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Storm Warning 94, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 19, 2016

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Sep 19, 2016, 3:28 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Sep 19, 2016, 3:28 PM AKDT (23:28 UTC)
Expired
Sep 21, 2016, 3:40 PM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

130 
FZAK61 PAFC 192328
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
328 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 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.

PKZ399-201315-
328 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF THIS EVENING AND
MOVE TO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED. A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE
WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND MOVE TO THE COOK INLET REGION BY 
WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-201315-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
328 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2016

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT BUILDING 
TO 14 TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

$$

PKZ352-201315-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
328 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2016

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$
4 follow-up statements
001 
FZAK61 PAFC 201132
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
332 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 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.

PKZ399-210130-
332 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF MOVES TO THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT THROUGH WED. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES
OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY
WED AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 57N 143W WED AFTERNOON
AND MOVES TO NEAR 60N 145W AT 985 MB LATE WED NIGHT.


$$

PKZ351-210130-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
332 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 TO 28 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

$$

PKZ352-210130-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
332 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2016

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST W OF 150W.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$
060 
FZAK61 PAFC 202330
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
330 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 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.

PKZ399-211315-
330 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF MOVES TO THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT THROUGH THU. A 986 MB LOW DEVELOPS
NEAR 57N 146W WED AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO NEAR 60N 148W AT 978 MB
LATE WED NIGHT AND MOVES INLAND NEAR 61N 148W THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-211315-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
330 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2016

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT BUILDING 
TO 17 TO 30 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 40 TO 55 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 35 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.

$$

PKZ352-211315-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
330 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2016

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 30 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

$$
819 
FZAK61 PAFC 211142
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
342 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 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.

PKZ399-220100-
342 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF MOVES TO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
GULF COAST THIS MORNING AND REMAINS THROUGH THU. A 989 MB LOW DEVELOPS
NEAR 56N 145W THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES INLAND NEAR 60N 148W LATE TONIGHT
AT 979 MB.

$$

PKZ351-220100-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
342 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2016

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
.THU...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ352-220100-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
342 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$
691 
FZAK61 PAFC 212340
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
340 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 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.

PKZ399-221400-
340 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL EXIT TO THE EASTERN GULF
TONIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DEEPEN
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN THROUGH
FRIDAY.

$$

PKZ351-221400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
340 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2016

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

$$

PKZ352-221400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
340 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2016

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 18, 4:48 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC35 hr
Sep 19, 3:36 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 19, 3:36 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 19, 3:36 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 19, 4:06 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days
Sep 19, 5:08 AM AKDTFlood WatchAFC33 hr
Sep 19, 12:30 PM AKDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Sep 19, 12:30 PM AKDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC3 days
Sep 19, 3:20 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Sep 19, 3:38 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 19, 3:38 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Sep 19, 3:38 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC52 hr

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Sources

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