Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 365, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 22, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Apr 22, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 222359 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 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. PKZ499-231400- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 990 MB LOW AT 58N 176E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 63N 174W AT 999 MB THU NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 49N 169E THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 54N 176E AT 974 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-231400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED APR 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-231400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED APR 22 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-231400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED APR 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-231400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED APR 22 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 231156 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-240200- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 59N 179E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 66N 166W AT 1005 MB FRIDAY MORNING. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 46N 159E WILL MOVE NEAR 52N 173E AT 974 MB SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT...DECREASING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 232352 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 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. PKZ499-241400- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 58N 176E WILL MOVE TO 64N 170W AS 1001MB BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A 977 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 51N 172E BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 30 KT THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 241156 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-250200- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 977 MB LOW NEAR 53N 173E WILL MOVE TO 55N 179W AT 981 MB EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 250002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 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. PKZ499-251400- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 53N 174E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 175W AT 992 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 251158 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-260200- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW AROUND 53N 176E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 172W AT 1005 MB EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 50N 162E ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF 176E...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. E OF 176E...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 25 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 252315 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 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. PKZ499-261400- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB NEAR 54N 178E WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 60N 172W SUNDAY NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW DEVELOPING EAST OF JAPAN SUNDAY WILL MOVE TO NEAR 50N 166E MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SUN...WEST OF 177W...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. EAST OF 177W...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...WEST OF 174W...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. EAST OF 174W...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...WEST OF 177W...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. EAST OF 177W...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...WEST OF 174W...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. EAST OF 174W...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 25 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 261148 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-270200- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB NEAR 55N 177W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 59N 172W MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW NEAR JAPAN WILL MOVE TO 51N 171E MONDAY NIGHT AT 983 MB. $$ PKZ411-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW TO NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TODAY...W OF 177W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. E OF 177W...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W OF 174W...NW WIND 25 KT. E OF 174W...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TODAY...W OF 177W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. E OF 177W...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W OF 174W...NW WIND 25 KT. E OF 174W...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 261409 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 608 AM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ499-270200- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 55N 177W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 59N 172W MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW NEAR JAPAN WILL MOVE TO 51N 171E MONDAY NIGHT AT 983 MB. $$ PKZ411-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW TO NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TODAY...W OF 177W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. E OF 177W...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W OF 174W...NW WIND 25 KT. E OF 174W...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TODAY...W OF 177W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. E OF 177W...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W OF 174W...NW WIND 25 KT. E OF 174W...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 262322 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-271400- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 57N 175W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 60N 173W MON AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE PACIFIC TO NEAR 53N 174E TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-271400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-271400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 174W...NW WIND 25 KT. E OF 174W...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-271400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 174W...NW WIND 25 KT. E OF 174W...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT W OF 177W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-271400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 271145 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 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. PKZ499-280200- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1005 MB LOW AT 61N 173W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 67N 173W MON AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO 53N 173E TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ411-280200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF 56N. .TUE...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF 56N. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-280200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-280200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-280200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF 166W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 272304 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-281400- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 50N 164E WILL MOVE TO 52N 174E TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. A FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE FAR EASTERN BERING THROUGH TUE AND THEN MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING WED. $$ PKZ411-281400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF 56N. .TUE...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-281400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-281400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-281400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 281155 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 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. PKZ499-290200- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 52N 171E WILL BECOME A 985 MB LOW NEAR 51N 180 WED NIGHT. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE WHOLE OF THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-290200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-290200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND W. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND W. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-290200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-290200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 30 KT E OF 165W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT....STRONGEST E OF 166W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 282311 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-291400- 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 984 MB LOW NEAR 51N 174E REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES TO 49N 174W THU AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 48N 157W MOVES TO 55N 166W WED MORNING AND DISSIPATES WED AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW FORMS THU MORNING NEAR 52N 168W. $$ PKZ411-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
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 Apr 22, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKDT WED APR 22 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A 990 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING IS WEAKENING WHILE MOVING NORTHEAST. HIGH PRESSURE IS STILL ANCHORED OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS...MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW IS EVIDENT ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY. IN THE UPPER LEVELS...A RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE ALCAN IS MOVING EAST INTO THE YUKON. A TROUGH IS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS...WITH A WEAKENING UPPER LOW LOCATED OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BERING. A SHORTWAVE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS ROTATING AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH...POISED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL AK TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY. DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO ARISE REGARDING POSITION AND INTENSITY OF THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS OVER THE WEEKEND. THE GFS WAS USED TO CONSTRUCT THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE DUE TO CONTINUED CONSISTENCY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL... MOIST SOUTHWEST RETURN FLOW WILL BE PUSHING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AS THE RIDGE SLIPS EAST. A ROBUST SHORTWAVE AND SURFACE FRONT WILL ALSO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING WITH IT WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL APPROACH THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ENHANCING PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL ONCE AGAIN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND. .SOUTHWEST... RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHWEST IN RESPONSE TO THE MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. A SHORTWAVE PUSHING THROUGH WILL REINFORCE CHANCES FOR PRECIP TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING WILL WEAKEN INTO AN OPEN WAVE WHILE MOVING EAST...ONCE AGAIN ENHANCING SHOWER COVERAGE. RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AKPEN FRIDAY NIGHT AS A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES INTO THE AREA. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS UNDER SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES NORTHEAST. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVER ALEUTIANS TOMORROW NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS A NORTH PACIFIC LOW CROSSES INTO THE BERING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MAINLAND AK THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. EXPECTING A SERIES OF SLOW MOVING NORTH PACIFIC LOWS TO CROSS INTO THE BERING SEA...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST WHILE DISSIPATING. AS A RESULT...PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL REMAIN HIGH OVER THE MAINLAND AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE...155 175 176 411 AND 413. FIRE WEATHER...NONE NRH APR 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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