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Storm Warning 151, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 2, 2018, 3:16 PM AKST. It was in force for 37 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 2, 2018, 3:16 PM AKST (00:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2018, 3:56 AM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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056 FZAK62 PAFC 030016 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 316 PM AKST Sun Dec 2 2018 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. PKZ499-031400- 316 PM AKST Sun Dec 2 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 962 mb low at 46N 179E moves to 51N 172W at 974 mb by Tue afternoon. Its front wraps over the Aleutians and Bering into the Southern Alaska Peninsula for Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ411-031400- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 316 PM AKST Sun Dec 2 2018 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt increasing to 35 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 to 50 kt. Seas 21 to 29 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...N wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 24 to 29 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 18 to 28 ft. .WED...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. $$ PKZ412-031400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 316 PM AKST Sun Dec 2 2018 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind up to 20 kt becoming E 25 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...E wind 30 to 45 kt increasing to 40 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 20 to 28 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 29 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 28 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .THU...W wind up to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft. $$ PKZ413-031400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 316 PM AKST Sun Dec 2 2018 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt increasing to 40 to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 40 to 55 kt. Seas 18 to 30 ft building to 24 to 29 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 19 to 27 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .THU...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ414-031400- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 316 PM AKST Sun Dec 2 2018 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt becoming SE 25 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...E wind 40 to 55 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .THU...SW wind up to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. $$
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074 FZAK62 PAFC 031300 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 400 AM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-040145- 400 AM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 961 mb low at 49N 178W Mon morning moves to 52N 174W at 968 mb by Tue morning and then moves to 53N 171W at 985 mb by Wed morning. $$ PKZ411-040145- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 400 AM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 35 to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 20 to 27 ft. Rain with snow. .TUE...N wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 23 to 27 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 27 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ412-040145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 400 AM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 to 45 kt increasing to 40 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 17 ft building to 15 to 23 ft in the afternoon. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 19 to 27 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 26 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ413-040145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 400 AM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 45 to 55 kt diminishing to 35 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 27 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 45 kt becoming NE 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 17 to 26 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .WED...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ414-040145- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 400 AM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 35 to 50 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 10 to 20 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
449 FZAK62 PAFC 040026 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 326 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018 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. PKZ499-041415- 326 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 962 mb low at 51n 175W moves to 52N 168W at 990 mb by Wed afternoon. Its front arches over the Aleutians and Bering and pushes into the Gulf of Alaska for Wed afternoon. A 984 mb Kamchatka low extends a front across the Western Aleutians through Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ411-041415- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 326 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 20 to 27 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...N wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 23 to 27 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 to 45 kt diminishing to 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 18 to 27 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ412-041415- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 326 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 20 to 29 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 26 ft. Snow with rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Snow showers. .WED...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ413-041415- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 326 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 45 kt becoming NE 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 18 to 29 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 20 to 35 kt increasing to 30 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .WED...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...S wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ414-041415- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 326 PM AKST Mon Dec 3 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 13 to 24 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .WED...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
138 FZAK62 PAFC 041256 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 356 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-050130- 356 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 mb low at 52N 174W Tue morning moves to 52N 171W at 985 mb by Wed morning and then moves to 53N 154W at 989 mb by Thu morning. $$ PKZ411-050130- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 356 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 24 to 27 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 27 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ412-050130- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 356 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 26 ft. Snow with rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Snow showers. .WED...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...E wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ413-050130- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 356 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 to 30 kt increasing to 25 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .WED...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...S wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ414-050130- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 356 AM AKST Tue Dec 4 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 3:17 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 3:17 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 3, 3:22 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 3, 3:22 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:02 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr |
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