Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2015
Storm Warning 166, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 13, 2015, 3:31 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
- Dec 13, 2015, 3:31 AM AKST (12:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2015, 3:18 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
282 FZAK62 PAFC 131231 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 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. PKZ499-140245- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 931 MB LOW NEAR 55N 177W WILL TRACK TO 60N 171W AT 952 MB TONIGHT...THEN TO 63N 173W AT 972 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-140245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 TO 55 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 TO 35 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-140245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E TO S WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING N TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-140245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 30 TO 50 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 TO 50 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 33 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-140245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 TO 65 KT. SEAS 25 TO 43 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 TO 40 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 TO 35 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
202 FZAK62 PAFC 132358 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-141430- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 940 MB LOW NEAR 58N 173W WILL TRACK TO 62N 171W AT 961 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN TO 65N 172W AT 982 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 49N 175W MON MORNING AND MOVES INLAND FROM BRISTOL BAY AT 996 MB TUE MORNING. A 1001 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 51N 160W TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-141430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 176E. .MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 TO 29 FT. $$ PKZ412-141430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 TO 30 FT. $$ PKZ413-141430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 24 TO 38 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 TO 31 FT. $$ PKZ414-141430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 TO 40 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 TO 35 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 28 FT. $$
366 FZAK62 PAFC 141218 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 318 AM AKST MON DEC 14 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. PKZ499-150200- 318 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 953 MB LOW NEAR 60N 171W WILL TRACK TO 63N 171W AT 973 MB TONIGHT...THEN TO 66N 170W AT 994 MB TUE NIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 48N 175W THIS MORNING AND MOVE INLAND FROM BRISTOL BAY NEAR 58N 159W AT 994 MB EARLY TUE MORNING. A 996 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 55N 175E TONIGHT AND MOVE TO 58N 173W AT 1000 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 318 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 TO 29 FT. $$ PKZ412-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 318 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 TO 30 FT. $$ PKZ413-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 318 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 TO 31 FT. $$ PKZ414-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 318 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 TO 35 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 28 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 3:51 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:47 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:47 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:47 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:47 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:54 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 13, 5:06 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:58 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:58 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:58 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:58 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:58 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:58 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr |
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