Gale Warning 939, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Dec 27, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)

Expired

Dec 28, 2007, 10:00 AM AKST

In force

11 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 281254
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007

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.

PKZ499-290300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 980 MB LOW AT 61N 174W WILL MOVE TO 64N 177W AT 990 MB BY LATE FRI
NIGHT THEN WEAKEN AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE SAT
NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW AT 52N 163W WILL MOVE TO 54N 156W BY FRI
AFTERNOON THEN MOVE EAST OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW WILL 
BE NEAR 49N 178W EARLY SAT MORNING. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 61N 164W 
BY LAT SAT NIGHT AT 988 MB. 

$$

PKZ411-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
N OF 56N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007

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

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 290000
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007

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.

PKZ499-291500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 983 MB LOW NEAR 63N 172W REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO
1005 MB THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN MOVE TO NEAR 61N 168W AND WEAKEN TO
1011 NM SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
300 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2007Every gale warning in 2007

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