Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2015
Storm Warning 16, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 10, 2015, 8:52 AM AKST. It was in force for 6 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 10, 2015, 8:52 AM AKST (17:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2015, 3:20 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
725 FZAK61 PAFC 101752 AAA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 852 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 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. PKZ399-110800- 852 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 990 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 55N 144W THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 50N 146W AT 994 MB WED MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND. $$ PKZ351-110800- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 852 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-110800- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 852 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
750 FZAK61 PAFC 110020 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 320 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-111445- 320 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 54N 143W WILL MOVE TO 61N 149W AT 994 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN. A 987 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 142W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-111445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 320 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-111445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 320 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 3:06 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:44 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:44 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:44 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:20 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:32 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:32 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 10, 9:31 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 18 hr |
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Sources
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