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Storm Warning 41, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 7, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 7, 2014, 4:00 AM 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 7, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 7, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

156 
FZAK62 PAFC 071236
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 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.

PKZ499-080100-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH EARLY SUN
MORNING. A 990 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 994
MB AS IT MOVES TO 54N 154W THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUES TO 50N
156W EARLY SAT MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH. THIS LOW WILL BE
ABSORBED BY A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WITH A 992 MB CENTER NEAR 47N
155W EARLY SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-080100-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014

.TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-080100-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 176W. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF
176W. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF
175W. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 14 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-080100-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-080100-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 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 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 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

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