Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2016
Storm Warning 148, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 15, 2016, 3:34 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2016, 3:34 AM AKST (12:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2016, 3:31 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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199 FZAK62 PAFC 151234 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 334 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2016 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. PKZ499-160245- 334 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY AND OVER THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A 999 MB LOW AT 55N 175E WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS NORTH TO DISSIPATE OVER THE GULF OF ANADYR WED. A FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH A 970 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED MORNING AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-160245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 334 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2016 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S TO W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT BUILDING TO 14 TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-160245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 334 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-160245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 334 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-160245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 334 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$
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159 FZAK62 PAFC 160039 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 339 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-161430- 339 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1001 MB LOW AT 58N 179E WILL MOVE TO 62N 176W AT 1010 MB WED MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A FRONT PUSHES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT SPREADING TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT...THEN TO THE CENTRAL BERING BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-161430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 339 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2016 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-161430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 339 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-161430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 339 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-161430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 339 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
488 FZAK62 PAFC 161235 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 335 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 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. PKZ499-170145- 335 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1006 MB LOW AT 61N 178W WED MORNING MOVES TO 64N 178W AT 1011 MB WED AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. A FRONT TRACKS INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING WED AFTERNOON MOVES INTO CENTRAL ALEUTIANS/BERING BY THU MORNING. THIS WEATHER FRONT TRACKS INTO THE NORTHERN BERING WITH A LOW FORMING NEAR 58N 167W AT 1011 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-170145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 335 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT BUILDING TO 14 TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-170145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 335 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-170145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 335 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-170145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 335 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
796 FZAK62 PAFC 170031 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 331 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-171430- 331 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS MOVES SLOWLY INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY THU AFTERNOON...THEN TO THE EASTERN WATERS ON FRIDAY. A 1009 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 58N 168W EARLY FRI AND DRIFTS TO 58N 165W AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH. $$ PKZ411-171430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 331 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-171430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 331 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-171430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 331 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-171430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 331 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 3:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 14, 3:42 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 14, 3:42 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 14, 3:54 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 15, 3:34 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 15, 3:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 15, 3:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 15, 3:35 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 15, 3:59 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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