Gale Warning 820, NWS Anchorage, AK

970 
FZAK62 PAFC 281150
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 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 AKST MON NOV 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 983 MB LOW NEAR 55N 178W MOVES TO NEAR 53N 177W MON EVENING AT 
987 MB AND THEN IS ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW MON NIGHT. 
A 989 MB LOW NEAR 45N 174E DEEPENS TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR
50N 170W LATE MON NIGHT...THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES NEAR 
57N 163W LATE TUE NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 54N 164E LATE TUE
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 177W...N WIND 25 T0 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF 177W...
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N OF 57N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 15
KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 
10 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N.
 .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

974 
FZAK62 PAFC 281601 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
700 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

UPDATED ZONES 411 AND 412

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 AKST MON NOV 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 983 MB LOW NEAR 55N 178W MOVES TO NEAR 53N 177W MON EVENING AT 
987 MB AND THEN IS ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW MON NIGHT. 
A 989 MB LOW NEAR 45N 174E DEEPENS TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR
50N 170W LATE MON NIGHT...THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES NEAR 
57N 163W LATE TUE NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 54N 164E LATE TUE
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
700 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
700 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 177W...N WIND 25 T0 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF 177W...
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N OF 57N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 15
KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 
10 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N.
 .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

977 
FZAK62 PAFC 290025
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON NOV 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 AKST MON NOV 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 985 MB LOW NEAR 54N 178W WILL BE ABSORBED BY A MUCH STRONGER
PACIFIC LOW MON NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 47N 174W WILL MOVE TO 
55N 165W TUE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. THIS LOW 
WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR TOGIAK WED
MORNING. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS 
ON WED.

$$

PKZ411-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY
N OF 56N. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
N OF 57N. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

870 
FZAK62 PAFC 291159
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 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.

PKZ499-300300-
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 971 MB LOW NEAR 50N 170W MOVES ONSHORE NEAR TOGIAK WED AFTERNOON AT
986 MB. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS 
ON WED. A 982 MB LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 57N 175W WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT.  
.WED...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 13 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
58N. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

327 
FZAK62 PAFC 292350
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 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.

PKZ499-301500-
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 973 MB LOW OVER UNALASKA MOVES TO 58N 161W AT 988 MB WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR TOGIAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 174E WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 59N 175W AT
990 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 56N 168E
THURSDAY. 

$$

PKZ411-301500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E 45 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 16
FT. SNOW.  
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-301500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-301500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-301500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

576 
FZAK62 PAFC 301307
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 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 WED NOV 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 985 MB LOW NEAR 57N 164W WEAKENS TO 990 MB AND MOVES INLAND NEAR
58N 161W BY THIS AFTERNOON. A KAMCHATKA LOW INTENSIFIES TO 975 MB WED
EVENING NEAR 56N 169E AND THEN WEAKENS TO 984 MB THU NIGHT NEAR 54N
170E. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING
REACHES BRISTOL BAY THU MORNING AND THEN MOVES INLAND.

$$

PKZ411-010300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 45 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-010300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. S OF 57N...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-010300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-010300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

761 
FZAK62 PAFC 010016
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 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 WED NOV 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 981 MB LOW NEAR 55N 174E WILL MOVE TO 59N 178W AT 997 MB FRI
AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 992 MB LOW NEAR 52N 177W WILL MOVE TO 62N
166W AT 991 MB THU EVENING AND THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN. A 982 MB
LOW WILL MOVE TO 49N 177W FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-011500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 45 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14
TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N OF 57N...E WIND 40 KT. S OF 57N...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO
21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-011500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-011500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-011500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

047 
FZAK62 PAFC 011238
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 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 THU DEC 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 983 MB LOW NEAR 56N 178E WEAKENS TO 1007 MB FRI AFTERNOON NEAR 62N
167W AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 165E WEAKENS TO 994
MB FRI MORNING NEAR 49N 171E AND THEN IS ABSORBED INTO A 981 MB LOW
FRI AFTERNOON NEAR 51N 178W. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 973 MB FRI
NIGHT NEAR 52N 176W.

$$

PKZ411-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N OF 56N...NE WIND 40 KT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16
TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 56N...NE WIND 30 KT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS
18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 57N. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1120 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN IS IN PLACE
ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC THIS MORNING WITH A NEARLY ZONAL UPPER
LEVEL JET. A LOW IS BOTTOMING OUT NEAR THE SOUTH TIP OF KODIAK
ISLAND AROUND 979 MB AND WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS INTO
THE GULF WHILE THE JET SUPPORT MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. THE FAST
UPPER FLOW MEANS THE LOW WILL BE QUICK TO TRACK ACROSS THE GULF
AND THE BULK OF WINDS AND PRECIP WITH THE LOW WILL BE FELT ALONG
THE COASTAL REGION. THE BULK OF WARMER AIR WITH THE SYSTEM WILL
ALSO HEAD EAST ACROSS THE GULF MEANING PRECIP-TYPE WILL REMAIN
PREDOMINANTLY SNOW ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST.

A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN
BERING SEA...IN THE ARCTIC AIR NORTH OF THE SUBTROPICAL JET. A
WEAK LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL DEVELOP RIGHT ALONG THE
JET TONIGHT WHICH WILL AMPLIFY THE UPPER LEVELS AND FORCE THE
BERING LOW SOUTHWARD WITH TIME.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE NAM IS BOUT 80 NAUTICAL MILES TOO FAR WEST
WITH THE 18Z POSITION OF THE LOW JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AND
IT CONTINUES TO BE AN OUTLIER FOR THE ENTIRE MODEL RUN. THE
GFS/ECMWF/UKMET ALL SEEM TO BE VERIFYING WELL WITH THE CURRENT
SYSTEM AND SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT WITH MAJOR LOW MOVING TO BRISTOL
BAY LATE TUESDAY. THE RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THIS SECOND LOW
IS ALSO GOOD SO FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS GROWING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...GULF LOW WILL TRACK TOWARD THE NORTHEAST GULF
TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH FRONTAL SYSTEM REMAINING OFFSHORE. OFFSHORE
LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN AS THE LOW PASSES BY WHICH MEAN SNOW
WILL GENERALLY BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE. AS THIS SYSTEM EXITS TOWARD
CANADA ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE
TROUGH WILL CROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. IT WILL BE WEAK AND QUICK TO MOVE
THROUGH...BUT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS JUST ENOUGH VERTICAL MOTION TO
PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW. ANY ACCUMULATION THAT DOES OCCUR WILL BE VERY
MINOR (LESS THAN 1 INCH). A PATTERN CHANGE IS IN STORE FOR MID WEEK
AS A DEVELOPING PACIFIC STORM AMPLIFIES THE DOWNSTREAM PATTERN.
THIS IN TURN WILL CAUSE THE LOW TO TURN NORTHWARD TOWARD WESTERN
ALASKA SETTING UP A LONG FETCH OF SOUTHERLY FLOW...WHICH MEANS
TRANSPORT OF MOISTURE AND WARMER AIR FROM THE TROPICS. THIS SET-UP
IS FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS WELL
AS THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THIS IS ALSO FAVORABLE FOR HIGH WINDS THROUGH
WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE. ALTHOUGH
WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM IT APPEARS THE WARMEST AIR
WILL BE SHUNTED EASTWARD WITH THE TRIPLE POINT. THE INTENSITY OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO TEND TO FAVOR MAINTAINING SNOW. WITH THIS IN
MIND MAY ALSO NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON BLIZZARD POTENTIAL FOR PORTAGE
VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM ON WEDNESDAY WHEN SNOW AND WINDS
FIRST ARRIVE. IT IS TOO EARLY TO ISSUE WATCHES BUT WILL RE-ISSUE
A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
WEATHER.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
BRISTOL BAY REGION TONIGHT WITH MOISTURE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE
GULF LOW AND AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE MOVING THROUGH. THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY WILL ALSO LIKELY SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW AS THIS MOVES
THROUGH...BUT WITH LESS MOISTURE TO WORK EXPECT LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION. A STRONG LOW MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL
BE THE NEXT SYSTEM TO AFFECT SOUTHWEST ALASKA. BASED ON THE CURRENT
EXPECTED TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE STRONG WINDS
ALONG THE ALEUTIAN AND ALASKA RANGES AND A POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER WESTERN BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. MUCH
WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE SYSTEM...SO ANY SMALL CHANGE IN TRACK
WILL GREATLY AFFECT WHAT TYPE OF WEATHER IS OBSERVED. WILL CONTINUE
TO FINE TUNE THE FORECAST AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...LATEST MODELS HAVE TRENDED A BIT STRONGER AND
FURTHER WESTWARD WITH DEVELOPING PACIFIC SYSTEM. WITH ALL SOLUTIONS
HEADED THIS WAY WILL UPDATE WIND FORECAST TO REFLECT A TRACK CLOSER
TO DUTCH HARBOR ON TUESDAY AS WELL AS STRONGER WINDS THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WEDNESDAY ANOTHER
SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE ALEUTIANS. THE JET WILL QUICKLY PASS BY THIS
SECOND SYSTEM SO DON'T EXPECT IT TO BE AS POWERFUL AS THE FIRST
STORM.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...EXPECT NEW PATTERN TO BECOME EVEN MORE
AMPLIFIED AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH A STRONG
RIDGE CENTERED NEAR 140W LONGITUDE AND A TROUGH OVER THE BERING
SEA/NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC. THE STORM TRACK WILL BE FROM THE
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC NORTHWARD TO WESTERN ALASKA. THIS MEANS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WARMER
AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK. ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE ARCTIC AIR WILL
PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS. IN
BETWEEN OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BE THE FOCUS OF A CLASH BETWEEN
TWO VERY DIFFERENT AIR MASSES...AND THESE WILL LIKELY FLUCTUATE
BACK AND FORTH AS SYSTEMS PASS THROUGH.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130 132 138 140 155 170 171 172 175
                        176 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...140 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB NOV 11

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1225 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011

AKZ101-111-121-125-131-135-141-145-171-280600-

...MAJOR STORM LIKELY TO AFFECT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF OF
ALASKA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

A STRONG STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC ON
MONDAY AND TRACK TO WESTERN ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL SET UP
A LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICS TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
WHICH WILL CREATE HIGH POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION.

THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE HEAVY PRECIPITATION INCLUDE THE PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND REGION AS WELL AS THE SUSITNA VALLEY. AS THE
PRECIPITATION FIRST ARRIVES SOMETIME TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT ALL SNOW. TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING FOR AREAS AT OR NEAR SEA LEVEL
IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL CHANGE THE SNOW OVER
TO RAIN. HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS WELL AS VALDEZ
(WHERE THE COLD AIR IS HARD TO SCOUR OUT) WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALL
SNOW. AT THIS TIME THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO
BE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

A VERY STRONG FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO CREATE POTENTIAL FOR
HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GULF AS WELL AS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE. THERE IS ALSO SOME POTENTIAL FOR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IF STRONG WINDS WERE TO COINCIDE WITH SNOWFALL.
THE MOST LIKELY LOCATION FOR THIS TO OCCUR IS PORTAGE VALLEY AND
EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM
SYSTEM. THE TRACK WILL DETERMINE WHICH AREAS OBSERVE THE MOST SEVERE
WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL
MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS IMPENDING STORM.

SEB NOV 11

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1225 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011

AKZ101-111-121-125-131-135-141-145-171-282000-

...MAJOR STORM LIKELY TO AFFECT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF OF
ALASKA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

A STRONG STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC ON
MONDAY AND TRACK TO WESTERN ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL SET UP
A LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICS TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
WHICH WILL CREATE HIGH POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION.

THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE HEAVY PRECIPITATION INCLUDE THE PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND REGION AS WELL AS THE SUSITNA VALLEY. AS THE
PRECIPITATION FIRST ARRIVES SOMETIME TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT ALL SNOW. TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING FOR AREAS AT OR NEAR SEA LEVEL
IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL CHANGE THE SNOW OVER
TO RAIN. HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS WELL AS VALDEZ
(WHERE THE COLD AIR IS HARD TO SCOUR OUT) WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALL
SNOW. AT THIS TIME THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO
BE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

A VERY STRONG FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO CREATE POTENTIAL FOR
HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GULF AS WELL AS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE. THERE IS ALSO SOME POTENTIAL FOR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IF STRONG WINDS WERE TO COINCIDE WITH SNOWFALL.
THE MOST LIKELY LOCATION FOR THIS TO OCCUR IS PORTAGE VALLEY AND
EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM
SYSTEM. THE TRACK WILL DETERMINE WHICH AREAS OBSERVE THE MOST SEVERE
WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL
MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS IMPENDING STORM.

SEB NOV 11