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Storm Warning 7, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 26, 2016

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 26, 2016, 3:42 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Jan 26, 2016, 3:42 AM AKST (12:42 UTC)
Expired
Jan 27, 2016, 3:54 AM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

981 
FZAK61 PAFC 261242
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
342 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 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.

PKZ399-270230-
342 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE
AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED ALONG THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST. A 960 MB LOW NEAR 54N 149W WED AFTERNOON MOVES TO 58N
150W AT 967 MB LATE WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-270230-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
342 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

$$

PKZ352-270230-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
342 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S TO E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$
2 follow-up statements
817 
FZAK61 PAFC 270004
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
304 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 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.

PKZ399-271515-
304 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A STRONG FRONT MOVING FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE
NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED
ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. A 945 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
TRACK TO 54N 148W AT 959 MB WED AFTERNOON...THEN FURTHER WEAKEN TO
972 MB NEAR 59N 150W THU MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND THU
AFTERNOON OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA.

$$

PKZ351-271515-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
304 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 21 FT BUILDING TO 22 TO 32 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ352-271515-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
304 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$
187 
FZAK61 PAFC 271254
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
354 AM AKST WED JAN 27 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.

PKZ399-280245-
354 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A STRONG FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH WED
NIGHT THEN WEAKENS THROUGH THU AND DISSIPATES EARLY FRI MORNING. A
961 MB LOW NEAR 54N 146W WED AFTERNOON MOVES TO 58N 151W AT 968 MB
EARLY THU MORNING...THEN MOVES INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA.


$$

PKZ351-280245-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
354 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ352-280245-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
354 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 3:02 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 25, 3:41 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC47 hr
Jan 25, 3:41 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC47 hr
Jan 26, 3:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC49 hr
Jan 26, 3:01 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 26, 3:01 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC37 hr
Jan 26, 3:01 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 26, 3:43 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC35 hr
Jan 26, 3:43 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC35 hr
Jan 26, 3:43 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC35 hr

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Sources

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