Storm Warning 52, NWS Anchorage, AK

711 
FZAK62 PAFC 051247
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

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 FRI MAR 5 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 957 MB LOW NEAR 56N 158W MOVES TO KAMISHAK BAY AND WEAKENS TO 967
MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178E MOVES OVER THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS AT 995 MB AND DISSIPATES FRI NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW FORMS NEAR
59N 180W FRI NIGHT AND MOVES OVER THE PRIBILOFS AT 998 MB SAT
AFTERNOON AND TO 59N 164W FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S OF 58N...NW WIND 40 KT. N OF 58N...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
510 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

.MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS NAM AND ECMWF IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE MAJOR
SYSTEM PRESENTLY LOCATED SOUTH OF EASTERN ALEUTIANS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...WEAK LOW THAT WAS OVER KENAI PENINSULA
THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. ALL UPPER AND
LOWER ATMOSPHERE ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH DEEP LOW IN EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET ACCOMPANIES THIS SYSTEM THAT
MOVES INTO THE GULF FRIDAY MORNING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING REGION...WEAK LOW MOVES THROUGH FRI AND ANOTHER SIMILAR
SYSTEM ON SAT. PRIMARILY MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS WITH CLOUDS AND
SHOWERS.

SOUTHWESTERN...SNOW AND EAST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GENERATE SOME
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

SOUTHCENTRAL...FRONT MOVES OVER KODIAK FRI EVENING AND OVER KENAI
PEN FRI MORNING. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS LATE THUR NIGHT
THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. SNOW INLAND WITH RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE
COAST FRI AFTERNOON. COOLING ON FRI NIGHT WITH COLD ADVECTION FROM
THE WEST. EXPECT UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL FOR SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGH LATE SAT MORNING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...MAIN FEATURE IS A LOW IN THE BERING THAT
MOVES EASTWARD AND MOVES ON SHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM EARLY SUN
MORNING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING OVER
KODIAK. SHOULD REMAIN CLOUDY WITH SEASONABLE TO COOL TEMPERATURES.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125 131 161 181 185 187 195.
         HIGH WIND WARNING ZONE 101.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...130 132 150 155 165 170 171 172.
         GALE WARNING...120 125 129 138 141 160 179 180.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...138 140 155 165 170 176 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JMP MAR 10