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Gale Warning 243, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 7, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 60 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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. 

$$

6 follow-up statements

854 
FZAK62 PAFC 080023
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM 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.

PKZ499-081500-
400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 989 MB LOW NEAR 49N 173W WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE NEAR 45N
170W TUE AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB NEAR 50N 163W TUE AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 972
MB NEAR 53N 168W WED AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED.

$$

PKZ411-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 56N...E WIND 40 KT. N OF 56N...25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.   

$$

PKZ413-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.   

$$

PKZ414-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
ALONG THE ICE EDGE IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

195 
FZAK62 PAFC 080649 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 411

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.

PKZ499-081500-
400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 989 MB LOW NEAR 49N 173W WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE NEAR 45N
170W TUE AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB NEAR 50N 163W TUE AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 972
MB NEAR 53N 168W WED AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED.

$$

PKZ411-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 56N...E WIND 40 KT. N OF 56N...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.   

$$

PKZ413-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.   

$$

PKZ414-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
ALONG THE ICE EDGE IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

703 
FZAK62 PAFC 081246
OFFALU

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-090300-
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 963 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 50N 163E TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO NEAR
54N 167E AT 975 MB EARLY THU MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN BERING TUE AFTERNOON...THEN
WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING WED AFTERNOON.

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

991 
FZAK62 PAFC 090008
OFFALU

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

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

A 966 MB LOW NEAR 50N 163E WILL WEAKEN TO 976 MB AND MOVE TO 54N 163E
THU AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING
TUE NIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN BERING THU. ANOTHER
PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 50N 179E THU AFTERNOON AT 990 MB.
$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF 56N...E WIND 35 KT. N OF 56N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 56N...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N OF 56 N...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

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

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

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

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
$$

964 
FZAK62 PAFC 091153
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED MAR 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 MAR 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 965 MB LOW NEAR 51N 165E WILL MOVE TO 55N 163E AT 975 MB THU
EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE WEAKENING THROUGH FRI. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE NORTHERN
BERING ON THU. A 989 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 51N 180 THU AFTERNOON...THEN
MOVE TO NEAR 55N 178W AT 991 MB EARLY FRI MORNING.
$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY
EAST OF 176W. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING
SPRAY EAST OF 175W. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY
EAST OF 174W.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY
NORTH OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
$$

231 
FZAK62 PAFC 100030
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED MAR 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 MAR 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 973 MB LOW NEAR 53N 165E WILL MOVE TO 55N 164E AT 978 MB THU NIGHT.

A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DISSIPATE THU. A 993 MB
LOW NEAR 43N 173E THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 48N 170W AT 979 MB FRI
AFTERNOON.
$$

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING
SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.THU...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.