Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2016
Storm Warning 76, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 15, 2016, 3:51 AM AKDT. It was in force for 35 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
- Mar 15, 2016, 3:51 AM AKDT (11:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2016, 2:54 PM AKDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
006 FZAK62 PAFC 151151 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 351 AM AKDT TUE MAR 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. PKZ499-160215- 351 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 55N 168W MOVES TO 52N 166W AT 1007 MB THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMES ABSORBED INTO A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WED MORNING. A STRONG FRONT ENTERS THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 52N 167E AT 969 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-160215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 351 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N TO E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-160215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 351 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 176W. .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-160215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 351 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-160215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 351 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
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408 FZAK62 PAFC 152308 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 308 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-161430- 308 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS YIELDS TO A 952 MB LOW AT 49N 156E TONIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 52N 168E AS A 972 MB LOW WED AFTERNOON BEFORE SHIFTING TO 57N 163E AT 987 MB BY THU AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES OVER THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-161430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 308 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-161430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 308 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 175W. .WED...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-161430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 308 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-161430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 308 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
880 FZAK62 PAFC 161138 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 338 AM AKDT WED MAR 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. PKZ499-170215- 338 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 958 MB LOW NEAR 49N 162E MOVES TO 54N 170E AT 980 MB TONIGHT THEN EXITS TO THE NORTHWEST THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEAKENS TONIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. A 1007 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 50N 179E THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THU EVENING. $$ PKZ411-170215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 338 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-170215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 338 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 176W. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 173W. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-170215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 338 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-170215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 338 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$
283 FZAK62 PAFC 162254 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 254 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-171300- 254 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 51N 169E WILL MOVE TO 54N 171E AT 984 MB WED NIGHT THEN EXIT TO THE NORTHWEST ON THU. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AS IT DISSIPATES THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI. A 1009 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 49N 175E THU EVENING WILL TRACK TO 52N 178E FRI AFTERNOON AT 1001 MB. $$ PKZ411-171300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 254 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-171300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 254 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-171300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 254 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .THU...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-171300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 254 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .THU...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 3:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:51 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 15, 9:27 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:09 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:09 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 15, 3:09 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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