Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2017
Storm Warning 12, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 31, 2017, 3:59 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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
- Jan 31, 2017, 3:59 AM AKST (12:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2017, 3:29 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
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039 FZAK62 PAFC 311259 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 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. PKZ499-010230- 359 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT...THEN REMAINS RELATIVELY STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 52N 166E AT 957 MB TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-010230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 359 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT BUILDING TO 17 TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 28 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 TO 30 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-010230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 359 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT BUILDING TO 13 TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 26 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-010230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 359 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT BUILDING TO 15 TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-010230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 359 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$
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626 FZAK62 PAFC 010006 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 306 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-011415- 306 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT...THEN REMAINS RELATIVELY STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH THU. THE ASSOCIATED 961 MB LOW NEAR 49N 166E MOVES INLAND OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WED EVENING. $$ PKZ411-011415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 306 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 28 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 TO 29 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-011415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 306 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-011415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 306 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT EXCEPT S 10 KT W OF 177W. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-011415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 306 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
374 FZAK62 PAFC 011242 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 342 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2017 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. PKZ499-020215- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A STRONG FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING PERSISTS THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AND BEGINS MERGING WITH THE FIRST FRONT THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-020215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 TO 30 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-020215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 27 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-020215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-020215- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
324 FZAK62 PAFC 020029 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 329 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-021430- 329 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A STRONG FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING PERSISTS THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. A SECOND FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AND BEGINS MERGING WITH THE FIRST FRONT THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ411-021430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 329 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-021430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 329 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 26 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-021430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 329 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-021430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 329 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 3:03 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 30, 3:03 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 30, 3:03 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:03 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:28 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:28 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:50 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:50 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:58 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 31, 3:59 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr |
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