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Gale Warning 143, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 9, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 14, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

091 
FZAK62 PAFC 091219
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 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.

PKZ499-100300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 57N 168W MOVES TO 57N 177W AT 1022 MB WED NIGHT
AND THEN DISSIPATES. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING
WED NIGHT AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING THU EVENING. 

$$

PKZ411-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 58N...SE WIND 30 KT. S OF 58N...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 166W...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. E OF 166W...N WIND 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
12 follow-up statements
859 
FZAK62 PAFC 100011
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 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.

PKZ499-101500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 1015 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178E MOVES TO 57N 176W AT 1021 MB THU MORNING
AND DISSIPATES. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING THU
MORNING AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
486 
FZAK62 PAFC 101218
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 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.

PKZ499-110300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A WEATHER FRONT FROM A 971 MB LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF KAMCHATKA
LIES OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
EAST OVER SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI
MORNING. IT WILL MOVE OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS
FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 TO 24 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
E OF 175N. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY E OF 175N. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY E OF 175N. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT W OF 169W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
806 
FZAK62 PAFC 101755 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
855 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 412

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.

PKZ499-110300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A WEATHER FRONT FROM A 971 MB LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF KAMCHATKA
LIES OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
EAST OVER SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI
MORNING. IT WILL MOVE OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS
FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 TO 24 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
855 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
E OF 175W. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY E OF 175W. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY E OF 175W. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT W OF 169W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
966 
FZAK62 PAFC 102348
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 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.

PKZ499-111500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 979 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND
WEAKEN TO 990 MB NEAR 58N 168E FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE 
NEAR 58N 179W SAT MORNING. ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING
WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN BERING FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
207 
FZAK62 PAFC 111229
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 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.

PKZ499-120300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 987 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB NEAR 58N 175E SATURDAY MORNING
AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 58N 177W SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED
WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING WILL DISSIPATE
OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 40 KT N OF 56N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. N OF 56N...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. W OF 176W...SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. 
E OF 176W...SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 56N...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. N OF 56N...NW
WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT N OF 56N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
410 
FZAK62 PAFC 120031
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 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.

PKZ499-121500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 991 MB LOW NEAR 58N 168E OF WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE NEAR 58N
179W SAT MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN
BERING AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 20 AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 15 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$
614 
FZAK62 PAFC 121227
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 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.

PKZ499-130300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 58N 179W THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS AT 1005 MB THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN
AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BUILD NORTH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
TONIGHT AND SUN.

$$

PKZ411-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT BECOMING N 20 KT N OF 56N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO
17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 176W...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. E OF 176W...N WIND 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 177W. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 175 W IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. N OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT.
SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT N OF 56N. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF 167W. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$
952 
FZAK62 PAFC 130014
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 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.

PKZ499-131500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING 
SUN EVENING AND INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA MON
AFTERNOON. A 981 MB LOW EAST OF JAPAN WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB 
NEAR 50N 157E SUN AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 978 MB NEAR 59N 168E 
MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
764 
FZAK62 PAFC 131234
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 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.

PKZ499-140300-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN
BERING SUN EVENING AND OVER BRISTOL BAY MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT
WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN BERING SUN EVENING AND TO THE EASTERN BERING
MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT BY LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF 175W...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. W OF 175W...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY E OF 176W IN
THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY E OF 176W. 
.MON...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY
E OF 175W IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E OF 175W...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. W OF 175W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. W OF
169W...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. E OF 167W...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$
863 
FZAK62 PAFC 140026
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 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.

PKZ499-141500-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 969 MB LOW NEAR 50N 156E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 167E AT 983 MB 
MON AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR 64N 180 AT 988 MB TUE AFTERNOON. 
AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING MOVES INTO 
THE CENTRAL BERING MON NIGHT THEN INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUE
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT WEST OF 169W
TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
055 
FZAK62 PAFC 140633 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

CORECTED ZONE 412

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.

PKZ499-141500-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 969 MB LOW NEAR 50N 156E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 167E AT 983 MB 
MON AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR 64N 180 AT 988 MB TUE AFTERNOON. 
AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING MOVES INTO 
THE CENTRAL BERING MON NIGHT THEN INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUE
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT WEST OF 169W
TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
194 
FZAK62 PAFC 141228
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 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.

PKZ499-150300-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN
BERING THIS EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT
MOVES OVER THE WESTERN BERING THIS EVENING AND OVER THE EASTERN
BERING TUE EVENING. A 977 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 51N
164E TUE EVENING.
$$

PKZ411-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
NORTH OF 56N. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 35 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 40 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
EAST OF 167W...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 167W. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT...ESPECIALLY
BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF. NAM IS HAVING A LITTLE MORE TROUBLE WITH
THE TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING IN THE BERING SEA. OVERALL THE MODELS
SEEM TO HAVE CAUGHT THE DEVELOPING PATTERN QUITE WELL.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS A SOMEWHAT PROGRESSIVE PATTERN
OVER THE REGION TODAY. A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST
OF NORTH AMERICA EXTENDS NORTHWARD AND OVER THE AL-CAN BORDER AND A
LONG WAVE TROUGH HAS DUG DOWN THE WESTERN COAST OF THE STATE AND OVER
THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THESE FEATURES WILL BE MOVING SLOWLY BUT
STEADILY EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY THURSDAY.
A SURFACE LOW SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK IS MOVING NORTHWARD TODAY WITH A
FRONT EXTENDING FROM IT INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...A STACKED LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH BRISTOL BAY
TONIGHT AND WEAKEN. A RESULTANT SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ALOFT BRINGING
PLENTY OF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA OFF THE GULF OF ALASKA. WE ARE
EXPECTING CONTINUED SNOWFALL UP THE SUSITNA VALLEY ENOUGH FOR AN
ADVISORY. WITH THE SURFACE LOW AND SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT...TURNAGAIN
ARM WINDS ARE CONTINUING NEAR 45 TO 60 MPH. THIS IS RESULTING IN THE
TYPICAL PRECIPITATION FREE AREAS OF THE WESTERN KENAI...MAT VALLEY
AND ANCHORAGE BOWL. HOWEVER...PLENTY OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST
AND IN THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. COMBINED WITH HIGH WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION...PORTAGE VALLEY WILL REMAIN IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR
THE EVENING. THE SURFACE LOW AND UPPER LEVEL WAVE TO PASS THROUGH THE
AREA WEDNESDAY CHANGING THE FLOW TO MORE SOUTHWEST AND BRINGING MORE
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH BY TOMORROW
NIGHT WITH PRECIP BECOMING ISOLATED. ANOTHER LOW TO MOVE OUT OF THE
NORTH PACIFIC AND INTO THE GULF LATE THURSDAY. THIS LOW WILL BE
MAINLY IN THE EASTERN GULF WITH THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION VALDEZ
EASTWARD. HOWEVER...MODERATE TO STRONG GAP WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM
THE BARREN ISLANDS SOUTHWEST THROUGH SHELIKOF STRAIT.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE STACKED LOW TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT.
STILL EXPECTING STRONG GAP WINDS NEAR THE LOW THIS EVENING BEFORE IT
WEAKENS CONSIDERABLY OVERNIGHT. THE LOW WILL SWING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
TOMORROW AND INTO EASTERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL MEAN
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY.
PRECIPITATION TO END OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE A LOW MOVES INTO THE
NORTHERN BERING FRIDAY AND BRINGS A CHANCE TO THE WEST COAST FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

ALEUTIANS AND BERING...THE LOW IN BRISTOL BAY BRINGING SHOWERS ALL
THE WAY INTO THE CENTRAL BERING. A WEAK LOW OVER NORTHWEST BERING SEA
BRINGING MODERATE WINDS AND RAIN TO SHEMYA. THE FRONT WILL WORK TO
THE CENTRAL BERING BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND HIT HIGH PRESSURE AND
WEAKEN. ANOTHER LOW TO PUSH ACROSS THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THURSDAY
AND BRING ANOTHER SHOT OF MODERATE WINDS AND PRECIPITATION TO THE
WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AND RIDE THROUGH THE CENTRAL
BERING THURSDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN BERING
SEA FRIDAY WITH WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION OVER THE
BERING AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED PRECIPITATION ALONG THE ALEUTIANS.
WINDS WILL BE NEAR GALE FORCE CLOSER TO THE LOW.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...A MORE STABLE PATTERN SETS UP OVER THE WEEKEND
WITH A LARGE LOW IN THE GULF AND A LARGE LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA. A SKINNY RIDGE TO REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
BERING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE BIG QUESTION IS THE BREAK THROUGH OF
THE RIDGE BY A FRONT BY TUESDAY. THE MORE STABLE SOLUTION WOULD
SUGGEST THE RIDGE HOLDING AND WEAKENING THE FRONT. THE RIDGE WILL
THEN REBOUND. SO...MORE OF A WET PANHANDLE WITH STRONG WESTERLY GAP
WINDS IN SOUTH CENTRAL OVER THE LATER WEEKEND INTO MID WEEK RIGHT
NOW. FOR THE SOUTHWEST...DRY WITH AKPEN GAP WINDS. FOR THE ALEUTIANS
AND BERING...STRONG WINDS AND LOTS OF PRECIPITATION AND WARMER THAN
NORMAL OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING. DRY AND COOL FOR THE MOST
PART OF THE EASTERN BERING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 145.
MARINE...GALE 120 125 129 130 132 140 150 170 172 175 176 179.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

FEB 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 8, 4:06 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days

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Sources

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