Gale Warning 141, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 220302 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ499-221500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 44N 170E FRI AFTERNOON
WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB NEAR 49N 170E SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 221301
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST FRI FEB 22 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.

PKZ499-230300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN
BERING BY FRIDAY NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 43N 169E WILL MOVE TO 
54N 165E SATURDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB. 

$$

PKZ411-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST FRI FEB 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST FRI FEB 22 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST FRI FEB 22 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST FRI FEB 22 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 230100
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 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.

PKZ499-231500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 42N 172E WILL MOVE TO 51N 168E SAT NIGHT
AND THEN BE ABSORBED INTO A 985 MB LOW NEAR 49N 170E SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST FRI FEB 22 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 231304
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 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.

PKZ499-240300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY. A 978 MB LOW 47N 171E WILL MOVE TO 54N 165E SUNDAY MORNING
AND DISSIPATE. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 
51N 168E SUNDAY NIGHT AS 963 MB. 
$$

PKZ411-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY NOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W OF 174 W...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. E OF 174 W...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING
TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 174 W...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. E OF 174 W...E WIND
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.


$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 240050
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 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.

PKZ499-241500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. 
A 981 MB LOW NEAR 48N 170E WILL MOVE TO 52N 166E SUN AFTERNOON AND
THEN DISSIPATE. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 45N 168E SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 
51N 170E AT 971 MB MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF
57N.
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY 
NORTH OF 57N. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING 
SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS WEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS
WEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS WEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WIND 20 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS WEST. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...E TO SE WIND 15 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS WEST. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WIND 20 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST 
WINDS AND SEAS WEST. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 241236
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 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.

PKZ499-250300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT.  A 991 MB LOW NEAR 54N 166E WILL DISSIPATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 
A 973 MB LOW NEAR 43N 165W MOVE TO 54N 164E MONDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE
EDGE. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
ALONG THE ICE EDGE. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.

.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 250055
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 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.

PKZ499-251500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 968 MB LOW NEAR 46N 169E MOVES TO 54N 165E AT 965 MB MONDAY
AFTERNOON. A 981 MB LOW MOVES TO 50N 177E MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN TO
49N 174W AT 982 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
NORTH OF 57N. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS WEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST. 
.MON...E WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 19 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS
WEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 19 FT. HIGHEST 
WINDS AND SEAS WEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT WEST OF 178W. SEAS 9 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST WEST. FREEZING SPRAY
EAST OF 173W.
.MON...E WIND 30 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 23 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS
WEST. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 173W.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 23 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS WEST. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION AND UPPER LEVELS...
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEEMENT TODAY. LOOKS AS THOUGH THE GFS/NAM HAS BEEN
HANDLING THE SYSTEMS TODAY RATHER WELL. THE BIG SYSTEMS ARE ALL
PORTRAYED RATHER WELL OVER THE NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...JUST THE EXACT
POSITIONS ARE IN SLIGHT DISAGREEMENT. THE GFS IS A LITTLE SLOWER AND
KEEPS IT FARTHER SOUTH FOR A LOW IN THE GULF SUNDAY BUT IS FASTER
WITH A LOW RIDING UP TO KAMCHATKA MONDAY NIGHT. IN THE UPPER
LEVELS...A RIDGE IS BUILDING IN THE BERING WITH A CLOSED LOW OVER
KODIAK. THE LOW OVER KODIAK TO ROLL INTO THE CENTRAL GULF AS THE HIGH
BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE HIGH BECOME
THE MOST DOMINANT FEATURE AS UPPER LOWS REMAIN IN THE WESTERN BERING
THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE HIGH IS PUSHED NORTH TO SIBERIA TUESDAY
ALLOWING THE CLOSED LOW IN THE GULF TO SEND A SHORT WAVE EAST AND
BRING MORE WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING TUESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE DOES REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING THOUGH.

.ANALYSIS...
LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING.
THIS IS CREATING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND
WESTERN COAST OF ALASKA. COMBINED WITH SNOW SHOWERS...SOME LOCAL
AREAS EXPERIENCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS
ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ENDING. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE TOMORROW OVER THE
WESTERN GULF. THEREFORE...WINDS WILL BE ON THE DECLINE. A STRONG
FRONT WILL WORK TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IN THE MEANTIME WHILE THE
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING.

IN THE MEANTIME...A STRONG FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
CREATING STRONG WINDS. NOT QUITE WARNING CRITERIA...BUT WILL BE
STRONG WITH THE FRONT THROUGH THE EVENING. PRECIP PATTERN WILL
STRONGLY RESEMBLE A DOWNSLOPE EFFECT OVER THE ANCHORAGE AND PALMER
AREAS DURING THIS EPISODE. THE FRONT TO ROLL THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
EARLY TOMORROW WITH PRECIP SPREADING INLAND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS DUE TO THE HIGH OVER
THE WESTERN BERING AND LOW OVER KODIAK. COMBINED WITH SNOW
SHOWERS...SOME LOCAL AREAS RECEIVING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE LOW
OVER KODIAK TO WEAKEN TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE TOMORROW AS THE HIGH
MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING. THEREFORE...WINDS AND LOW
VISIBILITIES TO DISSIPATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. IN THE
MEANTIME...A LOW WORKS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH A STRONG FRONT.
STORM FORCE WINDS TO REACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH THIS FRONT. THE
LOW TO WEAKEN SATURDAY AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM THE JET WHICH REMAINS
NEAR 40N. THE FRONT ALSO DIMINISHES AS WELL. WITH HIGH PRESSURE
ESTABLISHED PRECIP TO REMAIN WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR. THE FRONT REMAINS
IN THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE ANOTHER STRONGER LOW
PUSHES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WORKS TO
ADAK AND THAT IS IT BY SUNDAY NIGHT.

WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA
ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND LOW OVER KODIAK.
COMBINED WITH SNOW SHOWERS...SOME LOCAL AREAS RECEIVING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ALONG THE KUSKO COAST. THESE WINDS TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW. ONCE THESE LEAVE THE AREA TOMORROW AFTERNOON...LINGERING
SHOWERS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE MOUNTAINS INTO SATURDAY BEFORE HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA. THEN COLD AND DRY FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEKEND.

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
LOW SITTING OVER KODIAK TODAY WITH A STRONG FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN
COAST. STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND SOUTH
CENTRAL. THIS IS CREATING A LOW OF AREAS WITH STRONG GAP FLOWS.
PRECIP IS IN A TYPICAL DOWNSLOPE PATTERN. THE FRONT TO PUSH THROUGH
TOMORROW MORNING WITH PRECIP SPREADING INLAND. WINDS SHOULD DISSIPATE
AT THIS TIME AS WELL. AT THE SAME TIME...THE LOW OVER KODIAK WILL BE
DIMINISHING TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN GULF TOMORROW.
SOME LINGERING SHOWERS OVER THE AREA ON SATURDAY. ANOTHER LOW TO MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF SATURDAY NIGHT BUT LITTLE EFFECT ON THE AREA
OTHER THAN SHOWERS IN THE GULF AND NEARBY WESTERN GULF COASTAL
LOCATIONS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
00Z ECMWF AND 12Z GFS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST. BOTH
MODELS HANDLING THE REX BLOCK OVER THE BERING WELL FOR THIS WEEKEND.
THE HIGH CENTER MOVES TO THE BERING STRAIT EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL
ALLOW SOME WEATHER TO REACH THE CENTRAL BERING BY MID WEEK.
HOWEVER...HIGH PRESSURE TO KEEP MOST OF THE WEATHER OVER THE GULF AND
BERING AND OUTSIDE OF THE MAINLAND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONES 155 AND 181
MARINE...STORM 176
         GALE 120 155 170 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN FEB 08