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Storm Warning 40, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 6, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 6, 2014, 4:00 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
Feb 6, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 7, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

993 
FZAK62 PAFC 062356
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 6 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.

PKZ499-071300-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 6 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH SAT
AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 58N 150W FRI MORNING WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
TO 995 MB NEAR 53N 160W EARLY SAT MORNING AND DISSIPATE SAT
AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-071300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU FEB 6 2014

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 14 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-071300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU FEB 6 2014

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF 174W. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF
178W. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF
178W. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-071300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU FEB 6 2014

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-071300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST THU FEB 6 2014

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF
168W. SEAS 4 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 57N. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 15 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 6, 4:01 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC21 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 4:35 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC19 hr
Feb 7, 4:52 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC11 hr
Feb 7, 1:30 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC8 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.