Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2017
Storm Warning 40, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 23, 2017, 3:27 PM 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
- Feb 23, 2017, 3:27 PM AKST (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2017, 3:49 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
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579 FZAK62 PAFC 240027 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 327 PM AKST THU FEB 23 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. PKZ499-241415- 327 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A 974 MB LOW NEAR 59N 174E MOVES TO 64N 176W AND WEAKENS TO 1006 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 55N 167E AT 969 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN TO 62N 177E AT 982 MB SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-241415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 327 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2017 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 TO 33 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-241415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 327 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 28 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-241415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 327 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT BUILDING TO 16 TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-241415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 327 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$
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914 FZAK62 PAFC 241255 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 355 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-250315- 355 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A 992 MB LOW AT 61N 180 MERGES WITH A 971 MB SOUTH KAMCHATKA LOW TO FORM A 968 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166E FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 1004 MB AS IT MOVES TO 68N 168W SUN MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT EXTENDS THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ411-250315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 355 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 TO 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 22 TO 33 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-250315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 355 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 28 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-250315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 355 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-250315- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 355 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
825 FZAK62 PAFC 250021 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 321 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 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. PKZ499-251515- 321 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A 1007 MB LOW OVER THE GULF OF ANADYR DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A 969 MB LOW NEAR 54N 167E MAKES LANDFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN COAST OF RUSSIA SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ411-251515- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 321 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 31 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-251515- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 321 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 27 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-251515- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 321 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-251515- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 321 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
151 FZAK62 PAFC 251249 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 349 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-260245- 349 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A 977 MB NORTH KAMCHATKA LOW WEAKENS TO 1016 MB AS IT MOVES TO 69N 165W BY MON MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE BERING SEA INTO WESTERN ALASKA BY MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE BERING BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-260245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 349 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 32 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-260245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 349 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 TO 28 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-260245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 349 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-260245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 349 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:27 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:27 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:27 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 23, 3:27 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:27 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 23, 3:27 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:59 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:59 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:59 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 24, 3:59 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:05 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Feb 24, 1:07 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 3 hr |
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