Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 261, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 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
- Dec 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 031300 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 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. PKZ499-040300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW AT 46N 171W WILL MOVE TO 53N 177W FRI AFTERNOON THEN TO 55N 180 LATE FRI NIGHT AT 955 MB. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 040008 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-041500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 963 MB LOW AT 49N 172W MOVES TO NEAR 52N 177W FRI AFTERNOON AT 965 MB AND THEN MERGES WITH A 964 MB LOW NEAR 50N 166W FRI AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED SYSTEM MOVES TO NEAR 53N 178W LATE SAT MORNING AT 953 MB AND THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING N OF 58N. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 041300 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 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 FRI DEC 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW AT 50N 173W WILL MOVE TO 54N 177W LATE TONIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 951 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 177E BY SAT AFTERNOON AT 962 MB THEN TO 50N 179E LATE SAT NIGHT AT 972 MB. A 941 MB LOW AT 44N 167W SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 47N 168W BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 TO 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E OF 177E...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. W OF 177E...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE TO E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N TO E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E OF 176W...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. W OF 176W...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 TO 26 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 050015 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... AN ELONGATED 962 MB LOW AT 50N 170W MOVES TO NEAR 53N 176E SAT NIGHT AT 966 MB AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA SUNDAY. A 944 MB LOW SAT AFTERNOON NEAR 43N 167W MOVES TO NEAR 50N 169W SUN AFTERNOON AT 954 MB. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 TO 27 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N AND W. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT E OF 177E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 30 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N AND W. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 175E...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 175E...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 60 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N AND E. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N AND E. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S TO E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 TO 60 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 051301 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 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 SAT DEC 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 949 MB LOW AT 54N 179E WILL MOVE TO 57N 177E THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 960 MB AND THEN MOVE WEST OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY LATE TONIGHT. A 946 MB LOW AT 47N 168W LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 51N 172W BY LATE SUN NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 964 MB. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W OF 177E...NW TO NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 TO 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. E OF 177E... E TO S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 24 TO 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S OF 56N...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. N OF 56N...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO S WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 TO 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 060026 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-061500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 962 MB LOW NEAR 56N 177E WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 59N 173E SAT NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES SUN. A 948 MB LOW NEAR 42N 167W WILL MOVE TO 49N 170W SUN AFTERNOON AT 955 MB...AND THEN WEAKEN TO 972 MB AS IT MOVES TO 54N 177W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT... N OF 56N...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. S OF 56N...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...WIND BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 3, 4:49 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:01 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:10 AM AKST | High Surf Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Dec 3, 12:20 PM AKST | High Surf Advisory | AFC | 52 hr |
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