Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2015
Storm Warning 56, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 21, 2015, 8:19 AM AKDT. It was in force for 19 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 21, 2015, 8:19 AM AKDT (16:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2015, 3:39 AM AKDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
676 FZAK61 PAFC 211619 AAA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 819 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 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. PKZ399-220315- 819 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 998 MB LOW NEAR 49N 162W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB NEAR 55N 152W TUE NIGHT AND TRACK TO 53N 138W AT 998 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-220315- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 819 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO E 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E TO NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .THU...S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-220315- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 819 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE TO SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
707 FZAK61 PAFC 212340 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 340 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-221315- 340 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 53N 156W WILL INTENSIFY TO 979 MB NEAR 55N 151W TUE NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-221315- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 340 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-221315- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 340 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
374 FZAK61 PAFC 221139 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 339 AM AKDT WED APR 22 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. PKZ399-230230- 339 AM AKDT WED APR 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 55N 152W WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB NEAR 52N 137W WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC THU. $$ PKZ351-230230- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 339 AM AKDT WED APR 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-230230- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 339 AM AKDT WED APR 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .THU...E WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 3:40 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Apr 21, 3:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 21, 3:44 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Apr 21, 3:57 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Apr 21, 3:57 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Apr 21, 3:57 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 21, 8:14 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Apr 21, 8:14 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Apr 21, 2:49 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 21, 2:58 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 21, 2:58 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 21, 2:58 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 21, 3:40 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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