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Gale Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 4, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 4, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 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: Jan 4, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 7, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 050013
OFFALU

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

PKZ499-051500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING
THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A KAMCHATKA LOW AFFECTS
THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST FRI JAN 4 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

7 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 051240
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
340 AM AST SAT JAN 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.

PKZ499-060300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA WILL
DIMINISH BY SUN AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 52N 164E SAT AFTERNOON
MILL MOVE TO 56N 162E SUN MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. A
990 MB LOW NEAR 46N 175E SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 54N 174E SUN
MORNING AT 984 MB THEN TO 57N 164E MON MORNING. 

$$

PKZ411-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
340 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
340 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
340 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
340 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 060001
OFFALU

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

PKZ499-061500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
GUSTY NORTHWESTERLIES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN BERING
THROUGH MON. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 46N 175E WILL MOVE TO 53N 173E 
SUN MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SUN EVENING. 

$$

PKZ411-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUNDAY NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 061257
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST SUN JAN 6 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.

PKZ499-070300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 985 MB LOW AT 52N 174E WILL DRIFT NORTHWEST OVER THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA SUNDAY NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST SUN JAN 6 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 23
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 TO 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST SUN JAN 6 2008

.TODAY...E TO NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS 
AND SEAS WEST. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS WEST. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE TO SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS WEST. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST SUN JAN 6 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E TO SE WIND 15 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS 
AND SEAS WEST. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS WEST. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E TO SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS WEST. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST SUN JAN 6 2008

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

.TODAY...N TO NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS EAST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND 
SEAS EAST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS
EAST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 070001
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST SUN JAN 6 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.

PKZ499-071500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
GUSTY NORTHERLIES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN BERING THROUGH
TUE. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN WHILE
REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON. 

$$

PKZ411-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST SUN JAN 6 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST SUN JAN 6 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST SUN JAN 6 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST SUN JAN 6 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 071256
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST MON JAN 7 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.

PKZ499-080300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 
A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN WHILE
REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY.

$$

PKZ411-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EAST OF 177E. W TO NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 58N. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EAST OF 177E. W TO NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 58N. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT EAST OF 177E. VARIABLE WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 58N. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N TO SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY EAST OF 173W.
.TONIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY EAST OF 173W. 
.TUE...NE TO SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY EAST OF 173W. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008

.TODAY...NE TO SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 12 FT. STRONGEST WINDS
AND HIGHEST SEAS WEST OF 176W. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. STRONGEST
WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WEST OF 176W. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE TO SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. STRONGEST WINDS
AND HIGHEST SEAS WEST OF 176W. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 080049
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST MON JAN 7 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.

PKZ499-081500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 
A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN WHILE
REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
$$

PKZ411-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT 177E WESTWARD. 
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. EXCEPT NE WIND 25 KT 177E WESTWARD.
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 081257
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 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.

PKZ499-090300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 2008

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT EAST OF 177E. VARIABLE WIND 15 KT WEST OF
178E. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 178E. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY EAST OF 175W. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 Jan 4, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST FRI JAN 4 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS RELATIVELY STEADY WITH A COLD CORE
LOW OVER NORTHWESTERN MAINLAND AND TROUGH STRETCHING DOWN THROUGH THE
GULF INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. A SHORTWAVE IN THE TROUGH IS
STRENGTHENING INTO ANOTHER LOW JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK AND MOVING SLOWLY
EAST. A RIDGE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND
MOVE SLOWLY EAST AS WELL.
AT THE SURFACE...A LOW 160 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK IS DROPPING
LIGHT SNOW ON KODIAK ISLAND AS IT MOVES SLOWLY EAST. A TIGHTENED
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND A RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS IS CAUSING GALE FORCE WINDS ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDE OF
THIS LOW AND STRONG WINDS TO BLOW THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS ON THE
ISLAND AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
SPREAD OVER THE BERING AHEAD OF THE RIDGE AS COLD AIR POURS DOWN THE
BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL MAINLAND LOW.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS DOING FINE OVER THE EAST DOMAIN IN THE RELATIVELY STEADY
PATTERN. ONLY DISCREPANCY LIES WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE LOW IN A
TROUGH STRETCHED FROM THE NORTHWEST GULF TO THE SOUTHEAST GULF
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HAVE LEANED TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION KEEPING THE
LOW A LITTLE FARTHER SOUTHEAST THAN THE OTHER MODELS. MODELS ARE
DOING FINE OVER THE WEST DOMAIN WITH THE RIDGE DOMINATING MOST OF THE
AREA. HOWEVER A COUPLE SYSTEMS TRY TO PUSH EAST AGAINST THE RIDGE TO
BE NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY SATURDAY NIGHT...MODELS ARE NOT AS
WELL IN AGREEMENT. GFS WAS USED AS THE GUIDANCE IN THIS PACKAGE AS
CONSISTENCY IN RUNS HAVE BEEN IMPROVING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AND UP THROUGH THE SUSITNA AS A WEAK
SHORTWAVE PASSES THROUGH. SNOW FROM THE LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL
MAINLY AFFECT THE GULF COASTS AND ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA TODAY
BEFORE PULLING BACK INTO THE GULF TONIGHT. KODIAK WILL START TO CLEAR
OUT THIS AFTERNOON AS THE DRYING NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PUSHES THE LOW
EAST AWAY INTO THE GULF. THE NEXT UPPER SHORTWAVE LOOKS TO PUSH A
FRONTAL BAND ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COASTS SUNDAY NIGHT AND REACH
INLAND ENOUGH TO EFFECT SOUTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SOUTHERN
SUSITNA VALLEY THROUGH TUESDAY. STEADY LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF AND
HIGHER PRESSURE INLAND TO THE NORTH WILL KEEP NORTHERLY FLOW OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH GUSTY GAP WINDS. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE DROPPING THROUGH SATURDAY IN THE COLD AIR SWINGING DOWN ON
THE BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER LOW.

WESTERN ALASKA AND THE PENINSULA...THE MAINLAND WILL REMAIN MAINLY
DRY...COLD...AND BREEZY IN THE NORTHERLY FLOW. COASTAL AREAS AND THE
PENINSULA WILL SEE SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE THE ADVANCING
RIDGE DRIES THINGS OUT. GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE PENINSULA IN THE TIGHTENED PRESSURE GRADIENT.

ALEUTIANS AND BERING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE AFFECTING MAINLY THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS...EASTERN BERING AND THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH SATURDAY
BEFORE THE RIDGE DRIES THESE AREAS OUT AND ESTABLISHES ITSELF OVER
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY SATURDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BE SEEING A RAIN AND SNOW MIX
ALONG WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WITH TWO LOWS APPROACHING FROM SOUTH AND
WEST. THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL HOLD THE SYSTEMS FROM
ADVANCING ANY FARTHER EAST.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 132 138 141 150 155 160 165 179 180
                              185
      ...GALE 130 132 138 150 155 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

LR JAN 08

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 3, 10:30 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	61 hr
Jan 3, 10:30 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	9 days
Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	48 hr
Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	20 hr
Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	65 hr
Jan 4, 12:48 PM AKST	Dense Fog Advisory	AFC	12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.