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Storm Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 23, 2020, 3:37 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2020, 3:37 AM AKST (12:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2020, 3:30 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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812 FZAK62 PAFC 231237 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 337 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2020 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- 337 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 969 mb low at 46N 178E Thu morning moves to 50N 174E Fri morning at 965 mb, then moves to 54N 168E Sat morning at 970 mb. A front moves into the western Aleutians near Shemya and the Rat Islands by Friday morning, then moves the western Bering to near Atka Sat morning. $$ PKZ411-240200- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 337 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2020 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 26 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 21 to 33 ft. Snow and rain showers. .FRI...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 24 to 33 ft. Snow and rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 20 to 31 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 28 ft. $$ PKZ412-240200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 337 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. $$ PKZ413-240200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 337 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2020 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 16 to 29 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 27 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. $$ PKZ414-240200- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 337 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$
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310 FZAK62 PAFC 240014 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 314 PM AKST Thu Jan 23 2020 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-241500- 314 PM AKST Thu Jan 23 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 967 mb low at 50N 176E moves to 53N 170E at 971 mb Fri afternoon. This low then moves to 51N 162E at 972 mb Sat afternoon. A 994 mb low develops at 44N 161E Fri afternoon and moves to 46N 175E at 977 mb Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ411-241500- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 314 PM AKST Thu Jan 23 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 to 50 kt. Seas 22 to 32 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 26 to 33 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 20 to 32 ft. Snow. .SAT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 26 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ412-241500- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 314 PM AKST Thu Jan 23 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of 173W. .FRI...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 13 to 27 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of 173W. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of 174W. .SAT...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ413-241500- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 314 PM AKST Thu Jan 23 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 to 50 kt. Seas 17 to 29 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 16 to 28 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. $$ PKZ414-241500- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 314 PM AKST Thu Jan 23 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$
319 FZAK62 PAFC 241252 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 352 AM AKST Fri Jan 24 2020 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. PKZ499-250215- 352 AM AKST Fri Jan 24 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 969 mb low at 50N 174E Fri morning moves to the eastern Kamchatka Peninsula Sat morning. A North Pacific low Sat morning moves to 49N 175E Sun morning at 972 mb. $$ PKZ411-250215- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 352 AM AKST Fri Jan 24 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 26 to 33 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 20 to 32 ft. Snow. .SAT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 26 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ412-250215- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 352 AM AKST Fri Jan 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 27 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of 175W. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of 175W. .SAT...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ413-250215- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 352 AM AKST Fri Jan 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 28 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ414-250215- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 352 AM AKST Fri Jan 24 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of 55N. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$
883 FZAK62 PAFC 250032 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 332 PM AKST Fri Jan 24 2020 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-251400- 332 PM AKST Fri Jan 24 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 mb low at 53N 169E moves to 52N 162E at 973 mb Sat afternoon. Another 976 mb low at 47N 176E moves to 50N 169E at 972 mb Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ411-251400- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 332 PM AKST Fri Jan 24 2020 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 22 to 34 ft. Snow. .SAT...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 29 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SUN...E wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. .MON...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PKZ412-251400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 332 PM AKST Fri Jan 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 26 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of 175W. .SAT...E wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of 175W. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of 175W. .SUN...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ413-251400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 332 PM AKST Fri Jan 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 27 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. $$ PKZ414-251400- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 332 PM AKST Fri Jan 24 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$
361 FZAK62 PAFC 251230 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 330 AM AKST Sat Jan 25 2020 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. PKZ499-260200- 330 AM AKST Sat Jan 25 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A North Pacific low well south of the region Sat morning moves to 49N 173E Sun morning at 973 mb, then moves to 48N 168E Mon morning at 977 mb. A second north Pacific moves to 46N 175W Mon morning at 982 mb. $$ PKZ411-260200- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 330 AM AKST Sat Jan 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 29 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Snow and rain showers. .SUN...E wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. Snow and rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ412-260200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 330 AM AKST Sat Jan 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of 175W. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of 175W. .SUN...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of 175W. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ413-260200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 330 AM AKST Sat Jan 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 to 30 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow and rain showers. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ414-260200- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 330 AM AKST Sat Jan 25 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 days | |
| Jan 22, 3:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:10 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:10 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:10 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Jan 22, 3:10 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Jan 22, 3:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 22, 3:45 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days | |
| Jan 22, 4:16 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 23, 3:37 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:58 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:58 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:58 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:58 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days |
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