Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 794, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 25, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 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
- Dec 25, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2008, 6:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
823 FZAK62 PAFC 260016 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-261500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1015 MB LOW AT 61N 178E MOVES TO 57N 160W MID DAY ON FRIDAY AT 1008 MB AND THEN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA FRIDAY AND REMAINS THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. $$ PKZ411-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 261300 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-270300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1017 MB LOW NEAR 59N 172W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 55N 154W FRI EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN PERSISTS THROUGH SUNDAY AND BEYOND. A 991 MB LOW NEAR SAT MORNING 47N 169W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 52N 164W SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ411-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NORTH OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SOUTH OF 56N...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...WEST OF 175W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. EAST OF 175W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...WEST OF 175W...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. EAST OF 175W...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...WEST OF 175 W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. EAST OF 175W...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...WEST OF 175W...SE WIND 20 KT. EAST OF 175W...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...EAST OF 175W...E WIND 30 KT. WEST OF 175W...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 262042 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1140 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 CORRECTED AREA 413 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-270300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1017 MB LOW NEAR 59N 172W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 55N 154W FRI EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN PERSISTS THROUGH SUNDAY AND BEYOND. A 991 MB LOW NEAR SAT MORNING 47N 169W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 52N 164W SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ411-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NORTH OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SOUTH OF 56N...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...WEST OF 175W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. EAST OF 175W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...WEST OF 175W...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. EAST OF 175W...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...WEST OF 175 W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. EAST OF 175W...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...WEST OF 175W...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. EAST OF 175W...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...EAST OF 175W...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WEST OF 175W...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 270007 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-271500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 271401 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS. OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-280300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 .TODAY...WEST OF 175W...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. EAST OF 175W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...WEST OF 175W...VARIABLE WIND 15KT. EAST OF 175W...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 .TODAY...WEST OF 175W...EAST WIND 25 KT. EAST OF 175W...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...WEST OF 175W...E WIND 30 KT. EAST OF 175W...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...WEST OF 175W...E WIND 25 KT. EAST OF 175W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 271757 CCB OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 900 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 CORRECTED 412 AND 413 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-280300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 .TODAY...WEST OF 175W...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. EAST OF 175W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...WEST OF 175W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT.SEAS 5 FT. EAST OF 175W...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 .TODAY...WEST OF 175W...EAST WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. EAST OF 175W...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...WEST OF 175W...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS12 FT. EAST OF 175W...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...WEST OF 175W...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. EAST OF 175W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 280004 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-281500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH MON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ411-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 281252 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-290300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC MON AND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
430 FZAK62 PAFC 290007 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ411-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...NO GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 291305 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-300300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
914 FZAK62 PAFC 300022 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-301500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ411-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 301259 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-310300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
511 FZAK62 PAFC 310006 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-311500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH THU. A 958 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 44N 170E WED AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 964 MB NEAR 48N 166E THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
905 FZAK62 PAFC 311228 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-010300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 963 MB LOW NEAR 48N 162E THU NIGHT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING FROM THE SOUTH. $$ PKZ411-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. .THU...E WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 .TODAY...N TO E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 173W. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. .THU...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 Dec 25, 10:20 AM AKST, 5 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 10:20 AM AKST, 5 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1020 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON LOW OVER SOUTHWEST AND DEVELOPING GULF LOW. THE GULF LOW IS A TRIPLE POINT FEATURE THAT FORMS JUST EAST OF KODIAK TODAY MOVES TOWARD MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY SAT AND SUN AS IT WEAKENS. HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE BERING AND EASTERN SIBERIA LOOKING LIKE A SURE BET. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER THE SOUTHWEST IS DRIVING THE LOW LEVEL FEATURES. TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMS AS COLD AIR MOVES OUT OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF TODAY. THIS TROUGH MOVES EASTWARD POSITIONED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY MORNING AS THE SURFACE LOW DEEPENS. MAJOR HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE FORMS OVER THE BERING AND SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHWEST...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY IN THE SOUTHWEST ZONES. WEAK DISTURBANCE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING SHOULD HAVE LITTLE IMPACT EXPECT OVER THE AK PEN FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTHCENTRAL...SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING FRIDAY MORNING OVER COOK INLET. EXPECT STRONG GAP WINDS IN THE USUAL PLACES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. BERING...NORTHWEST FLOW WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER AK PENINSULA AND ALEUTIANS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. A WEAK FRONT MOVES OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT BUT DISSIPATES IN PLACE LATE SUNDAY WITHOUT FURTHER EASTWARD PROGRESSION. .LONG TERM FORECAST...COLD! SOME AREAS OF FOG OTHERWISE...COLD. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZ 155, WWA 161, 151, 121 MARINE...SEE PACKAGES..TOO MANY TO LIST HERE! FIRE WEATHER...NOT AWARE OF ANY AT THIS TIME DEC 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 4:17 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:48 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 25, 7:42 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 115 min | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 26, 5:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 26, 10:07 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 10:07 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 18 hr |
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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.