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Storm Warning 74, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 10, 2021, 2:44 PM 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
- Mar 10, 2021, 2:44 PM AKST (23:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2021, 3:02 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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282 FZAK62 PAFC 102344 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 244 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 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. PKZ499-111400- 244 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... Weak troughs move across the Bering through Thu afternoon. A front approaches the western Bering for Thu morning. A 999 mb North Pacific low moves along the front to 53N 173E at 981 mb, then moves to 58N 169E at 969 mb by Fri afternoon. Its front moves to the Central Aleutians by Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ411-111400- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 244 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 40 to 50 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 to 55 kt. Seas 22 to 30 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 19 to 25 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ412-111400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 244 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt increasing to 25 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 25 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ413-111400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 244 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt becoming 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt increasing to 30 to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ414-111400- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 244 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 111252 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 352 AM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-120145- 352 AM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1018 mb low at 62N 168W moves inland over Southwest Alaska by this afternoon. Its front moves across the Eastern Bering through this evening. A front moves across the Western Bering and Aleutians through Sat morning. A low moves to 51N 171E Thu night at 985 mb then to 57N 175E Fri morning as it weakens. $$ PKZ411-120145- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 352 AM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 to 35 kt increasing to 30 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 to 45 kt becoming SE 40 to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to 28 ft. Snow. .FRI...S wind 40 to 55 kt becoming SW 30 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 to 32 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 19 to 25 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ412-120145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 352 AM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 to 55 kt. Seas 16 to 28 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 25 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ413-120145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 352 AM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt increasing to 30 to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 to 55 kt diminishing to 30 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ414-120145- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 352 AM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...S wind 15 to 30 kt increasing to 25 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SUN...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$
762 FZAK62 PAFC 120025 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 325 PM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 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. PKZ499-121400- 325 PM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... High pressure moves into Western Alaska Fri morning. A 989 mb North Pacific low moves over the Western Aleutians to North Kamchatka at 966 mb Fri night. Its front moves into the eastern Bering Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ411-121400- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 325 PM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 to 45 kt becoming SE 40 to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to 28 ft. Snow. .FRI...S wind 40 to 55 kt becoming SW 30 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 to 32 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 19 to 25 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PKZ412-121400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 325 PM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 to 55 kt. Seas 16 to 28 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 25 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ413-121400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 325 PM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt increasing to 30 to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 to 55 kt diminishing to 30 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ414-121400- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 325 PM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...S wind 15 to 30 kt increasing to 25 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$
450 FZAK62 PAFC 121243 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 343 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-130145- 343 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 mb low near 54N 173E exits into North Kamchatka by Fri afternoon. Its front crosses the Bering and Aleutians through Sat night. The front moves inland over Southwest Alaska by Sun morning. $$ PKZ411-130145- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 343 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 to 55 kt becoming SW 25 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 to 31 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 25 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ412-130145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 343 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 15 to 28 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 17 to 25 ft. Snow and rain showers. .SAT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE...NE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. $$ PKZ413-130145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 343 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 to 50 kt diminishing to 25 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .TUE...NE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ414-130145- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 343 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$
823 FZAK62 PAFC 130002 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 302 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 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. PKZ499-131445- 302 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 mb low near 60N 170E will move to 65N 178W at 988 mb Sun afternoon. A front associated with this low in the Central Bering Sea will move onshore in Southwest mainland Alaska Sat evening. $$ PKZ411-131445- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 302 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 19 to 25 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ412-131445- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 302 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 26 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...NE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .WED...E wind up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. $$ PKZ413-131445- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 302 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .TUE...NE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PKZ414-131445- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 302 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 3:18 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:18 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:18 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:18 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 9, 3:22 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:34 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:34 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Mar 9, 8:42 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Mar 10, 3:41 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 10, 3:59 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 10, 3:59 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:03 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 10, 4:03 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:03 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 10, 10:57 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Mar 10, 2:44 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr |
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