Storm Warning 128, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 262317
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 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.

PKZ499-271400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 49N 163E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB NEAR 59N 176E
MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE TO NEAR 62N 173W WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
PRESSURE. 

$$

PKZ411-271400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-271400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-271400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-271400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 271109
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 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.

PKZ499-280200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...A 985 MB LOW NEAR 56N 172E WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB AND MOVE TO 61N 174W BY TUESDAY MORNING.  IT
WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 984 MB AND MOVE TO 61N 166W BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-280200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-280200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-280200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-280200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 272256
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 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.

PKZ499-281400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 980 MB LOW NEAR 58N 175E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB AT 61N 175W TUE
AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 995 MB AND MOVE TO 59N 162W WED
AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-281400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-281400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
20 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-281400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
18 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-281400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
15 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 272347 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008

CORRECTED ALL ZONES

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.

PKZ499-281400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 980 MB LOW NEAR 58N 175E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB AT 61N 175W TUE
AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 995 MB AND MOVE TO 59N 162W WED
AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-281400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-281400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
22 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-281400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
23 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-281400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE COME INTO GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE NEXT STORM MOVING INTO
THE GULF THROUGH MONDAY. THE NEW SET OF MODELS HAVE STRENGTHEN THE
UPPER TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL INTERIOR OVER THE NEXT TWO
DAYS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS
A NEW CENTER DEVELOPS OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA. AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE
WESTERN MAINLAND IS MOVE EAST AN HAS PRODUCED SOME LIKE SNOW OVER THE
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST.

AT THE SURFACE...A LARGE INTENSE 988 MB LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE GULF OF ALASKA. A WARM FRONT
OVER BRISTOL BAY AND AND THE COOK INLET IS PRODUCING A NARROW BAND OF
SNOW JUST AHEAD OF ITSELF. A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS SLOWLY
MOVING EAST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL
INTERIOR SUNDAY AND INTO NORTHWEST CANADA MONDAY. THE UPPER RIDGE
WEST OF THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN ALASKA BY MONDAY
EVENING.

THE BAND OF LIGHT SNOW OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTH INTO
THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT.

THE LARGE 988 MB LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WEAKEN TO A 1006 MB ABOUT 50
MILES SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST WITH THE LOW INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
TONIGHT AND ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN OVER OVER EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN AND THE
YUKON TERRITORY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. AN AREA STORM FORCE WINDS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND
AND SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND SPREAD INTO ALONG
THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT THEN WILL DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE
FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND THIS
EVENING AND WILL TURN TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT THEN BECOME SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS SUNDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN
SUNDAY THEN CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE WEST SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW FOR ANCHORAGE AND THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY TONIGHT.

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST BUILD
INTO WESTERN ALASKA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE DRIER COLDER AIR INTO THE
REGION. CLOUDS COVER WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT TO BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR
SUNDAY. AREAS OF FOG WILL FORM ALONG THE COAST LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING.

A NEW STORM SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SUNDAY WILL INTENSIFY
AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MONDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG
THE EAST SIDE OF THE STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND
WESTERN BERING SUNDAY AND WILL INCREASE TO STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND CENTRAL BERING SEA MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE REMAINS OF THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL MOVE INLAND OVER WESTERN
CANADA TUESDAY. THE LARGE STORM OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DRIFT
INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
WESTERN ALASKA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 120, 130, 132, 150
          GALE 125, 138, 175, 178.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM OCT 08