Gale Warning 696, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 221113
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-230200-
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 975 MB LOW NEAR 53N 147W WILL MOVE TO 58N 147W AT 968 MB THURSDAY
EVENING...THEN MOVE WEST ASHORE BRISTOL BAY ON FRIDAY MORNING.
ANOTHER 974 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 145W ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ351-230200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-230200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 222320
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-231400-
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 966 MB LOW NEAR 57N 146W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB NEAR 58N 152W
THU NIGHT THEN WILL BECOME STATIONARY NEAR 59N 158W FRI AFTERNOON 
AND WILL DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. A LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB 57N 145W SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-231400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-231400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST
E. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 231121
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-240200-
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 961 MB LOW NEAR 58N 153W WILL MOVE ASHORE IN BRISTOL BAY LATE THIS
MORNING. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 144W SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 59N 146W AT 989 MB EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.
$$

PKZ351-240200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-240200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 231413 AAA
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
610 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-240200-
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 961 MB LOW NEAR 58N 153W WILL MOVE ASHORE IN BRISTOL BAY LATE 
THIS MORNING. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 144W SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 59N 146W AT 989 MB EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.
$$

PKZ351-240200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
610 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-240200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W
610 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 232319
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-241400-
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 980 MB LOW WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT AS IT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY
NEAR KING SALMON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO NEAR 57N 144W 
SAT AFTERNOON AT 986 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE 
KENAI PENINSULA SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-241400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO
20 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-241400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. 
.SAT...E OF 147W...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
147W...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 241137
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 24 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-250200-
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 24 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 994 MB LOW NEAR 53N 145W WILL MOVE TO 59N 145W AT 990 MB SATURDAY
EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 139W SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...AND THEN MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE FAIRWEATHER ON MONDAY
MORNING.
$$

PKZ351-250200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 24 2009

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-250200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 24 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
345 PM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009

UPDATE TO MARINE WARNINGS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER AIR...AN UPPER RIDGE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA HAS WEAKEN A
LITTLE SINCE TUESDAY. AN UPPER TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN BERING
SEA AND LINKS UP WITH A LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A RIDGE
REMAIN OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.
AT THE SURFACE...A MODERATE LOW HAS MOVED SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WITH
A WEAKER LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF. A SURFACE RIDGE PERSISTS OVER THE
THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH A STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW OVER
THE BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALASKA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THOUGH GFS AND EUROPEAN MODELS
HAVE BETTER SOLUTIONS THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MAINTAIN A SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE GULF. THIS PATTERN WILL STEER STORMS FORMING
OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC IN THE GULF FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING AND WESTERN
ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF...
THE SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE WEST AND DISSIPATE
OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY NIGHT. RAIN ALONG THE COAST WILL
BECOME SHOWERS TONIGHT. ANOTHER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL TURN WEST AND MOVE NEAR KING SALMON
FRIDAY. MORE RAIN AND GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE
GULF EARLY THURSDAY AND SPREAD ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND KODIAK
ISLAND BY THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

.SOUTHWEST...
AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY WILL SPREAD
TO THE REST OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. ISOLATED AREAS OF
FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST OVER BRISTOL BAY THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG
NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST AND THROUGH
CHANNELED TERRAIN THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN
THROUGH FRIDAY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL
BECOME SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY AS COLDER AIR MOVES
INTO THE AREA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE EXTENDED MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND CONFIDENCE IS GOOD
THROUGH MONDAY. A LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY EVENING WILL DISSIPATE
SATURDAY MORNING. ANOTHER STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF SATURDAY
AND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. A NEW LOW
FORMING NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND FRIDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO
THE CENTRAL BERING SUNDAY NIGHT THEN TURN EAST INTO BRISTOL BAY
MONDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY ZONE 161.
MARINE...STORM 120
         GALES...125 130 140 170 171 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

NM OCT 09