Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2015
Storm Warning 53, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 7, 2015, 3:26 PM AKDT. 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
- Apr 7, 2015, 3:26 PM AKDT (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2015, 3:12 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
537 FZAK62 PAFC 072326 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 326 PM AKDT TUE APR 7 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. PKZ499-081330- 326 PM AKDT TUE APR 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 979 MB LOW NEAR 56N 171E MOVES TO 58N 172W AT 973 MB WED AFTERNOON... THEN MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-081330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 326 PM AKDT TUE APR 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .WED...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-081330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 326 PM AKDT TUE APR 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT...EXCEPT 18 TO 25 FT S OF 57N. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-081330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 326 PM AKDT TUE APR 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 TO 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-081330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 326 PM AKDT TUE APR 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
331 FZAK62 PAFC 081112 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 312 AM AKDT WED APR 8 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-090130- 312 AM AKDT WED APR 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 58N 180W WED MORNING MOVES TO 59N 166W AT 975 MB WED EVENING BEFORE MOVING INLAND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY THU MORNING. THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN IN WESTERLY FLOW THROUGH FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-090130- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 312 AM AKDT WED APR 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-090130- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 312 AM AKDT WED APR 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .THU...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-090130- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 312 AM AKDT WED APR 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT BUILDING TO 22 TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-090130- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 312 AM AKDT WED APR 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THIS ICE EDGE. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 3:06 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:34 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:54 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 7, 9:16 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Apr 7, 9:23 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Apr 7, 10:37 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 53 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:05 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 7, 3:05 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:26 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 7, 3:26 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
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