Gale Warning 142, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Feb 8, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)

Expired

Feb 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

997 
FZAK62 PAFC 081224
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

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.

PKZ499-090300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 983 MB LOW NEAR 52N 163W MOVES TO NEAR 57N 160W TUE AFTERNOON AT
992 MB AND MOVES INLAND OVER WESTERN ALASKA TUE EVENING. A 1007 MB
LOW NEAR 55N 166E TUE NIGHT MOVES TO NEAR 57N 176E WED NIGHT AT 1021
MB.
$$

PKZ411-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 25 KT W OF 177E IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.WED...N OF 56N...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. S
OF 56N...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W
OF 177W. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

103 
FZAK62 PAFC 090026
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

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.

PKZ499-091500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 992 MB LOW NEAR 56N 159W MOVES TO 60N 153W AT 1006 MB WED MORNING.
A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 57N 168E TUE NIGHT MOVES TO 58N 180 AT 1023 MB 
WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATES THU MORNING. 

$$

PKZ411-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2011Every gale warning in 2011

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