Gale Warning 528, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Aug 24, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)

Expired

Aug 25, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT

In force

24 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

095 
FZAK61 PAFC 241145
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-250300-
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A NEARLY STATIONARY 1002 MB LOW NEAR 59N 145W WILL DISSIPATE BY EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 54N 149W AT 980 MB
LATE WED EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB NEAR 57N 146W LATE THU NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ351-250300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-250300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

545 
FZAK61 PAFC 242345
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-251200-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AND
SLIDE EAST AS A 985 MB LOW NEAR 54N 148W THU WEAKENS AND MOVES TO 57N
145W FRI AT 996 MB.

$$

PKZ351-251200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-251200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2011Every gale warning in 2011

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