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Storm Warning 152, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 31, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 31, 2014, 2:51 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, 2:51 PM AKST (23:51 UTC)
Expired
Jan 1, 2015, 5:15 AM AKST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

487 
FZAK62 PAFC 312351
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 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.

PKZ499-011415-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN BERING SEA THU. 
A 984 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL INTENSIFY TO 963 MB
AS IT TRACKS TO 57N 164E FRI AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PUSH ANOTHER
FRONTAL SYSTEM ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA THU 
NIGHT AND FRI.

$$

PKZ411-011415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ412-011415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S TO W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ413-011415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$

PKZ414-011415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 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, 2:46 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC14 hr
Dec 31, 2:51 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 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.