Gale Warning 807, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 230052
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 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 NOV 22 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEAKENING 971 MB LOW NEAR 56N 162W WILL MOVE TO 58N 158W MONDAY
MORNING. THE LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE AROUND 59N 158W AND WEAKEN TO A
TROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 57N 171E WILL MOVE TO 56N
177W MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE MONDAY NIGHT.
$$

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009

CHANGING PATTERN CONTINUES DUE TO STRONG STORM MOVING ALONG THE SOUTHERN
BERING. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PRIBILOFS SPCLY PASN AS TIGHT LOW
CENTER MOVES BY TO THEIR SOUTH. WARMER AIR AND RAIN FORECAST EARLIER
TRIED BUT COULDN'T MATERALIZE DUE TO STORMS SOUTHERN TRACK. AS WINDS
BECOME MORE NORTHERLY LATER TONIGHT SNOW FALL SHOULD BECOME MORE SHOWERY
AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL AGAIN AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

BLIZZARD WARNING NOW OUT FOR THE SOUTHWEST COAST FROM THE WESTERN CAPES
OF ZONE 161 NORTH ACROSS NUNIVAK ISLAND. LATEST GFS RUN MAINTAINES THE
STORMS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO WESTERN BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. LOW
THEN WEAKENS FASTER AND IT MOVES INTO KUSKOKWIM BAY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
SLOW MOVEMENT AND TRACK OF THE LOW SHOULD RESULT IN A PRETTY GOOD
SNOWFALL ACROSS BOTH ZONES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

GULF LOW HANDELED PRETTY WELL BY MODELS BUT THE NEXT ONE THAT ROLLS UP
ON THUESDAY IS MORE QUESTIONABLE. LASTEST EC RUN OR THE PERVIOUS GFS RUN
ARE USED BY THE GRID DESKS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 155 AND  WESTERN CAPES OF 161.
MARINE...STORM AREAS 176..172..175.
GALE AREAS 150..155..160..165..180..170..171..185..179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

PERCY NOV 09