Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2016
Storm Warning 32, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 5, 2016, 3:19 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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
- Feb 5, 2016, 3:19 PM AKST (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2016, 3:08 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
046 FZAK61 PAFC 060019 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 319 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016 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. PKZ399-061500- 319 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEAK FRONT NEAR THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY SAT AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATES. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST EARLY SUN MORNING...THEN STALLS AND WEAKENS THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED 975 MB LOW NEAR 54N 151W ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 319 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 319 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT BUILDING TO 18 TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 30 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 30 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
217 FZAK61 PAFC 061206 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 306 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-070245- 306 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 995 MB LOW 58N 152W MOVES TO 59N 150W LATE SAT MORNING AND DISSIPATES SAT EVENING. A 975 MB LOW ENTERS AT 54N 152W SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 56N 155W AS A 980 MB LOW BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ351-070245- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 306 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-070245- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 306 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT BUILDING TO 17 TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 TO 29 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. $$
432 FZAK61 PAFC 070010 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 310 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016 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. PKZ399-071400- 310 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 50N 153W LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 55N 156W AT 981 MB LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 57N 161W AT 985 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-071400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 310 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-071400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 310 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$
696 FZAK61 PAFC 071208 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 308 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-080230- 308 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT PRESSES ONSHORE ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN AFTERNOON. A 967 MB LOW NEAR 50N 153W MOVES TO 57N 157W AT 984 MB LATE MON MORNING BEFORE CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 54N 138W LATE MON MORNING MOVES TO 59N 137W AT 1012 MB TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ351-080230- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 308 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-080230- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 308 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 3:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 5, 3:20 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 5, 3:20 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 5, 3:20 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 5, 3:20 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:11 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 6, 3:11 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:11 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 6, 3:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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