Storm Warning 196, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Nov 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)

Expired

Nov 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

271 
FZAK62 PAFC 260017
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 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 AKST FRI NOV 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 978 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR 54N 170E SAT MORNING...THEN DRIFTS TO
NEAR 53N 179E MON AFTERNOON. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW
MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA DURING THIS
TIME. A 982 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT NEAR 54N 168W SAT
AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO NEAR 56N 156W SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF 56N...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
N OF 56N...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S OF 57N...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
N OF 57N...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 57N...SW 25 TO 35 KT. N OF 57N...E WIND 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N OF 57N...SE WIND 50 KT. S OF 57N...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. S OF 57N...S WIND
20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 25 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY E OF 167W IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

822 
FZAK62 PAFC 261203
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 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 AKST SAT NOV 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 976 MB LOW NEAR 54N 165E MOVES TO NEAR 56N 178E AT 978 MB LATE SAT
NIGHT...THEN TO NEAR 55N 176W AT 984 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED
FRONT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A 987 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT NEAR 
54N 168W THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO NEAR 57N 152W SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AT 983 MB.

$$

PKZ411-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N OF 57N...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. S OF
57N...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. 
S OF 56N...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW. 
.SUN...N OF 56N...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. S OF
56N...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N OF 57N...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. S OF 57N...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. S OF 57N...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N OF 58N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. S OF 58N...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N.  
.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.SUN...N OF 57N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

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