Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 158, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 24, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 6 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
337 FZAK62 PAFC 241209 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 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. PKZ499-250300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 60N 179E WED MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 976 MB THU EVENING AS IT MOVES TO 71N 165W. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE BERING SEA THU NIGHT AND FRI. $$ PKZ411-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 TO 31 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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040 FZAK62 PAFC 250046 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-251500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 66N 173W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THU NIGHT AND TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 41N 177E FRI WILL MOVE TO 47N 174E AT 980 MB SAT. $$ PKZ411-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 15 FT S OF 56N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG MAINLY E OF 175W. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG MAINLY E OF 175W. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
192 FZAK62 PAFC 251219 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 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. PKZ499-260300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 41N 177E FRI WILL MOVE TO 47N 174E AT 981 MB LATE SAT. $$ PKZ411-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
243 FZAK62 PAFC 252351 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-261500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALASKA SAT NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 44N 177E FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 52N 167E AT 980 MB LATE SUN. $$ PKZ411-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 174W. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 174W. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
867 FZAK62 PAFC 261215 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 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. PKZ499-270300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE ALASKA INTERIOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AND WILL REMAIN THERE THROUGH MONDAY. A 979 MB LOW NEAR 44N 176E THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO 53N 167E SUN AFTERNOON AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ411-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
736 FZAK62 PAFC 270005 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-271500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE ALASKA INTERIOR TONIGHT AND SUN. THIS HIGH WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 47N 173E WILL MOVE TO 56N 162E MON AFTERNOON AT 970 MB. A 996 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 46N 179E MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WIND AND SEAS W OF 168W. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. HIGHEST WIND AND SEAS W OF 168W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. HIGHEST WIND AND SEAS W OF 168W. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
752 FZAK62 PAFC 271211 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 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. PKZ499-280300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW AT 49N 171E WILL MOVE TO 54N 164E LATE TONIGHT AND THEN INTO SIBERIA BY MON AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW AT 44N 179W MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 47N 180 AT 992 MB BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
799 FZAK62 PAFC 280002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-281500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH TUE. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 51N 167E WILL MOVE TO 55N 161E AT 988 MB MON MORNING. A 995 MB LOW NEAR 44N 180 MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 49N 177E AT 1000 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
937 FZAK62 PAFC 281243 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 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. PKZ499-010300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH TUE. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 53N 163E WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE MONDAY. A 994 MB LOW NEAR 50N 174E MON NIGHT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ411-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
894 FZAK62 PAFC 010045 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-011500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WED. A 999 MB LOW NEAR 48N 176E WILL MOVE TO 51N 173E EARLY TUE AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY UNTIL IT DISSIPATES WED. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF 56N...SE WIND 35 KT. NORTH OF 56N...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SOUTH OF 56N...SE WIND 35 KT. NORTH OF 56N...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
658 FZAK62 PAFC 011232 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 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. PKZ499-020300- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WED. A 999 MB LOW NEAR 50N 176E WILL MOVE TO 50N 177E TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY UNTIL IT DISSIPATES WED. $$ PKZ411-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
500 FZAK62 PAFC 020030 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-021500- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WED. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 50N 178E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE WED. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THU $$ PKZ411-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT WEST OF 177E. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 23, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING MUCH BETTER TODAY WITH PRETTY
MUCH A REASONABLE CONSENSUS SOLUTION IN REGARDS TO THE STRONG LOW IN
THE BERING SEA. THE GFS IS STILL A LITTLE WEAK SO THE ECMWF/NAM
SOLUTION HAS ONCE AGAIN BEEN USED FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGES
IN THE WEST. THINGS REMAIN MORE SETTLED IN THE EAST WITH THE LARGE
HIGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE BIGGEST MODEL QUESTION WILL BE THE
EXACT TIMING AND LOCATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TROUGH ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST SOMETIME BETWEEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN
PART OF THE STATE IS PROGRESSING EASTWARD AS A LARGE LOW IN THE
WESTERN BERING SEA ADVANCES TO THE NORTHEAST. THERE WILL BE AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH THAT MOVES QUICKLY THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
STATE UNTIL THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REASSERTS ITSELF IN AN OMEGA BLOCK
BY THIS WEEKEND. THE JET STREAM RUNS UP THE WESTERN LIMB OF THE UPPER
RIDGE AND OVER THE TOP BEFORE DESCENDING SOUTHWARD AGAIN. THIS
PATTERN WILL CONTINUE AROUND THIS RIDGE AS WELL AS THE ONE THIS
WEEKEND. A LARGE SURFACE LOW IN THE BERING SEA IS CURRENTLY JUST A
LITTLE NORTHEAST OF ATTU AND MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST. IT WILL
BASICALLY FOLLOW THE TRACK OF THE PREVIOUS LOW INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA.
THIS WILL KEEP SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE MAJORITY OF THE BERING SEA IN
STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH TOMORROW BEFORE THE NEW SURFACE RIDGE
MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
A THE SURFACE RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE IS
SPLITTING SENDING ONE PART INTO THE YUKON AND THE OTHER INTO THE GULF
OF ALASKA. THIS RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH FOR AWHILE WITH
PRESSURES APPROACHING 1050 MB OVER THE GULF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS WAS CHANGED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING AS VISIBILITIES IN SHEMYA
DROPPED TO ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS WIND GUSTS
INCREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH. TEMPERATURES ALSO DROPPED DURING THE DAY
INDICATING EVEN MORE CLOD AIR WRAPPED UP INTO THIS SYSTEM THAN HAD
BEEN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED.
JUST TO THE EAST OF THIS LOW...INT THE WARM SECTOR OF THE SYSTEM ADAK
CLIMBED INTO THE MID 40S IN RAIN. AS THIS LOW MOVES NORTHWARD A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND TOMORROW
AND STRETCHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL BE MOSTLY
RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND IT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS
TO THE ENTIRE BERING SEA REGION.
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL SEE SOME HIGH CLOUDS MOVING OVER THE RIDGE
BUT NO PRECIPITATION THROUGH TOMORROW. SOME STRATUS MAY DEVELOP IN
COOK INLET OVERNIGHT AS FLOW TURNS SOUTHWEST UP THE INLET OVERNIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AN OMEGA BLOCK RIDGE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALASKA BY THE WEEKEND. A NORTHERLY JET
RIDING OVER THIS RIDGE WILL DESCEND OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR AREAS AROUND THE GULF COAST AS A LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP AS WELL.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 191.
MARINE...GALE 155 160 165 170 171 172 179 180.
STORM 175 176 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FEB 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 9:45 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 30 hr |
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