Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2017
Storm Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 20, 2017, 3:41 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 20, 2017, 3:41 PM AKST (00:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2017, 3:30 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
346 FZAK62 PAFC 210041 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 341 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 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. PKZ499-211330- 341 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 45N 171E AT 969 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN DEEPENS TO 945 MB AS IT MOVES TO 51N 178W SUN AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT THEN STRENGTHENS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ411-211330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 341 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 28 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 30 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 27 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-211330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 341 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 29 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 27 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-211330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 341 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND UP TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 TO 35 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 31 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-211330- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 341 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND UP TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
901 FZAK62 PAFC 211230 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 330 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-220200- 330 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A 1013 MB LOW AT 59N 172W MOVES ONSHORE AT 57N 160W DISSIPATING SUN MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 51N 180 AT 945 MB SUN AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTS TO 50N 172W AT 953 MB BY MON MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSHES INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 330 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 TO 34 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 330 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 31 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 330 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 13 TO 28 FT BUILDING TO 22 TO 34 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 TO 35 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 330 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 3:34 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:41 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:46 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:46 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:46 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 20, 10:07 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:30 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 3:30 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:30 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:30 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:30 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:10 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:10 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:10 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:10 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Jan 21, 10:08 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 53 hr | |
| Jan 21, 10:08 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 19 hr |
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