Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2017
Storm Warning 165, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 28, 2017, 3:57 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2017, 3:57 AM AKST (12:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2017, 3:55 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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335 FZAK62 PAFC 281257 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 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. PKZ499-290215- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 977 mb low at 47N 175E moves along the front to 49N 173E at 962 mb Fri morning then to 47N 169E at 974 mb by Sat morning. A 981 mb low forms near 48N 171W Thu night and moves to 53N 175W at 971 mb by Sat morning. The front moves across the Aleutians through Sat morning. $$ PKZ411-290215- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 16 to 29 ft. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 19 to 27 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 21 to 27 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 26 ft. $$ PKZ412-290215- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. Freezing spray n of 57n after midnight. .FRI...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ413-290215- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt becoming 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ414-290215- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Freezing spray n of 56n. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. Freezing spray n of 56n. .FRI...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Freezing spray n of 56n in the morning. Snow and rain s of 56n. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$
2 follow-up statements
835 FZAK62 PAFC 290044 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 344 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-291500- 344 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 969 mb low at 50N 176E will move to 50N 171E at 963 mb Fri morning then dissipate. A 981 mb low at 48N 171W will move to 52N 174W at 972 mb Fri night then it will move to 51N 178W at 976 mb Sat afternoon. A 980 mb low forms near 52N 164W Fri night then it will move to 56N 156W at 977 mb Sat afternoon. A front moves over the Aleutians through Sat morning. $$ PKZ411-291500- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 344 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 16 to 29 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...NE wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 19 to 27 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 21 to 27 ft. Snow and rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 20 to 26 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 22 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ412-291500- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 344 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ413-291500- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 344 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 26 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SAT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ414-291500- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 344 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$
636 FZAK62 PAFC 291255 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 355 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 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. PKZ499-300145- 355 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 mb low at 49N 171W moves to 51N 174W at 970 mb tonight. The low then moves to 52N 170W at 976 mb Sat night. A second 979 mb low develops at 54N 162W tonight and moves to 58N 168W at 977 mb Sat night. $$ PKZ411-300145- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 355 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 18 to 27 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ412-300145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 355 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ413-300145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 355 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 22 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ414-300145- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 355 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Freezing spray N of 56N. Snow and rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 3:31 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 27, 3:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:45 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:40 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:43 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:53 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 28, 3:53 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:57 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr |
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