Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 184, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 1, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 012358 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 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. PKZ499-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 48N 176W MOVES SOUTHWEST AND WEAKENS. A DEVELOPING 965 MB LOW NEAR 43N 172W LATE TONIGHT MOVES TO 47N 173W AT 960 MB TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN BECOMES STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 965 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ414-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 021223 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 967 MB LOW NEAR 44N 172W MOVES TO 47N 168W WEDNESDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATES. A 966 MB LOW DEVELOPS 50N 170W TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL ENTER THE EASTERN BERING SEA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PASS THROUGH SAINT PAUL ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND E. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N TO NE WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 28 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT S OF 57N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 030000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 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. PKZ499-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 959 MB LOW NEAR 46N 171W WEAKENS TO 975 MB NEAR 51N 168W THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 51N 159W LATE TONIGHT MOVES TO 56N 174W AT 976 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 031301 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 49N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB AT 52N 165W FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 031556 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 655 AM AKST WED DEC 3 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. PKZ499-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 49N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB AT 52N 165W FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 655 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 655 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 655 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 655 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 040006 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 49N 172W WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TO 53N 163W FRI AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166W WILL MOVE TO 57N 170W THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB AND THEN TO 53N 172W FRI AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING T0NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 040353 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 655 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 UPDATED ZONE 412 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 49N 172W WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TO 53N 163W FRI AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166W WILL MOVE TO 57N 170W THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB AND THEN TO 53N 172W FRI AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING T0NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 040641 AAB OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 945 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 UPDATED ALL ZONES WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 49N 172W WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TO 53N 163W FRI AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166W WILL MOVE TO 57N 170W THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB AND THEN TO 53N 172W FRI AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 945 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 945 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 945 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 945 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 041247 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 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. PKZ499-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 49N 171W WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB AT 56N 159W SAT MORNING. A 974 MB LOW NEAR 57N 167W WILL MOVE TO 57N 171W AT 982 MB FRI MORNING AND THEN TO 51N 171W AT 994 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 TO 26 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 TO 27 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 TO 28 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 TO 29 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 041613 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 710 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 UPDATED ZONES 411 412 413 TO ADD FREEZING SPRAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 49N 171W WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB AT 56N 159W SAT MORNING. A 974 MB LOW NEAR 57N 167W WILL MOVE TO 57N 171W AT 982 MB FRI MORNING AND THEN TO 51N 171W AT 994 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 710 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 TO 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 TO 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 710 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 710 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 TO 28 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 TO 29 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 050016 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 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 979 MB LOW NEAR 58N 169W WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES TO 55N 172W FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1004 MB AS IT MOVES TO 48N 170W SAT AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 49N 167W WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO 56N 155W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT..EXCEPT NW 25 KT FROM 171W TO 169W. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 051228 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 59N 172W WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB AT 47N 171W SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 52N 165W WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB AT 56N 155W SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 21 TO 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WEST OF 174W...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 TO 28 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. E OF 174W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...WEST OF 174W...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. E OF 174W...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...WEST OF 174W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. E OF 174W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 060001 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 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... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 56N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50N 171W SAT MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A FRONT MOVING MOVE OUT OF RUSSIA SAT NIGHT AND ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA ON SUN. $$ PKZ411-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 061246 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 995 MB LOW AT 56N 156W MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND DISSIPATES. A 1000 MB LOW AT 52N 173W MOVES SOUTH AND INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC THIS AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES EAST INTO THE WESTERN BERING SUN AND SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 070007 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 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... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE WESTERN BERING SUN AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MON. A 969 MB LOW NEAR 46N 161W SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR 53N 153W AND STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Dec 1, 2:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 2:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
230 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS ON SYNOPTIC SCALE SURFACE
FEATURES WERE REASONABLE. THE NGM 850 MB TEMPS INITIALIZED ABOUT 2C
TOO WARM. MODEL FORECAST TRENDS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT AND
REASONABLE. THE EXCEPTION WOULD BE HOW FAR EAST THE GFS MOVES THE
EAST ALEUTIAN/WEST AK PEN FRONTAL WAVE WED. THE ECMWF KEEPS THE WAVE
FURTHER WEST WHICH SEEMS MORE REASONABLE AND IS IN KEEPING WITH THE
CURRENT PATTERN. THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND ENSEMBLE MEAN SUPPORT
THE ECMWF POSITION.
.UPPER LEVELS (500 MB)...THE PATTERN SHOULD NOT CHANGE MUCH THROUGH
WED AS GENERALLY CUT-OFF LOW CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND RIDGE
OVER THE GULF HOLD UNDERGO LITTLE MOVEMENT. BY FRI THE RIDGE AXIS HAS
SHIFTED TO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND THE LOW CENTER MOVED TO THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS. AT THIS TIME THERE IS ALSO A FAIRLY HIGH AMPLITUDE
RIDGE EVIDENT EXTENDING NORTH ALONG 160E FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO
OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE
DRAINAGE/GAP WINDS AND ALLOW FROM COLD TEMPS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
RIDGE SHIFTS EAST INTO CANADA TUE/WED AND ALLOWS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOW COMPLEX NEAR THE ALEUTIANS TO SPREAD INTO THE GULF AND
SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND MODERATE TEMPERATURES. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE
INTO FRI AS THE UPPER TROUGH SHIFTS EAST AND SETS UP SOUTHERLY WINDS
ALOFT OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL.
.WEST...
ALEUTIANS/AK PEN/BERING SEA...LOW COMPLEX IN THE VICINITY OF THE
ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE VERY WIND CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OVER THE
ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
OVER SAINT PAUL ISLAND SHOULD DIMINISH TONIGHT AS SNOW WITH THE
ASSOCIATED FRONT DIMINISHES. CONDITIONS ARE LESS LIKELY TO REDEVELOP
AS TEMPS WARM WED AND THU. WIND WARNING CONDITIONS OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS SHOULD DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS LOW CENTER SOUTH OF ADAK
DRIFTS SW AND WEAKENS. WARNING LEVEL WINDS MAY DEVELOP TUE NIGHT AS
NEXT WAVE REPLACES THIS CENTER AND FRONTAL TROUGH ARCHES NW. WINDS
OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS APPEAR TO HAVE PEAKED AT WARNING LEVELS
THIS MORNING AND SHOULD BE TRENDING DOWN.
.SW MAINLAND...SAT PICTURE SHOWS THE CIRRUS SHIELD MOVING INTO THE SW
MAINLAND IN ADVANCE OF FRONTAL TROUGH THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MODERATE WITH WARM ADVECTION AND AS CLOUDS THICKEN
THROUGHOUT THE REGION. PRECIPITATION WILL BE MIXED IN BRISTOL BAY TUE
NIGHT AND POSSIBLY MIXED ON THE DELTA WED. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
REMAIN FROZEN OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AT LEAST THROUGH WED. MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE WARMING TEMPS THROUGH THU AND FRI...SO MAY SEE
MIXED OVER THE KUSKOKWIM AND DELTA AND RAIN BRISTOL BAY DURING THESE
TIME FRAMES.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 195. HIGH WIND WARNINGS 185 AND 191
DIMINISHING.
MARINE...STORMS 175 176.
GALES 129 130 138 140 150 155 160 165 171 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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