Gale Warning 232, NWS Anchorage, AK

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.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THOUGH THE GFS AN EUROPEAN
MODELS HAVE INITIALIZED THE LOW OFF OF KODIAK ISLAND BETTER THAN THE
NAM MODEL HAS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER AIR PATTERN CONTINUES TO EVOLVE THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE UPPER
LOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA MOVED INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY
AFTERNOON. A UPPER TROUGH OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SWING NORTH
INTO BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING. AN UPPER RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER
SOUTHEAST ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...THE WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST THIS MORNING HAS DISSIPATED OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL
INTERIOR. A WEAK LOW SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND IS MOVING NORTH INTO
THE WESTERN GULF. ANOTHER MODERATE LOW PRESSURE CENTER SOUTH OF THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS MOVE TOWARD THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
UPPER PATTERN...THE UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE
MOVE TO JUST SOUTH OF AMCHITKA MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN DRIFT EAST ALONG
THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CHAIN TO BE JUST SOUTH OF ATKA TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE UPPER TROUGH ACROSS SOUTHEAST BERING SEA, BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK
ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY, COOK INLET AND NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT THEN WILL MOVE
INTO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER
SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL FLATTEN MONDAY AS THE TROUGH MOVE THROUGH IT,
BUT WILL REBUILD AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

AT THE SURFACE...
SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF...THE WEAK LOW SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND
WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE JUST SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. SNOW
OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL BECOME SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SNOW
SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE KENAI
PENINSULA AND CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT AND THE SOUTHCENTRAL
INTERIOR MONDAY MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW
IN THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY
NIGHT. MORE RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG THE GULF COAST MONDAY
WITH AREAS OF SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE INTERIOR SECTION MONDAY NIGHT.

LOCAL GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE KENAI AND
CHUGACH MOUNTAIN MONDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY WITH MORE RAIN AND SNOW MOVE UP THE
WESTERN GULF AND INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND SUSITNA VALLEY. SOUTH
TO SOUTHEAST FLOW OFF THE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SHOWERS INTO
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THE THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH OVER BRISTOL
BAY WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND INTO SOUTHWEST INTERIOR
MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY
NIGHT. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND BECOMING
SHOWERS BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF SOUTHWEST
ALASKA MONDAY AND WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT. A WEAK LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE AKPEN MONDAY AND WILL MOVE
INTO BRISTOL BAY TUESDAY. EXPECT MORE SNOW TUESDAY.

BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIANS...
A MODERATE LOW SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN JUST SOUTH OF
THE PRIBILOFS MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN TURN WEST INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL
BERING TUESDAY. THE STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE NORTHERN AND
WESTERN BERING WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT BUT WILL BECOME
NORTHLY OVER THE WESTERN BERING AS A TROUGH EXTENDS NORTH FROM THE
MAIN LOW TUESDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AND WILL EXTEND AN UPPER TROUGH
EASTWARD JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF BY FRIDAY. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER
SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE ALCAN BORDER WILL PERSIST AND WILL TILT
NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL ALASKA FRIDAY.

AT THE SURFACE...A SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF AND
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WILL BECOME
SOUTHEAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE THURSDAY. THE COMPLEX LOW
PRESSURE AREA OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND THE ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN
WEDNESDAY AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE AKPEN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THEN DRIFTS INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE PRIBILOFS.
MARINE...GALE 132, 150, 155, 160, 165, 170, 172, 176, 180, 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

NM MAR 08