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Storm Warning 96, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 30, 2016

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Sep 30, 2016, 3:18 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Sep 30, 2016, 3:18 AM AKDT (11:18 UTC)
Expired
Oct 1, 2016, 3:21 PM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

318 
FZAK62 PAFC 301118
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
318 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 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.

PKZ499-010100-
318 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 987 MB LOW NEAR 50N 175W WILL MOVE TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AT
983 MB FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO 64N 168W AT 988 MB SATURDAY
NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SATURDAY EVENING.

$$

PKZ411-010100-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
318 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2016

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

$$

PKZ412-010100-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
318 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 TO 30 KT W OF 178W.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. E OF 175W...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

$$

PKZ413-010100-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
318 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT NW 25 TO 40 KT W OF 177W.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

$$

PKZ414-010100-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
318 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF 166W...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.

$$
3 follow-up statements
507 
FZAK62 PAFC 302351
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
351 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 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.

PKZ499-011315-
351 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 984 MB LOW AT 53N 171W WILL MOVE TO 60N 174W LATE TONIGHT AT 981
MB THEN TO 65N 180 SAT NIGHT THEN INTO NORTHEAST RUSSIA SUN
MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SAT AFTERNOON
WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-011315-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
351 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2016

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW TO NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ412-011315-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
351 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ413-011315-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
351 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ414-011315-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
351 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 50 KT BECOMING S TO W 20 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

$$
826 
FZAK62 PAFC 011134
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
334 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 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.

PKZ499-020130-
334 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 979 MB LOW AT 58N 170W MOVES TO 65N 177E AT 981 MB SUN MORNING
BEFORE MOVING INTO NORTHEAST RUSSIA. A 997 MB LOW NEAR 55N 171E
SAT AFTERNOON MOVES TO 60N 176W AT 996 MB SUN AFTERNOON BEFORE
MOVING TO 64N 174W AT 1003 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 56N
170E MON MORNING MOVES TO 56N 175E AT 986 MB MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-020130-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
334 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2016

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$

PKZ412-020130-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
334 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2016

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT EXCEPT 40 TO 50 KT E OF 173W.
SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ413-020130-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
334 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

$$

PKZ414-020130-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
334 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2016

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. W OF 168W...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT IN THE
MORNING DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

$$
603 
FZAK62 PAFC 012321
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
321 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 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.

PKZ499-021300-
321 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 977 MB LOW AT 63N 178W MOVES ONSHORE NEAR 65N 180 SUN MORNING.
THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SWEEPS INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE GULF OF
ALASKA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW NEAR 54N 165E MOVES TO
59N 174E AT 988 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES
OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-021300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
321 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2016

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.THU...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.

$$

PKZ412-021300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
321 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.

$$

PKZ413-021300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
321 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ414-021300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
321 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 30, 3:23 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 30, 3:27 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC72 hr
Sep 30, 3:31 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Sep 30, 3:09 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC61 hr
Sep 30, 3:59 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr

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