Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2016
Storm Warning 87, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 15, 2016, 3:49 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
- Apr 15, 2016, 3:49 AM AKDT (11:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2016, 3:04 PM AKDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
516 FZAK62 PAFC 151149 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 349 AM AKDT FRI APR 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- 349 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW AT 52N 157W WILL WEAKEN TO 1001 MB AS IT EXITS TO THE NORTH PACIFIC TONIGHT. A 971 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 52N 171E AT 977 MB BY SAT NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL TRACK FROM THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT TO THE CENTRAL BERING BY SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-160215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 349 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-160215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 349 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-160215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 349 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-160215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 349 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
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729 FZAK62 PAFC 152310 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-161415- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC SAT AFTERNOON. A 974 MB LOW AT 53N 162E MOVES TO 55N 173W AT 984 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES OVER THE ALEUTIANS TO THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-161415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-161415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-161415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-161415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$
013 FZAK62 PAFC 161143 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 343 AM AKDT SAT APR 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. PKZ499-170145- 343 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 53N 171E AT 976 MB TONIGHT...THEN MOVE TO 51N 174W AT 988 MB SUN NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 55N 177W SUN MORNING THEN MOVE TO 56N 177E AT 983 MB BY SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-170145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 343 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-170145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 343 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .SUN...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-170145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 343 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-170145- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 343 AM AKDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
586 FZAK62 PAFC 162304 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 304 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-171400- 304 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 52N 168E WILL MOVE TO 52N 176E SUN AFTERNOON AT 982 MB THEN DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN BERING THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 55N 174W SUN MORNING THEN TRACK TO 57N 177E SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-171400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 304 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N TO E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-171400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 304 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-171400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 304 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SW UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-171400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 304 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 3:49 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Apr 15, 3:50 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 15, 3:50 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 15, 3:50 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 15, 3:09 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr |
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