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Gale Warning 240, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 5, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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: Mar 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

398 
FZAK62 PAFC 051236
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 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.

PKZ499-060300-
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE SAT
AFTERNOON. A 971 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 48N 178W
SAT EVENING. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB NEAR 51N 177W SUN
AFTERNOON AS A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE
LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

5 follow-up statements

010 
FZAK62 PAFC 060006
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 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.

PKZ499-061500-
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 982 MB LOW NEAR 47N 178W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB NEAR 51N 175W
SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 982 MB NEAR 49N 167W MON
AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND INTO EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUN THEN WILL MOVE
OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MON.

$$

PKZ411-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.   

$$

PKZ412-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 174W. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E
OF 174W. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 13 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 13 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

119 
FZAK62 PAFC 061249
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 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.

PKZ499-070300-
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 969 MB LOW NEAR 50N 179W WILL MOVE TO 51N 177W SUN EVENING AT 973
MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR 49N 168W AT 991 MB BY MON EVENING
AND THEN TO 48N 164W AT 996 MB BY TUE MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
BY SUN EVENING AND WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ411-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND TO TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 13 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 13 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 12 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

149 
FZAK62 PAFC 061855 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1000 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 413

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.

PKZ499-070300-
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 969 MB LOW NEAR 50N 179W WILL MOVE TO 51N 177W SUN EVENING AT 973
MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR 49N 168W AT 991 MB BY MON EVENING
AND THEN TO 48N 164W AT 996 MB BY TUE MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
BY SUN EVENING AND WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ411-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
1000 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 13 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 13 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 12 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

273 
FZAK62 PAFC 070024
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 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.

PKZ499-071500-
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 970 MB LOW NEAR 51N 178W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 45N 158W AND WEAKEN TO
995 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 49N 161W WILL MOVE TO NEAR
53N 152W AND STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF
174W. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 174W. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF
174W. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 TO 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.   

$$

178 
FZAK62 PAFC 071245
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 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.

PKZ499-080300-
400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 979 MB LOW NEAR 51N 178W WILL MOVE TO 49N 170W AT 994 MB MON
EVENING AND DISSIPATE NEAR 47N 161W TUE MORNING. A 966 MB LOW WILL
MOVE FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TO 51N 165E AT 969 MB TUE NIGHT. AN
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE
AFTERNOON AND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 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 Mar 4, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL AGREEMENT OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE
STATE IS VERY GOOD. WENT WITH THE GFS FOR THE MORE ACCURATE STRONG
WINDS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. OUT WEST WE ARE GOING WITH THE EC AS IT
HAS THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW TRACKING SLIGHTLY FASTER AND WEAKER
THAN THE OTHER MODELS. IT IS ALSO DOING BETTER PICKING UP THE MINOR
SHORTWAVES WITH THIS LOW.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE HIGH THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE BERING
SEA FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS CONTINUES TO SLOWLY TRACK NORTH OVER
EASTERN RUSSIA. RIDGING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS HIGH EXTENDS INTO THE
SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. THIS HIGH PRESSURE IS
KEEPING THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS ACROSS MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA WITH
MINIMAL MOISTURE. THE LOW THAT IS MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF
ALASKA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND IS BEGINNING TO TRACK TO THE WEST
BRINGING BANDS OF MOISTURE TO THE GULF. THE LOW THAT BROUGHT THE
FRONT TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS MOVING OFF INTO RUSSIA AND THE
FRONT CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...
A SURFACE LOW OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL MOVE WEST AND BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY SOUTHWESTERN GULF SATURDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE
SUNDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL ROTATE
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SATURDAY THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY.
CLOUDS WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL REGION WITH AREAS OF SNOW
DEVELOPING ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST, SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND
KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT THEN BECOME SNOW SHOWERS
SUNDAY. INTERIOR SECTIONS OVER THE SUSITNA AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH SUNDAY. TEMPERATURE WILL WARM A BIT
THROUGHOUT THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO THE INFLUX OF WARMER AIR
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW FROM THE INTERIOR WILL KEEP THE SOUTHWEST
SECTION OF THE STATE MOSTLY DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CLOUDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY WITH A
FEW AREAS OF SNOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO WARM A BIT OVER THE WEEKEND OVER
MOST OF THIS AREA.

.BERING SEA...
THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE BACK
NORTH INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE WEATHER FRONT
OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN LATE
TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL
RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO NEAR AMCHITKA BY SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BRING SNOW, RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS INTO THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL DRIFT BACK OVER NORTHERN
ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL THE CENTRAL INTERIOR MOSTLY CLEAR
THROUGH MIDWEEK. THE SURFACE LOW NEAR AMCHITKA WILL MOVE EAST ALONG
THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CHAIN THROUGH TUESDAY THEN WILL DISSIPATE SOUTH
OF THE ALASKAN PENINSULA WEDNESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL
ELONGATE EASTWARD INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE GULF MONDAY THEN DISSIPATE
THROUGH TUESDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 140 165 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM/DK MAR 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	36 hr
Mar 4, 9:10 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	19 hr
Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	6 days
Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr

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Sources

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