Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2016
Storm Warning 33, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 8, 2016, 3:39 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 8, 2016, 3:39 PM AKST (00:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2016, 3:32 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
893 FZAK61 PAFC 090039 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 339 PM AKST MON FEB 8 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. PKZ399-091445- 339 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 57N 140W WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN NEAR CAPE FAIRWEATHER TONIGHT. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 50N 147W TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 52N 158W AT 975 MB WED AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 147W AT 977 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-091445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 339 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-091445- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 339 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2016 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT BECOMING E 30 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
169 FZAK61 PAFC 091215 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 315 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-100145- 315 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 970 MB LOW AT 51N 152W MOVES WEST ALONG THE SOUTHWEST EDGE OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU MORNING WEAKENING TO 982 MB. A 975 MB LOW ENTERS THE GULF NEAR 52N 146W AND MOVES TO 55N 149W AT 981 MB THU MORNING. $$ PKZ351-100145- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 315 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-100145- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 315 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$
483 FZAK61 PAFC 100022 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 322 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 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. PKZ399-101430- 322 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 970 MB LOW NEAR 50N 147W MOVES TO 52N 158W WED MORNING AT 970 MB...THEN EXITS INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. A 977 MB LOW ENTERS THE GULF NEAR 53N 146W WED AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 57N 154W AT 990 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-101430- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 322 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-101430- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 322 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$
239 FZAK61 PAFC 101232 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 332 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-110200- 332 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 968 MB LOW AT 53N 155W MOVES TO 53N 165W AT 986 MB AND DISSIPATES FRI MORNING. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 52N 147W WED AFTERNOON MOVES TO 56N 157W AT 990 MB BY FRI MORNING. A 977 MB LOW AROUND 52N 139W THU NIGHT MOVES TO 55N 141W FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ351-110200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W- 332 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-110200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W- 332 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 3:23 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:23 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:23 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:23 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:45 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:23 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:23 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:53 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:53 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:53 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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