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Gale Warning 111, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 3, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 3, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 3, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 5, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 040050
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

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.

PKZ499-041500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 960 MB LOW AT 53N 174E MOVES TO 56N 179W AT 970 MB WED
AFTERNOON...THEN TO 58N 173W AT 975 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N...OTHERWISE FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF 57N. SEAS 22 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57 N. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SW WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF 57N. SEAS
22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT...INCREASING TO S WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

5 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 040402 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
700 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

AMENDED ZONES 411 412 

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.

PKZ499-041500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 960 MB LOW AT 53N 174E MOVES TO 56N 179W AT 970 MB WED
AFTERNOON...THEN TO 58N 173W AT 975 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
700 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N...OTHERWISE FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
700 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF 57N. SEAS 22 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57 N. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SW WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF 57N. SEAS
22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT...INCREASING TO S WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 041258
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

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.

PKZ499-050300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 971 MB LOW AT 54N 178E WILL MOVE TO 57N 174W BY LATE WED NIGHT.
THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 60N 167W BY LATE THU NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO
984 MB.

$$

PKZ411-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56 N. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56 N.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 175W...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. E OF 175W...S WIND
40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.THU...W OF 173W...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. E OF 173W...SE WIND 40
KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW.
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 050039
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

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.

PKZ499-051500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 971 MB LOW NEAR 55N 180 WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB NEAR 59N 170W THU
AFTERNOON THEN TURN NORTHEAST AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 62N 166W THU
EVENING. A 994 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 55N 170W THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO
NEAR 58N 161W AND STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF 175W...
SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N...OTHERWISE FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56
N...OTHERWISE FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 56N...OTHERWISE FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 23 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. SNOW.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 050126 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

CORRECTED ZONE 412

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.

PKZ499-051500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 971 MB LOW NEAR 55N 180 WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB NEAR 59N 170W THU
AFTERNOON THEN TURN NORTHEAST AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 62N 166W THU
EVENING. A 994 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 55N 170W THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO
NEAR 58N 161W AND STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF 175W...
SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N...OTHERWISE FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58
N...OTHERWISE FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 58N...OTHERWISE FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 23 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. SNOW.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 051259
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2009

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.

PKZ499-060300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 970 MB LOW AT 57N 175W WILL MOVE TO 61N 168W BY LATE THU NIGHT AND
WEAKEN TO 983 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 65N 162W BY LATE FRI
NIGHT AT 989 MB. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON
WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING BY LATE FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N...FREEZING SPRAY
ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
57N...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF 175W...SW WIND 55 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. W OF 175W...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 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 Feb 3, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

CORRECTED FOR WARNING TABLE

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS LOCATED OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WITH A TROUGH
EXTENDING SOUTHEAST THROUGH WESTERN CANADA. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW
IS LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHWEST BERING. WEAK TRANSITORY RIDGING EXISTS
BETWEEN THESE UPPER LEVEL LOWS...CENTERED OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA.

AT THE SURFACE...A 961 MB LOW IS LOCATED NEAR SHEMYA. AN OCCLUDED
FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A TRIPLE
POINT LOW IS DEVELOPING 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT ALONG THE
AFOREMENTIONED OCCLUDED FRONT. ELSEWHERE...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IS
LOCATED OVER INTERIOR ALASKA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE THIS AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY REGARDING
THE STRENGTH AND LOCATION OF THE TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMING IN THE
GULF. MODEL UNCERTAINTY ALSO ARISES CONCERNING THE LOW EVOLUTION IN
THE BERING SEA BY 36 HOURS...OR 00Z THURSDAY. THE 12Z GFS WAS USED
FOR CONSTRUCTING THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY...WITH A
FOCUS ON THE 12Z ECMWF AFTERWARD.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE AFOREMENTIONED TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL BE THE MAIN PLAYER ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. SNOW
WILL BEGIN OVERSPREADING KODIAK THIS EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES
NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
MIXING WITH RAIN TOMORROW...BUT MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL BE OVERSPREADING COASTAL
AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BECOMING SCATTERED IN NATURE BY
LATE WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE EVENTUAL
TRACK OF THE LOW...WITH A TRACK FURTHER SOUTH LIMITING ACCUMULATIONS
ALONG COASTAL AREAS. A FRONT WELL AHEAD OF THE BERING SEA LOW WILL
BEGIN SPREADING SNOW FURTHER INLAND ON THURSDAY.

.SOUTHWEST...
A SERIES OF FRONTS EXTENDING FROM THE LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL
RESULT IN WIDESPREAD CHANCES FOR SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH
THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BE INCREASING NORTHWARD AND EASTWARD
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH MODERATING TEMPERATURES AS WELL.
THE TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMING EAST OF SAND POINT WILL BRING A RAIN
SNOW MIX FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BEFORE CHANGING
BACK TO ALL SNOW BY THURSDAY.

.ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...
SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS...ALONG WITH WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFS THROUGH THURSDAY. AS
THE LOW MOVES TOWARD THE EAST THROUGH THURSDAY...COLD AIR ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THE LOW WILL CHANGE PRECIPITATION BACK TO ALL SNOW.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME AMPLIFIED AGAIN LATER IN THE
WEEK...WITH A TROUGH SETTLING OVER ALASKA. DETAILS ON THE EVOLUTION
OF THIS TROUGH ARE QUESTIONABLE...AS MODEL GUIDANCE DISAGREES ON HOW
LONG THE TROUGH MAY STAY ENTRENCHED. GENERALLY EXPECT SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES WITH PERIODS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER TO PERSIST ACROSS THE
REGION AS WE MOVE INTO NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 150 155 160 165 170 185
         STORM 172 175 176
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 140 141
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

NRH FEB 09

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC
Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	4 days
Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	37 hr
Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	6 days
Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr

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