Gale Warning 233, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 040004
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
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.

PKZ399-041500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
BROAD SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH  TUE
NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 49N 149W TUE NIGHT AT 985 MB. THIS
LOW WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVES TO 56N 152W WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-041500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-041500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 041230
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
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.

PKZ399-050300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...BROAD SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW
WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL BE NEAR 55N 153W TUE NIGHT AT 985 MB. THE LOW WILL MAINTAIN
INTENSITY AS IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY BY WED EVENING. 

$$

PKZ351-050300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-050300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 050004
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM 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.

PKZ399-051500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 991 MB LOW NEAR 50N 159W WILL MOVE TO 56N 156W TUE NIGHT AT 985 MB.
THE LOW WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE
SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST ON WED. A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE 
LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT TO THE NORTH GULF
COAST WED AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-051500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-051500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 051213
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 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.

PKZ399-060300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A LARGE 982 MB LOW NEAR
54N 159W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB NEAR 59N 164W WED EVENING THEN
DRIFT NORTHWARD AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL
PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA BY EVENING
THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND WED NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 50N 150W
THU MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 56N 150W
THU NIGHT. 


$$

PKZ351-060300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-060300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 051608 AAA
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
705 AM AST WED MAR 5 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.

PKZ399-060300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A LARGE 982 MB LOW NEAR
54N 159W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB NEAR 59N 164W WED EVENING THEN
DRIFT NORTHWARD AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL
PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA BY EVENING
THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND WED NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 50N 150W
THU MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 56N 150W
THU NIGHT. 


$$

PKZ351-060300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
705 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.

SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-060300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W
705 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 TO 35 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 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