Gale Warning 130, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 220128 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009

CORRECTED ZONE 414.

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.

PKZ499-221500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO
WEST COAST OF ALASKA SAT EVENING. A LARGE 966 MB LOW NEAR 52N 163E
WILL WEAKEN TO 971 MB NEAR 60N 170E SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO
SIBERIA SUN EVENING. A 994 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC SUN
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 180 MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW.
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT.  

$$

872 
FZAK62 PAFC 220317 CCB
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009

CORRECTED ZONE 414.

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.

PKZ499-221500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO
WEST COAST OF ALASKA SAT EVENING. A LARGE 966 MB LOW NEAR 52N 163E
WILL WEAKEN TO 971 MB NEAR 60N 170E SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO
SIBERIA SUN EVENING. A 994 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC SUN
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 180 MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW.
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 221249
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 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.

PKZ499-230300-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING REACHES WESTERN ALASKA SUN
EVENING AND RAPIDLY WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INLAND. STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW
PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH MON MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW MOVES
TO 52N 176E MON MORNING AND WEAKENS TO 1008 MB MON NIGHT NEAR 58N
173W.
$$

PKZ411-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT.
.WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 230016
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 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.

PKZ499-231500-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN BY MON. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 50N 172E SUN NIGHT
WILL MOVE TO 63N 172W AT 1003 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW WILL BE
NEAR 52N 177E TUE AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
26 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 33 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 231238
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 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.

PKZ499-240300-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 50N 171E WEAKENS TO 1005 MB NEAR 65N 173W AND THEN
DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 992 MB TUE MORNING AS
IT MOVES TO 51N 176E. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 977 MB TUE NIGHT
NEAR 59N 173W.
$$

PKZ411-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT
DURING THE AFTERNOON NORTH OF 56 N. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 3S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW
AND
RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING TO SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 33 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 231249 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

CORRECTED ZONE 414

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.

PKZ499-240300-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 50N 171E WEAKENS TO 1005 MB NEAR 65N 173W AND THEN
DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 992 MB TUE MORNING AS
IT MOVES TO 51N 176E. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 977 MB TUE NIGHT
NEAR 59N 173W.
$$

PKZ411-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT
DURING THE AFTERNOON NORTH OF 56 N. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING TO SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 33 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 231918 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1015 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

UPDATED AREAS 413 AND 414

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.

PKZ499-240300-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 50N 171E WEAKENS TO 1005 MB NEAR 65N 173W AND THEN
DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 992 MB TUE MORNING AS
IT MOVES TO 51N 176E. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 977 MB TUE NIGHT
NEAR 59N 173W.
$$

PKZ411-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT
DURING THE AFTERNOON NORTH OF 56 N. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
1015 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 25 TO 30 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 TO 32 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
1015 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 33 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT.  
$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 240024
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON FEB 23 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.

PKZ499-241500-
400 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 54N 178E WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB NEAR 65N 173W
TUESDAY. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 50N 176E TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 58N 172W
AT 982 MB TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 61N 165W AT 987 MB
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...S OF 56 N...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. N OF 56 N...VARIABLE
WIND 15 KT.  SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 70 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2009

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 65 KT BECOMING 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 31 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

ALOFT...A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED TROUGH OVER THE ALCAN IS BEING SQUEEZED
BETWEEN UPPER RIDGING OVER WESTERN CANADA AND OVER THE EASTERN BERING
SEA.  THIS TROUGH IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD AS RIDGING HOLDS
TOUGH DOWNSTREAM.  BETWEEN THE BUILDING UPSTREAM BERING RIDGE
ADVANCING EASTWARD AND THE UPPER TROUGH...STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW IS
CONTRIBUTING TO STRONG WINDS NEAR THE SURFACE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND
THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. AN UPPER SHORTWAVE WITH ACCOMPANYING STRONG
COLD FRONT IS SPLITTING AS IT APPROACHES THE RIDGE OVER THE BERING
SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...WITH MOST OF THE ENERGY ASSOCIATED BEING
PUSHED NORTHWARD AROUND THE RIDGE AXIS.  TRANSITORY RIDGING EXISTS
OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS JUST DOWNSTREAM OF A 494 DM LOW CURRENTLY
SITUATED JUST SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.

AT THE SURFACE...A 1046 MB HIGH WITH VERY DRY AIR ASSOCIATED WITH IT
HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF OVER MOST OF THE STATE...WHILE A 1016 MB LOW
IS LOCATED NEAR THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH NEAR 58N 141W IN THE
GULF OF ALASKA.  THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES IS
CONTRIBUTING TO VERY STRONG NORTHERLY OUTFLOW WINDS SUFFICIENT TO
MEET HIGH WIND CRITERIA THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AND THOMPSON
PASS...AND ALSO PRODUCING GALE FORCE WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN
COASTAL WATERS.  A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WITH STORM FORCE WINDS IS
MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

THE GFS AND NAM WERE USED IN THE SHORT TERM THROUGH 84 HOURS ON THE
EAST SIDE...WHILE THE GFS WAS ADEQUATE FOR USE THROUGH THE SAME TIME
FOR THE WEST SIDE.  AFTER 84 HOURS...THE ECMWF WAS AGAIN THE
PREFERRED MODEL...PARTICULARLY OUT WEST...WHERE THE ECMWF
TRADITIONALLY OUTPERFORMS THE GFS IN HANDLING SPLIT-FLOW REGIMES IN
THE MEDIUM RANGE.  NUDGED EXISTING WIND GRIDS IN THE EXTENDED TOWARDS
THE ECMWF ON THE EAST SIDE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH
IN INTENSITY THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE
SURFACE LOW WEAKENS INTO A TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST...DIMINISHING THE CURRENTLY LARGE PRESSURE GRADIENT.  AS
SURFACE RIDGING CONTINUES TO SETTLE OVER THE COOK INLET AND COPPER
RIVER BASIN...COLD AIR SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRAIN DOWN FROM THE
NORTH...BRINGING A RETURN TO NORMAL TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  WINDS SHOULD ALSO CONSIDERABLY
WEAKEN AS SURFACE RIDGING PREDOMINATES AND UPPER RIDGING BUILDS OVER
THE ALASKA RANGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...STRONG COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN SHOULD SLOWLY PUSH EASTWARD AS
UPPER RIDGING BUILDING OVER THE MAINLAND SHUNTS MOST OF THE UPPER
ENERGY NORTHWARD THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT.  WITH THE LOSS OF THE
UPPER ENERGY...THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY AND STALL BY SUNDAY
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...BUT NOT BEFORE PRODUCING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ALONG THE COASTLINE OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA DURING THE DAY
TODAY.  ANOTHER STRONG DISTURBANCE WITH ACCOMPANYING SURFACE LOW WILL
WORK ITS WAY ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT AND
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE BERING SEA MONDAY...BRINGING PRECIPITATION
TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND THE RETURN OF AT LEAST GALE
FORCE WINDS TO MOST OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

HIGHLY PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL MEAN RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS OVER A VAST PART OF THE STATE THROUGH THE EXTENDED...WITH
THE TIMING OF DETAILS VERY DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN WITH SUCH A PATTERN
IN PLACE.  IT WILL BE HARD TO KEEP COLD AIR FROM BECOMING ESTABLISHED
FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME IN SUCH A PATTERN...SO SHOULD SEE HIGHLY
VARIABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH MOSTLY
NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...131 135
         BLIZZARD WARNING...155
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 121 129 130 155 160 165 172 175 176 351
                        352 411
         STORM WARNING...170 171 179 180 185 412 413 414
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 130 140
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

CC/DS FEB 09