Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2018
Storm Warning 96, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 20, 2018, 3:50 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
- Oct 20, 2018, 3:50 AM AKDT (11:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2018, 3:41 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
660 FZAK61 PAFC 201150 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 350 AM AKDT Sat Oct 20 2018 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W 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. PKZ399-210045- 350 AM AKDT Sat Oct 20 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 973 mb low at 50N 156W moves to 58N 155W at 972 mb for Sun morning then continues into Southwest Alaska by Mon morning. Its front pushes into the North Gulf Coast Sun morning. A 984 mb low forms along the front near 56N 158W Sun morning. Its front swings into the Western Gulf through Mon morning. $$ PKZ351-210045- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 350 AM AKDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 to 25 kt becoming SE 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft building to 19 to 32 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...S wind 25 to 40 kt diminishing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 25 to 31 ft subsiding to 19 to 24 ft in the afternoon. Showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .MON...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ352-210045- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 350 AM AKDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 to 35 kt increasing to 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 22 to 34 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S wind 25 to 40 kt diminishing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 to 29 ft subsiding to 15 to 21 ft in the afternoon. Showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$
2 follow-up statements
300 FZAK61 PAFC 202349 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 20 2018 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-211330- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 20 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 967 mb low at 55N 154W will move inland over the Alaska Peninsula Sun morning. The associated front in the northern Gulf will dissipate early Mon morning. $$ PKZ351-211330- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft building to 18 to 33 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...S wind 25 to 40 kt diminishing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 to 31 ft subsiding to 18 to 23 ft in the afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. $$ PKZ352-211330- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 19 to 34 ft building to 25 to 36 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...S wind 25 to 40 kt diminishing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 to 29 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. .MON...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$
215 FZAK61 PAFC 211141 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 341 AM AKDT Sun Oct 21 2018 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W 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. PKZ399-220045- 341 AM AKDT Sun Oct 21 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 969 mb low at 57N 155W moves into Bristol Bay Sun night at 983 mb. The associated front remains in the western Gulf and dissipates Mon morning. A 975 mb North Pacific low moves to 59N 144W Mon night. $$ PKZ351-220045- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 341 AM AKDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 24 to 31 ft subsiding to 18 to 23 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .MON...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .WED...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. $$ PKZ352-220045- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 341 AM AKDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 to 40 kt diminishing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 to 28 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .MON...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 3:54 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 20, 3:59 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Oct 20, 11:42 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 20, 3:33 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 20, 3:49 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 20, 3:50 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 20, 3:50 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 20, 3:50 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.