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Storm Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 23, 2017

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 23, 2017, 3:51 AM 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 23, 2017, 3:51 AM AKST (12:51 UTC)
Expired
Jan 23, 2017, 3:25 PM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

735 
FZAK62 PAFC 231251
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
351 AM AKST MON JAN 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.

PKZ499-240200-
351 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A 951 MB LOW NEAR 50N
174W WILL WEAKEN TO 971 MB AS IT MOVES TO 53N 160W EARLY MON
MORNING. A 972 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR NIKOLSKI LATE TONIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-240200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
351 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 29 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ412-240200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
351 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2017

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.

$$

PKZ413-240200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
351 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2017

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 32 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.

$$

PKZ414-240200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
351 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$
1 follow-up statement
472 
FZAK62 PAFC 240025
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
325 PM AKST MON JAN 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.

PKZ499-241345-
325 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A 964 MB LOW AT 53N
167W WILL BECOME A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING
AND ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW AT 46N
179W WILL MOVE TO 51N 158W AT 968 MB WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-241345-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
325 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2017

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

$$

PKZ412-241345-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
325 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

$$

PKZ413-241345-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
325 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ414-241345-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
325 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 22, 3:30 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC37 hr
Jan 22, 3:30 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 22, 3:30 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 22, 3:30 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC37 hr
Jan 22, 3:30 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 22, 3:49 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 23, 3:51 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 23, 3:55 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 23, 3:55 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jan 23, 3:55 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 23, 3:58 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 23, 3:58 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 23, 3:58 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.