Storm Warning 117, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 080055 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008

CORRECT ZONE 414


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.

PKZ499-081400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 996 MB LOW NEAR 44N 171E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES 
TO 54N 170W WED EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT TO 54N 174W 
THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-081400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NORTH OF 56N...E TO SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SOUTH OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NORTH OF 56N...E TO SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT.
SOUTH OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-081400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
27 FT BUILDING TO 34 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 35 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-081400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW TO SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SOUTH OF 55N...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. NORTH OF 55N...NE WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 60 KT. SEAS 34 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-081400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SOUTH OF 56N...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. NORTH OF 56N...E TO SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 24 TO 30 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 081214
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 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.

PKZ499-090200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 999 MB LOW NEAR 45N 179E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB AS IT MOVES TO
56N 171W THU. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 969 MB AT 54N 166W THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-090200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NORTH OF 56N...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. SOUTH
OF 56N...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 FT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT SEAS 14 FT SOUTH OF 56N. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-090200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-090200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF 55N...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. NORTH OF 55N...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO
N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-090200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH
OF 56N. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT SEAS 18 FT SOUTH OF 56N. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 090000
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 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.

PKZ499-090200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 987 MB LOW NEAR 50N 173W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB AND MOVE TO 
55N 171W THU MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 982 MB AND MOVE 
TO 53N 161W FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-090200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 FT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 TO 25 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-090200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-090200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF 55N...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. NORTH OF 55N...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO
N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-090200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH
OF 56N. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT SEAS 18 FT SOUTH OF 56N. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 091157
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 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.

PKZ499-100200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 970 MB LOW AT 55N 172W WILL DRIFT SOUTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN TO 964
MB AT 54N 174W THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 979 MB AT
53N 161W FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING TO 55N 155W AT 984 MB FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT THIS MORNING. 
SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF 56N...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO N 55 THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. NORTH
OF 56N...N WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO N 55 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 091550 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 413

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.

PKZ499-100200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 970 MB LOW AT 55N 172W WILL DRIFT SOUTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN TO 964
MB AT 54N 174W THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 979 MB AT
53N 161W FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING TO 55N 155W AT 984 MB FRI
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT THIS MORNING. 
SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF 56N...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO N 55 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. NORTH
OF 56N...N WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO N 55 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 091758 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1000 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

UPDATED ZONE 413

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.

PKZ499-100200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 970 MB LOW AT 55N 172W WILL DRIFT SOUTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN TO 964
MB AT 54N 174W THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 979 MB AT
53N 161W FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING TO 55N 155W AT 984 MB FRI
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT THIS MORNING. 
SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
1000 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W OF 174W...N WIND 45 TO 55 KT. E OF 174W...VARIABLE WIND 
20 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 092319
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 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.

PKZ499-101400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...A 963 MB LOW AT 54N 173W THU
AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 51N 165W FRI MORNING. THE
LOW THEN MOVES TO 58N 151W FRI AFTERNOON AS IT FURTHER WEAKENS TO 
988 MB.

$$

PKZ411-101400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-101400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-101400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-101400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 101149
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 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.

PKZ499-110200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 973 MB LOW AT 51N 169W TONIGHT WEAKENS TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES
TO 58N 153W SAT MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL BERING SEA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. A WEATHER FRONT
THEN MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SATURDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-110200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-110200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-110200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 27 FT
SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-110200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
145 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SHOWERS CONTINUE TO SWIRL AROUND THE
UPPER LOW WHICH IS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA.
A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS CENTERED JUST TO THE EAST OVER WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND. THE SNOW THAT FELL OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHCENTRAL HAS RESULTED IN A VERY MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER. THE
COMBINATION OF MOISTURE AND LIGHT WINDS HAS RESULTED IN LOW CEILINGS
AND AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF
SOUTHCENTRAL. COLD AIR ADVECTION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW IS
PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND
REGION.

A WEAK SHORT-WAVE RIDGE IS PROGRESSING EASTWARD INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA HELPING TO GRADUALLY SHUT OFF THE SHOWERS THAT HAVE
DOMINATED THE REGION THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. A WEAK FRONT BEHIND
THE RIDGE IS MAKING SLOW PROGRESSION EASTWARD...BRINGING WARM AND
STABLE AIR WITH IT.

FARTHER UPSTREAM...A TROUGH IS DROPPING DOWN THROUGH THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA. A 160 KT SUBTROPICAL JET SOUTH OF THIS TROUGH IS AIDING
IN DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC. THE
FORMATION OF THIS LOW HAS BEEN ANTICIPATED WITH ALL OF THE
INGREDIENTS COMING TOGETHER TO PRODUCE A MAJOR STORM.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS/ECMWF/UKMET HAVE FINALLY ALL COME INTO
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH HANDLING OF DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW AND ITS
MOVEMENT INTO THE BERING SEA. ALL THREE MODELS ALSO INDICATE
DEVELOPMENT OF TRIPLE POINT LOWS OVER THE EASTERN BERING THURSDAY
AND BARREN ISLANDS REGION THURSDAY NIGHT. THE GFS IS A BIT STRONGER
WITH TRIPLE POINT LOW OVER BARREN ISLANDS...WHICH GREATLY AFFECTS
TURNAGAIN ARM WIND FORECAST. BASED ON STRONG DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL GO WITH THE GFS SOLUTION FOR NOW. THE NAM
IS AN OUTLIER WITH ITS LOW POSITIONS...BUT CAN STILL BE USED AS
GUIDANCE FARTHER FROM THE LOW CENTERS WHERE IT SOLUTION MATCHES
UP WELL WITH THE OTHER MODELS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL...THE UPPER LOW WILL OPEN UP INTO A TROUGH AND SLOWLY
LIFT OFF TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. UPPER LEVELS
WILL DRY OUT...BUT LOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN MOIST SO LOW CLOUDS AND
FOG ARE LIKELY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF DRY
SPELL (WITH CLEARING SKIES) WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AS A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE MOVES IN. HOWEVER...CLOUDS WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG SYSTEM OUT WEST WILL MOVE
TO KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND TO THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL
THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION MAY START AS SNOW...PARTICULARLY INLAND...BUT
MOST PLACES WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO RAIN AS VERY WARM AIR IS ADVECTED
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTH
GULF COAST THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH AN ORIENTATION FAVORABLE
FOR BARRIER JET FORMATION. IF A TRIPLE POINT LOW DOES DEVELOP IN THE
BARREN ISLAND REGION THIS WILL HELP TIGHTEN THE EAST-WEST GRADIENT
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST EVEN FURTHER. CONDITIONS LOOK EXTREMELY
FAVORABLE FOR HIGH WIND WARNING CONDITIONS THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
TURNAGAIN ARM. OF COURSE A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPMENT
OR TRACK COULD CHANGE THAT. FOR NOW WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR
THESE AREAS FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SOUTHWEST ALASKA REMAINS UNDER INFLUENCE OF
UPPER TROUGH CENTERED OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. WEAK WAVES EMBEDDED IN
THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CLOUDS OVER MUCH OF
THE REGION AS WELL AS A FEW FLURRIES OR SHOWERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE TROUGH WILL COMPLETELY EXIT LATER WEDNESDAY AS A
SHORT-WAVE RIDGE MOVES OVERHEAD. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY HEAD
DOWNHILL WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALONG THE COAST AND SPREAD INLAND THURSDAY.
STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION ALOFT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE PRECIPITATION
TO RAIN MOST PLACES...ALTHOUGH IT MAY TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO SCOUR
OUT THE COLD AIR FROM THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...WITH MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN HANDLING OF
NEXT SYSTEM CONFIDENCE LEVEL IS MUCH HIGHER. THUS WILL BEGIN TO ADD
MORE DETAIL INTO LATEST FORECAST AND INCREASE WIND FORECAST ACROSS
THE REGION. EXPECT STORM FORCE WINDS JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT ALONG
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MODELS INDICATE AN 850 MB JET OF
AROUND 75 KT OVER THIS SAME AREA. GRANTED...THIS IS A STABLE WARM
ADVECTION SCENARIO...BUT AFFECT OF COMPLEX TERRAIN WILL AID IN
ACCELERATION OF WINDS AND THIS IS A FAVORABLE DIRECTION FOR WINDS
TO BLOW IN THE DUTCH HARBOR AREA. THEREFORE...WILL ISSUE A HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. MODERATE COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE
LOW WILL PRODUCE STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS MAY REACH HURRICANE FORCE...BUT WILL WAIT
ONE MORE MODEL CYCLE BEFORE UPPING WINDS THAT HIGH.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE BERING SEA LOW COMPLEX WILL TRANSITION
TO THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND...MAINTAINING WET CONDITIONS OVER THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND. MEANWHILE...ANOTHER WEAKER AND LESS AMPLIFIED
SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 101 125. HIGH WIND WARNING 185.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...155 170 171 172 176 179 180.
         GALE WARNING 150 160 165 130 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB OCT 08