Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 150, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 28, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 290059 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 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. PKZ499-291500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 977 MB LOW NEAR 45N 177E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 51N 171E FRI AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS SOUTHWARD FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 46N 170W FRI MORNING AND TRACK TO NEAR 53N 159W SAT AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. $$ PKZ411-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .FRI...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 58N .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E TO NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 291300 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS DISSIPATES FRI NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED LOW INTENSIFIES TO 970 MB FRI AFTERNOON NEAR 50N 174E AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES WEST. A LOW INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SAT MORNING NEAR 50N 166W...ELONGATES...AND THEN WEAKENS TO 980 MB SAT NIGHT NEAR 52N 160W. $$ PKZ411-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .SAT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 292305 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 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. PKZ499-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 51N 172E WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS WESTWARD AWAY FROM THE ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A 983 MB LOW NEAR 48N 170W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 51N 164W SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA SAT NIGHT AND SUN. A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 50N 162W FRI NIGHT AND MOVE TO 58N 165W SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 011300 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-020300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 979 MB LOW NEAR 51N 163W WEAKENS TO 987 MB SUN MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 58N 158W. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 51N 171W WEAKENS TO 982 MB SUN MORNING NEAR 53N 167W AND THEN DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WEAKENS TO 965 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 53N 169W. $$ PKZ411-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 020012 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 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. PKZ499-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 978 MB LOW NEAR 54N 158W WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB SUN MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 59N 159W. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 50N 170W WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB SUN MORNING NEAR 54N 166W AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 978 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB NEAR 49N 169W SUN EVENING THEN WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB NEAR 56N 169W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 020123 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 425 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 CORRECT ZONE 413 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 978 MB LOW NEAR 54N 158W WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB SUN MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 59N 159W. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 50N 170W WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB SUN MORNING NEAR 54N 166W AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 978 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB NEAR 49N 169W SUN EVENING THEN WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB NEAR 56N 169W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 021300 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 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. PKZ499-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 52N 165W DISSIPATES SUN AFTERNOON NEAR 56N 164W. A 961 MB LOW NEAR 46N 173W SUN AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 976 MB MON NIGHT NEAR 53N 178W. A 985 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 53N 159W MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 022359 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 962 MB LOW NEAR 46N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB NEAR 56N 170W MON AFTERNOON THEN TURN WEST AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB NEAR 56N 178W TUE AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 994 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 13 TO 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 031309 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 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. PKZ499-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 53N 170W WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB NEAR 58N 171W MON EVENING THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 62N 169W TUE NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW NEAR 51N 179E WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB NEAR 50N 172W TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 031532 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 630 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 UPDATED ZONE 412 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 53N 170W WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB NEAR 58N 171W MON EVENING THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 62N 169W TUE NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW NEAR 51N 179E WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB NEAR 50N 172W TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 630 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 040056 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 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. PKZ499-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 57N 171W WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 61N 171W TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT AND WED. A 981 MB LOW NEAR 50N 179E WILL MOVE TO 50N 173W WED AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. A 992 MB LOW NEAR 44N 167W WILL MOVE TO 56N 162W TUE NIGHT AT 986 MB AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 58N. SNOW SHOWERS .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 58N. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 35 KT LATE EVENING EAST OF 174W. SEAS 6 TO 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT WEST OF 176W. SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT EAST OF 176W. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 041232 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 984 MB LOW NEAR 50N 180 WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 50N 170W BY THU MORNING. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 55N 153W TUE NIGHT WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY BY WED EVENING. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 28, 7:40 AM AKST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 7:40 AM AKST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1240 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...STRONG CUT-OFF HIGH IS CENTERED OVER
FAR EASTERN SIBERIA AND SURROUNDED BY LARGE CLOSED LOWS OVER THE
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA...SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA/KODIAK
ISLAND...AND JUST SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THE RIDGE AXIS
IS ROTATING SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA THIS MORNING...WHICH
IS ALLOWING POLAR AIR TO ADVECT SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA.
THERE IS ALSO A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE YUKON ACROSS
THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE TO THE BERING. THIS IS DROPPING SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE STATE. A STRONG 180 KT JET EXTENDING EASTWARD OUT OF
ASIA BETWEEN 40N AND 50N LATITUDE IS AMPLIFYING THE TROUGH SOUTHWARD
FROM THE KAMCHATKA LOW. THIS TROUGH IS ALSO BECOMING MORE NEGATIVELY
TILTED...ROTATING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS. THE
AMPLIFICATION OF TROUGH IS PUSHING THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA EASTWARD.
AT THE SURFACE A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE KAMCHATKA LOW IS
SLOWLY MOVING NORTH AND EAST TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS...RESULTING IN
EASTERLY GALES ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA/KODIAK ISLAND IS SINKING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD WHILE
OCCLUSION ROTATES NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. A WEAK LOW
HAS FORMED ALONG THE FORNT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THE FRONT AND
LOW ARE MAKING VERY LITTLE NORTHWARD PROGRESS DUE TO SHORT-WAVE
DROPPING SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. THIS IS HOLDING PRECIPITATION
TO THE IMMEDIATE COAST. SNOW IS FALLING ON THE NORTH TO WEST SIDE
OF THE MAIN LOW...ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA. WINDS ARE
GENERALLY LIGHT...RESULTING IN LITTLE BLOWING SNOW AND ONLY
VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO AROUND 3 MILES.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL WITH ALL MAJOR FEATURES
BUT SOLUTIONS QUICKLY DIVERGE. THERE CONTINUES TO BE DISAGREEMENT
OUT WEST IN DEVELOPMENT OF LOWS ALONG THE FRONT AND TRACKING OF THE
LOWS ALONG THE FRONT. NAM IS THE OUTLIER BECAUSE IT DOESNT EVEN
INDICATE A LOW WHERE THE OTHER MODELS DEVELOP A FAIRLY DEEP LOW.
TRENDED TOWARD THE GFS WHICH IS A MIDDLE POSITION BETWEEN THE UKMET
AND ECMWF. ALL THE LOW POSITIONS ARE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS THAT THERE IS INITIALLY LITTLE IMPACT ON THE WIND FORECAST
OF STRONG EASTERLIES. AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THE IMPACTS
BECOME GREATER AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE LOWERS. BACK OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
THE GFS IS MORE AGRESSIVE IN PUSHING PRECIPITATION FARTHER ONSHORE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF.
BASED ON SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY PREFER TO STICK CLOSER TO THE
NAM AND KEEP MOST OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST DUE TO
COLDER AND DRIER AIR ADVECTING IN FROM THE NORTH. DETAILS OF
IMPENDING COLD ADVECTION EVENT FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND EASTERN
BERING SEA REMAIN SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY SO WILL ONLY FINE-TUNE WINDS
AND TEMPERATURES. MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH ANOTHER LOW
DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT OUT WEST AND TRACKING TOWARD THE ALASKA
PENINSULA ON SATURDAY. BECAUSE CURRENT FORECAST WAS BASED ON A BLEND
OF SEVERAL PRIOR SOLUTIONS WILL GO AHEAD AND UPDATE TO REFLECT THE
LATEST GFS SOLUTION WITH THIS LOW.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE GULF FRONT WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT WHILE
THE FRONTAL LOW STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. AS
MENTIONED ABOVE...IT IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT FOR PRECIPITATION TO
MOVE MUCH FURTHER ONSHORE DUE TO OPPOSING FORCE TO THE NORTH. COLDER
AIR WILL BEGIN TO ADVECT INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
ON FRIDAY. A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WILL DROP DOWN ACROSS THE STATE AND
THEN STALL OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND FRIDAY NIGHT AS SOUTHER STREAM
ENERGY MOVING ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC KEEPS IT FROM CONTINUING
SOUTHWARD. THE TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY...SENDING STRONG COLD ADVECTION SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA. GUSTY WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH
THE USUAL STRONG WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SINCE THE UPPER
TROUGH NEVER PUSHES ALL THE WAY THROUGH THERE IS NOT ENOUGH UPPER
SUPPORT FOR WARNING LEVEL WINDS. HOWEVER...WILL CONSIDER WIND
ADVISORIES FOR THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA BEGINNING
FRIDAY NIGHT. IT HAS NOT SNOWED IN A WHILE OVER MOST AREAS...SO DO
NOT EXPECT MUCH BLOWING SNOW.
THE DEVELOPING LOW ALONG THE FRONT OUT WEST WILL TIGHTEN UP THE
GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND PRODUCE STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL BE
SLOW TO PROGRESS EASTWARD AS THE UPPER TROUGH AMPLIFIES AND THE
DEVELOPING LOW TRACKS BACK WESTWARD. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
FRONT WILL MAKE MORE PROGRESSION DUE TO UPPER JET ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THE TROUGH. EXPECT ANOTHER LOW TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT AND TRACK
TO SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY WHILE THE FRONT MOVES INTO
THE GULF. FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
AROUND TO THE SOUTH LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PUTTING AN END TO
THE COLD ADVECTION WIND EVENT. THEREFORE...THERE WILL ONLY BE TWO
TO THREE DAYS OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND WINDS BEFORE THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND MODERATES BACK TO NEAR NORMAL.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS HAS BEEN ADVERTISED THE SIBERIAN RIDGE WILL
GRADUALLY BE PUSHED WESTWARD AS SHORT-WAVES RIDE OVER TOP AND DOWN
ITS EASTERN SIDE. A LONG-WAVE TROUGH WILL THEN SET UP OVER THE BERING
SEA AND GRADUALLY AMPLIFY THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD WHICH IN TURN
WILL CAUSE A RIDGE TO BUILD OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. EXPECT AN
ACTIVE STORM TRACK WITH MULTIPLE LOWS ROTATING AROUND THE BERING
TROUGH AND AFFECTING MOST OF ALASKA. THE PREDICTION OF INDIVIDUAL
STORMS IN THIS PATTERN IS VERY DIFFICULT SO WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL
GET CLOSER IN TIME BEFORE WORKING OUT THE DETAILS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 175 176.
GALE WARNING 172.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 130 140 141 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 54 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:04 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 46 hr |
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