Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 238, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 10, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT. 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
- Mar 10, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 111109 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT TUE MAR 11 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. PKZ499-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE. A 995 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 45N 177E TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 51N 178E AT 990 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT TUE MAR 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 112334 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 11 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 998 MB LOW AT 54N 163E WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE AS AN INTENSIFYING LOW MOVES TO 50N 178E AT 992 MB WED. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS ANOTHER STORM INTENSIFIES TO 982 MB AT 48N 179E THU. $$ PKZ411-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 121148 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT WED MAR 12 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. PKZ499-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 46N 178E MOVES TO NEAR 51N 180E AT 990 MB WED EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 46N 180E THU MORNING MOVES TO NEAR 49N 179W WHILE INTENSIFYING TO 975 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF 56N. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS INCREASING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 130000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 50N 180W MOVES TO 52N 178E THURSDAY MORNING THEN DISSIPATES THURSDAY NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 48N 180W THURSDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 50N 176W AT 976 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF 56N. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF 56N. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 25 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF 55N. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH AND WEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 131143 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 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. PKZ499-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 52N 178E DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON AS A 980 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR 49N 180E. THIS LOW INTENSIFIES TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 52N 174W FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS INCREASING TO 12 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF 56N. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF 58N. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF 169W. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF 169W. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 140000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-141400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 979 MB LOW NEAR 48N 180W MOVES TO 53N 170W AT 977 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. HIGHEST WINDS SOUTH OF 56N. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 140745 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1145 PM ADT THU MAR 13 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. PKZ499-141400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 979 MB LOW NEAR 48N 180W MOVES TO 53N 170W AT 977 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. HIGHEST WINDS SOUTH OF 56N. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 1145 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 141146 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-150200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 49N 179W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 53N 165W AT 980 MB SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NORTH OF 55N. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 150000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 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. PKZ499-151400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 977 MB LOW NEAR 49N 175W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 54N 170W AT 980 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL MOVE TO 54N 159W SUN AFTERNOON WITH A 985 MB CENTER. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. $$ PKZ411-151400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-151400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-151400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-151400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 151153 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-160200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 52N 173W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 54N 160W AT 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 58N 152W SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ411-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT DECREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF 175W. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 152338 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 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. PKZ499-161400- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 54N 170W MOVES TO 55N 159W AT 988 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WEAKENS MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 1013 MB LOW MOVES TO 52N 169E MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-161400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-161400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-161400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-161400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 161129 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 54N 167W WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. A NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 178W AT 1013 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-170200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-170200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-170200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-170200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW TO N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
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 Mar 10, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM ADT MON MAR 10 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM WITH ONLY MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE POSITION OF THE LOW OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. THIS IS OF LITTLE CONSEQUENCE AS THE THEME REMAINS ONE OF SHOWERY CONDITIONS OVER MOST OF THE MAINLAND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE LOW NOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND IS SUPPORTED BY AN UPPER LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THIS LOW IS RELATIVELY COOL AT THE LOWER LEVELS AND THUS MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN SNOW OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION IS RELAXING AND WILL ALLOW THE WIND THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND ACROSS THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TO DIMINISH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AROUND THE WEST SIDE OF THIS LOW WEAK NORTH FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THESE SHOWERS SHOULD TAPER OFF AS THE SURFACE AND UPPER RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES TOWARD THE COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. ANOTHER UPPER LOW IS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WHILE YET ANOTHER IS SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLE. BOTH THESE UPPER LOWS SUPPORT MODERATE TO STRONG SURFACE LOWS. THE LOW AND FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE KENAI MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. THE PERSISTENT UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL KEEP SHOWERS OVER THE REGION INTO THE EVENING. A WEAK UPPER LOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHWEST ZONES THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. RIDGING FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE BERING COAST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. EXPECT THE STABLE CONDITIONS TO KEEP THE LOW LEVEL STRATUS AND FOG OVER THE BERING UNDER THE HIGH PRESSURE. ALONG THE COAST TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA EXPECT THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW TO CONTINUE AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ON THE BERING SIDE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. .LONG TERM FORECAST...SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS FOR THE END OF THE WEEK WITH BETTER CONFIDENCE IN THE MID WEEK TIME FRAME. TWO PRIMARY ISSUES ARE WITH REGARD TO THE LOW MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE NEXT MAJOR STORM EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE SYSTEM HEADING TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA VARIES IN SPEED AND INTENSITY BETWEEN THE MODELS BUT THIS SYSTEM WILL BE WELL SOUTH OF THE MAINLAND AREAS AND THE MAIN INFLUENCE WILL BE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE AND THE SOUTH SIDE OF KODIAK ISLAND. OUT WEST THE STORM MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS HAS SIMILAR SOLUTIONS BETWEEN THE NAM AND GFS WEDNESDAY. AFTER WEDNESDAY THE MODELS BECOME LESS CONSISTENT AND THE FORECAST FOR THE END OF THE WEEK WILL ONLY HAVE SMALL CHANGES UNTIL WE GET A BETTER FEEL FOR WHAT WE EXPECT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...DONE SAMN MAR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Mar 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 56 hr | |
| Mar 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 15 days | |
| Mar 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.