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Storm Warning 104, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 2, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 2, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

443 
FZAK62 PAFC 022312
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 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.

PKZ499-031500-
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 966 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 158W SAT
NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES EAST INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA SUN NIGHT. A 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 53N
166E SAT NIGHT...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR 54N 169E SUNDAY
EVENING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL STRETCH
EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ411-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF 56N...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT TOWARDS
MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. NORTH OF 56N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE TO NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT...STRONGEST EAST OF 174W. SEAS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E WEST OF 175W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 40 KT S OF 57N
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT...STRONGEST EAST OF 174W. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT...BECOMING SE BY LATE AFTERNOON WEST OF
173W. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF
56N. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT NORTH OF 57N AND
WEST OF 168W. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH
OF 56N. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$
5 follow-up statements
884 
FZAK62 PAFC 030227 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
527 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 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.

PKZ499-031500-
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 966 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 158W SAT
NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES EAST INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA SUN NIGHT. A 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 53N
166E SAT NIGHT...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR 54N 169E SUNDAY
EVENING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL STRETCH
EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ411-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF 56N...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT TOWARDS
MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. NORTH OF 56N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE TO NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT...STRONGEST EAST OF 174W. SEAS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E WEST OF 175W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 40 KT S OF 57N
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT...STRONGEST EAST OF 174W. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT...BECOMING SE BY LATE AFTERNOON WEST OF
173W. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF
56N. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT NORTH OF 57N AND
WEST OF 168W. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH
OF 56N. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$
591 
FZAK62 PAFC 031102
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 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.

PKZ499-040300-
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 968 MB LOW NEAR 55N 157W WILL TRACK INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK
EARLY MON MORNING. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 53N 163E WILL MOVE TO 55N 169E
AT 977 MB SUN EVENING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO 56N 177W MON
AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT NEAR THE WESTERN
BERING WILL STRETCH EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH MON
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. S OF 56N...S WIND 35 TO 45
KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N OF 56N...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

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

.TODAY...E OF 176W...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. W OF 176W...VARIABLE WIND
15 KT BECOMING E 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 25 KT S OF 57N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...W OF 176W...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. E OF 176W...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 57N. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 14 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT N OF 57N
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
11 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT.  

$$
717 
FZAK62 PAFC 032351
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 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.

PKZ499-041500-
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 974 MB LOW NEAR 54N 152W WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
EARLY MON MORNING. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING NEAR 57N
178E AND MOVE RAPIDLY EAST TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA BY MON AFTERNOON AT
991 MB. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 55N 168E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 174W MON
AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE.
$$

PKZ411-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT E 50 KT NORTH OF 56N. SEAS 17 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SOUTH OF 56N...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY LATE
AFTERNOON. NORTH OF 56N...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SOUTH OF 55N...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. NORTH OF 55N...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT...BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF
57N. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR THE
ICE EDGE. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT
SW 40 KT IN THE MORNING SOUTH OF 57N. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.   
$$

PKZ414-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH OF
57N...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT.  
$$
334 
FZAK62 PAFC 041112
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 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.

PKZ499-050300-
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 982 MB LOW NEAR 55N 174E WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE NEAR 57N 170W
LATE MON NIGHT. A 987 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 57N 172W WILL TRACK
RAPIDLY ASHORE THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST LATE MON AFTERNOON. A LOW
OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 50N 179E AT 979 MB EARLY WED
MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N OF 56N...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 50 KT
BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 55N...E WIND 25 KT. S OF 55N...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON S OF 57N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
56N...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT.  

$$
619 
FZAK62 PAFC 042321
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 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.

PKZ499-051500-
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TO THE KUSKOKWIM 
DELTA WILL TRACK TO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING. A DEVELOPING
PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 47N 175E TUE AFTERNOON AT 986 MB AND THEN
RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 945 MB AS IT MOVES TO 54N 178W WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY
LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NE 35 TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. 
.WED...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
MAINLY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR THE ICE
EDGE. 
.WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT TOWARDS
MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. FREEZING SPRAY
NORTH OF 56N. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT WEST OF 167W IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
NORTH OF 56N. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 27 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 33 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT.  
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Apr 2, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 2, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Apr 2, 5:27 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC3 days
Apr 3, 2:17 AM AKDTHigh Wind WatchAFC14 hr
Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr

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Sources

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