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Storm Warning 40, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 29, 2016

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 29, 2016, 2:51 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 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 29, 2016, 2:51 PM AKST (23:51 UTC)
Expired
Mar 1, 2016, 3:36 AM AKST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

947 
FZAK61 PAFC 292351
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
251 PM AKST MON FEB 29 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.

PKZ399-011415-
251 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A STRONG FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF
COAST MON NIGHT. RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH WED
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-011415-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
251 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.WED...NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$

PKZ352-011415-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
251 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 10 TO 20
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$
1 follow-up statement
259 
FZAK61 PAFC 011236
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
336 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 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.

PKZ399-020345-
336 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A STRONG FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND AND
DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER
THE GULF THROUGH WED.

$$

PKZ351-020345-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
336 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 TO 19 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ352-020345-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
336 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016

.TODAY...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 TO 18 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 3:25 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC23 hr
Feb 29, 3:48 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC11 hr
Feb 29, 3:48 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Feb 29, 3:48 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 29, 3:48 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 29, 2:50 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Feb 29, 2:50 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC13 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.