Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2015
Storm Warning 78, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Sep 30, 2015, 3:46 AM AKDT. It was in force for 35 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
- Sep 30, 2015, 3:46 AM AKDT (11:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2015, 3:05 PM AKDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
270 FZAK62 PAFC 301146 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 346 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 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. PKZ499-010115- 346 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 53N 175E THIS EVENING WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 61N 176E LATE THU MORNING BEFORE MOVING INTO THE FAR NORTHERN BERING SEA FRI MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING THU MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING THU AFTERNOON AND INLAND LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-010115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 346 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-010115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 346 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 26 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-010115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 346 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-010115- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 346 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
376 FZAK62 PAFC 302318 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 318 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-011430- 318 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW AT 56N 165E WILL MOVE TO 62N 178E THU AFTERNOON AND DEEPEN TO 973 MB THEN TO 65N 178E FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING THU MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING THU AFTERNOON AND INLAND LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-011430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 318 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT EXCEPT BECOMING W 25 KT W OF 175E IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT...STRONGEST N. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-011430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 318 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-011430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 318 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-011430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 318 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
947 FZAK62 PAFC 011144 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 344 AM AKDT THU OCT 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. PKZ499-020200- 344 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 59N 173E WILL MOVE TO 65N 179E AT 984 MB BY FRI MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB AS IT TRACKS INLAND OVER NORTHEASTERN RUSSIA FRI AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL TRACK INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY THU AFTERNOON...THEN INLAND BY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-020200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 344 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-020200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 344 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-020200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 344 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-020200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 344 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
233 FZAK62 PAFC 012305 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 305 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-021330- 305 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW AT 62N 180 WILL MOVE TO 64N 180 FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN REMAIN STATIONARY AND FURTHER WEAKEN TO 1008 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-021330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 305 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-021330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 305 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 18 FT IN THE EARLY EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-021330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 305 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-021330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 305 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT...STRONGEST E. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 3:03 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:09 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:09 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 30, 3:53 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:53 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:53 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Sep 30, 11:41 AM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:30 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Sep 30, 3:59 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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