Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2015
Storm Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 1, 2015, 3:02 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Jan 1, 2015, 3:02 AM AKST (12:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2015, 3:12 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
610 FZAK62 PAFC 011202 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 302 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 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. PKZ499-020245- 302 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA TODAY. A 970 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL INTENSIFY TO 959 MB AS IT TRACKS TO 54N 166E LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND OVER THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL PUSH ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA TONIGHT AND FRI. $$ PKZ411-020245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 302 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-020245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 302 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-020245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 302 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-020245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 302 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
661 FZAK62 PAFC 020015 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 315 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-021415- 315 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...A WEAK FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST THU NIGHT. A 962 MB LOW NEAR 48N 163W WILL TRACK TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRI EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL STALL OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-021415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 315 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING. .FRI...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S TO W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-021415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 315 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND UP TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-021415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 315 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S TO W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-021415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 315 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2015 .TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$
318 FZAK62 PAFC 021212 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 312 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 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. PKZ499-030245- 312 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 52N 166E WILL TRACK OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL STALL OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THIS AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-030245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 312 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-030245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 312 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-030245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 312 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-030245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 312 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TODAY...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:02 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:15 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 days | |
| Jan 1, 3:15 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:44 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:44 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:49 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:49 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:58 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:58 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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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.