Gale Warning 14, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 142347
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008

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.

PKZ399-151500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
TUESDAY MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY.

$$

PKZ351-151500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-151500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 151209
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

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.

PKZ399-160300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE 
INLAND ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ351-160300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT 
TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-160300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW TO SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

000
FZAK61 PAFC 160024
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

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.

PKZ399-161500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH WED MORNING. A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 50N 155W WED NIGHT WILL MOVE
TO 54N 153W AT 1006 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-161500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-161500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 161234
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008

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.

PKZ399-170300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 60N 147W WILL MOVE ONSHORE THIS MORNING. 
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON A 1009 MB LOW WILL MOVE NEAR 55N 150W.  IT 
WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TO 1003 MB AND MOVE NEAR 58N 143W FRIDAY
MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-170300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 TO 23 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-170300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 170052
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008

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.

PKZ399-171500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 54N 157W WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 59N 146W AT 1005
MB THU NIGHT AND THEN INLAND FRI.

$$

PKZ351-171500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-171500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 171258
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008

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.

PKZ399-180300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 52N 157W WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS
AFTERNOON.  IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 60N 146W BY FRIDAY MORNING AT 1003
MB. ON SATURDAY THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE AND A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL MOVE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA.

$$

PKZ351-180300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING 
S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-180300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...12Z GFS MODEL SEEMS REASONABLE AND IS IN FAIR
AGREEMENT WITH THE NAM AND UKMET THROUGH 72 HOURS. ALTHOUGH GFS
ENSEMBLE SHOWS GENERAL SPREAD IN MEMBERS BEYOND 72 HOURS...CURRENT
AND LAST RUN WERE IN FAIR AGREEMENT...EXCEPT FOR WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
ALTHOUGH THE GFS IS FAR FROM PERFECT...FELT IT WAS TIME REFRESH THE
GRIDS WITH LATEST MODEL DATA WHICH AT LEAST BETTER REPRESENTS
SYNOPTIC PATTERN SHIFT.

.UPPER LEVELS...LONG WAVE OVER 150W HAS BEEN DRIFTING EAST OVER THE
LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST INTO CANADA MON AS THE
BERING SEA RIDGE SHIFTS EAST. RIDGE MOVES TO OVER THE MAINLAND AND
GULF OF ALASKA MON NIGHT AND EVENTUALLY INTO CANADA TUE NIGHT. LONG
WAVE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA MOVES EAST AND SETS UP SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE MAINLAND AND GULF ALASKA TUE. THIS FLOW PATTERN
LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THU...WHICH MEANS FAIRLY PROGRESSIVE PATTERN
AND UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THIS WEEK.

.SURFACE...
.EAST...LOOKS LIKE THE LAST COLD NIGHT FOR A WHILE THROUGHOUT
SOUTHCENTRAL AS THE THE STORM TRACK SHIFTS NORTH AND BRINGS IN A
SERIES OF SIGNIFICANT LOWS AND WARMING THIS WEAK. WEATHER FRONT
MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA BRINGS MOISTURE AND WINDS INTO THE
WESTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL MON NIGHT/TUE.
TRIPLE POINT LIKELY SE OF KODIAK ISLAND MON NIGHT. CENTER WILL MOVE
ONSHORE OVER THE NORTH GULF TUE. PRECIPITATION LIKELY TO BE MIXED
OVER THE THE GULF AND COASTAL LOCALS WITH THIS FIRST SYSTEM. INLAND
AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL HAVE LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
COULD BE A CONCERN OVER PORTIONS OF ZONE 125 MON NIGHT/EARLY TUE.
RIDGE BUILDS IN BEHIND FIRST SYSTEM WED/WED NIGHT AND ALLOWS FOR SOME
CLOUD BREAKS AND POSSIBLY FOG FORMATION. NEXT SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF
THE NORTH PACIFIC(NPAC) ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG...WILL BRING WARMING
AND MOISTURE TO THE GULF THU.

.WEST...SAT IMAGERY SHOWS STORM LOW CENTER HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE
WESTERN BERING SEA AND IS RE-CURVING WNW. STRONG FRONT WHICH PRODUCED
74KT GUSTS AT ADAK IS MOVING TOWARD THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS. FRONT IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO SW
ALASKA LATE TONIGHT/EARLY TUE MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY
OVER THE PRIBILOFS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THIS EVENING.
BLOWING SNOW WILL SPREAD TO SW ALASKA LATE TONIGHT/EARLY TUE...BUT
THINKING AT THIS TIME IS NOT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIND WARNING
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE ENDING OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS
AFTERNOON. NEXT STORM CENTER OVER THE NPAC MOVES TO NEAR ATKA MON AND
TO NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE MORNING. ASSOCIATED FRONT SPREADS MOISTURE INTO
SW ALASKA MON EVENING. THIS COMBINED WITH WINDS LIKELY TO PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ZONES 155. BRISTOL BAY ZONE MAY A SHORT PERIOD OF
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS UNTIL TEMPS WARM UP MON NIGHT. FOR NOW WILL GO
WITH BLIZZARD WATCH ZONE 155 AND GIVE SOME CONSIDERATION TO ZONE 161.
STRONG WIND HEADLINES LIKELY OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFS AS LOW
CENTER PASSES. SW ALASKA LIKELY TO GET A REPRIEVE IN THE WEATHER WED
AS LOW CENTER MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AGAIN OVER THE WEST AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE/TUE NIGHT WITH
NEXT LOW CENTER.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND WARNING ENDING ZONE 187. BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 195.
MARINE...GALE 120, 121, 129, 130, 132, 138, 140, 150, 155, 160, 180
              176,
         STORM 165, 171, 172, 175, 179, 185
         HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...170
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC JAN 08

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1046 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NNE ADAK STATION      51.86N 176.63W
01/13/2008  M85 MPH                             AK   C-MAN STATION

            ADAK REPORTED A GUST TO 85 MPH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

&&

DANG