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Gale Warning 689, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 23, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 23, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. 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: Oct 23, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Oct 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 5 days
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

621 
FZAK62 PAFC 232354
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 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.

PKZ499-241500-
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR 57N 177W WILL DEEPEN TO 976 MB NEAR 57N 165W MON
AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE
MORNING. A 993 MB LOW NEAR 58N 170E WILL MOVE TO 57N 178E AT 988 MB
TUE AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. E OF 174W...S WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW TO SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF 167W...S WIND 25 KT. W OF 167W...S WIND 25 KT
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...W OF 167W...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. E OF 167W...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

10 follow-up statements

107 
FZAK62 PAFC 241201
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 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 AKDT MON OCT 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 980 MB LOW NEAR 57N 167W WILL BECOME A 966 MB LOW NEAR 57N 154W MON
NIGHT THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE TUE NIGHT AT
982 MB. A 1001 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MON AFTERNOON WILL
BECOME A 990 MB LOW NEAR 57N 170W TUE NIGHT.  

$$

PKZ411-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 30 KT TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

730 
FZAK62 PAFC 242324
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 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 AKDT MON OCT 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 982 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 51N 161W RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS TO 966
MB LATE TONIGHT NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF KODIAK ISLAND...THEN WEAKENS
TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE NORTHEASTERN GULF. A 977 MB LOW NEAR
58N 164W MOVES TO NEAR 57N 160W TONIGHT AND MERGES WITH THE
DEVELOPING LOW. A 995 MB LOW DEVELOPS LATE TONIGHT NEAR 58N 173E AND
MOVES TO NEAR 57N 160W WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

JAM

273 
FZAK62 PAFC 251203
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 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 AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 965 MB LOW NEAR 56N 155W WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TODAY. A 998 MB
LOW NEAR 58N 173E WILL BECOME A 988 MB LOW NEAR 58N 160W WED
AFTERNOON THEN MOVE NEAR 58N 153W WED NIGHT AT 988 MB. A 990 MB LOW
NEAR 52N 156E WED MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB NEAR 55N 171E WED
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. NORTH OF 56 N...SW WIND 25 KT.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

816 
FZAK62 PAFC 252333
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 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 AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 987 MB LOW NEAR 58N 179W MOVES TO NEAR 55N 155W THURSDAY MORNING AT
993 MB. A 978 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR 54N 166E WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN
MOVES TO 56N 179W THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 974 MB.

$$

PKZ411-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W OF 175W...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. E OF 175W...N WIND 10
TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

300 
FZAK62 PAFC 261213
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 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 AKDT WED OCT 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 987 MB LOW NEAR 57N 170W WILL BECOME A 991 MB LOW NEAR 57N 161W WED
AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THU NIGHT. A 982 MB
LOW NEAR 54N 163E WED AFTERNOON WILL BECOME A 974 MB LOW NEAR 54N
176W THU NIGHT.  

$$

PKZ411-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

079 
FZAK62 PAFC 262310
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 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 AKDT WED OCT 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 990 MB LOW NEAR 57N 161W MOVES TO NEAR 57N 153W THURSDAY MORNING. A
980 MB LOW NEAR 54N 163E MOVES TO NEAR 53N 170W FRIDAY MORNING...THEN
MERGES WITH A 977 MB LOW THAT DEVELOPS NEAR 55N 162W.

$$

PKZ411-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N OF 56N...E WIND 40 KT. S OF 56N...W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF 175W...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
E OF 175W...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W OF 175W...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. E OF 175W...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

832 
FZAK62 PAFC 271219
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 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 AKDT THU OCT 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 991 MB LOW NEAR 57N 154W WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF THU NIGHT. A 975
MB LOW NEAR 56N 171E WILL MOVE TO 55N 163W FRI AFTERNOON THEN TO 57N
150W FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. NORTH OF 56 N...N 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

465 
FZAK62 PAFC 272307
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 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 AKDT THU OCT 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 992 MB LOW NEAR 57N 152W WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF
TONIGHT. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 56N 178E WILL MOVE NEAR 57N 160W FRI
AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR 59N 151W AT 978 MB SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT
EXCEPT 13 FT N OF 56N. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W OF 175W...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 18 FT. E OF 175W...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13
FT E OF 175W. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N OF 56N...E WIND 25 KT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

527 
FZAK62 PAFC 281146
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 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.

PKZ499-290300-
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 977 MB LOW NEAR 54N 174W MOVES TO 56N 160W FRI EVENING AT 977 MB
AND THEN INTO THE GULF FRI NIGHT. AN ELONGATED 993 MB LOW NEAR 60N
163E LATE FRI MORNING MOVES TO 57N 168W SUN AFTERNOON AT 986 MB.

$$

PKZ411-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 TO 21 FT EXCEPT 13 FT N OF 56N. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

.TODAY...N OF 56N...E WIND 30 KT. S OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

391 
FZAK62 PAFC 282304
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 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.

PKZ499-291500-
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 975 MB LOW NEAR 56N 162W WILL DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND FRI NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 52N 165E AND A 993 MB 
LOW NEAR 59N 174E FRI NIGHT WILL MERGE INTO A SINGLE 983 MB LOW 
NEAR 57N 175W SAT NIGHT...AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ON SUN.

$$

PKZ411-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 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 Oct 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION....MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL INITIALIZATIONS WERE REASONABLE AND IN GENERALLY GOOD
AGREEMENT. THE GFS/ECMWF ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH PROGRESSION OF
BERING SEA LOW COMPLEX. THE DIGGING TROUGH AND ACCOMPANYING STRONG SW
JET CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO POOR RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. THE
GFS/ECMWF/UKMET HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT MOVE TOWARD A FASTER AND MORE
WESTERLY TRACK WITH DEVELOPING STORM CENTER OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC.
TIMING BRINGS THE LOW CENTER TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND BY 12Z TUE WHICH
IS ABOUT 12 HRS FASTER THEN YESTERDAYS 12Z SOLUTIONS. FOR NOW WILL
BLEND THE GFS/ECMWF WITH CURRENT GRIDS TO MAINTAIN FORECAST
CONSISTENCY WHILE STILL NUDGING TO CURRENT TREND. FURTHER FORECAST
ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED AS THIS SYSTEM EVOLVES.

.ANALYSIS...
.500 MB...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS RIPPLE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
TODAY. A LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA DEEPENS AS IT MOVES TO OVER
BRISTOL BAY MON NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH DIGS SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS AND ROTATES TO SOUTH OF THE AK PEN MON EVENING. AT THIS
POINT A CENTER FORMS AND INTENSIFIES AS IT TRACKS TO OVER THE BARREN
ISLANDS TUE AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER THEN WEAKENS AND MOVES TO THE
EASTERN GULF WED MORNING. A BUILDING RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA MON
AND TUE SHIFTS EAST AS A DEVELOPING WAVE TRACKS OVER WESTERN BRISTOL
BAY TO SOUTH OF THE AK PEN ALONG 165W WED.

.SURFACE
THE 980S LOW OVER THE BERING SEA DEEPENS INTO THE 970S AS IT ENTERS
WESTERN BRISTOL BAY MON NIGHT. A SECONDARY CENTER DEVELOPING ALONG
THE TRAILING FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND MOVES SOUTH OF
THE AK PEN WITH A PRESSURE IN THE MID 960S TO LOWER 970S MON EVENING.
THIS CENTER THEN TRACKS TO NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS TUE. A FRONTAL
TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE SW AK COAST AND AK PEN THIS AFTERNOON
MOVES INTO THE SW INTERIOR AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT THEN
WEAKENS AS IT PROGRESSES EAST MON. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
DEVELOPING CENTER SOUTH OF THE AK PEN TRACKS TO ALONG THE NORTH GULF
OF ALASKA MON EVENING AND TO ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE. A
DEVELOPING LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA MON EVENING INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES TO
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE AFTERNOON.

SHORT TERM...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
THIS WEAK. THE FRONTAL TROUGH ENTERING SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT WILL
BRING RAINS TO MUCH OF THE GULF COAST WITH A MIX INLAND THROUGH MON.
TEMPS WILL LIKELY TO REMAIN COLD ENOUGH TONIGHT FOR SNOW AND WITH
UPSLOPE FLOW...THE WESTERN SUSTINA VALLEY MAY SEE ITS FIRST
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE YEAR LATE TONIGHT AND MON. TEMPERATURES
WARM MON THROUGH MON NIGHT...SO WILL SEE RAIN PUSH FURTHER NORTH AND
END MUCH OF THE SNOW THREAT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. HOWEVER...A
FURTHER EASTWARD TRACK OF LOW CENTER COULD DRAG IN COLDER AIR AND
SKEW PRECIPITATION TYPE TOWARD SNOW. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND PRODUCE STRONG GAP FLOWS
WHICH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO MON NIGHT. GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE GULF AND COASTAL WATERS MON NIGHT WITH
APPROACH OF STORM CENTER. STORMS WILL BECOME MORE LOCALIZED TUE
NIGHT/WED...HOWEVER WIDE SPREAD GALES WILL CONTINUE.

.SOUTHWEST AK/AK PEN...
COASTAL SW WILL HAVE A RAIN SNOW MIX WITH BRISTOL BAY MAINLY RAIN.
SNOW OR MIX INLAND WILL BE THE GENERAL RULE. COOLER TEMPS MOVE IN
FROM THE WEST MON NIGHT/TUE...BRINGING PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS.
EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF BRISTOL BAY AND COASTAL SW AK
THROUGH MON MORNING. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS ON THE BACKSIDE OF
SURFACE LOW COUPLED WITH SUPPORTING JET FLOW ALOFT AND COLD ADVECTION
WILL BRING VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE AK PEN BEGINNING MON
NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO TUE. WARNING LEVEL GUSTS MAY RESULT.

ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
STRONG WEST TO NW FLOW BEHIND THE BERING SEA LOW WILL PROGRESS
EASTWARD TONIGHT AS WINDS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEAKEN UNDER
BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE. THE LOW MOVING EAST FROM THE KAMCHATKA PEN
AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING SW WINDS ACROSS THE WEST
AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE MON NIGHT AND TUE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 125 129 138 140 150 155 170 171 172 175 179 180
             411 413 414
         STORM 130 132  351 352
RMC OCT 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	3 days
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	3 days
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Oct 24, 4:56 AM AKDT	High Wind Watch	AFC	10 hr
Oct 24, 2:45 PM AKDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	27 hr
Oct 24, 3:05 PM AKDT	High Wind Warning	AFC	24 hr
Oct 24, 3:36 PM AKDT	High Wind Watch	AFC	9 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.