46 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC13 hr
Dec 31, 2:46 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Dec 31, 2:51 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Dec 31, 2:51 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC14 hr
Dec 31, 2:51 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC13 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.