Storm Warning 248, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Dec 5, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)

Expired

Dec 6, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

510 
FZAK62 PAFC 060000
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 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.

PKZ499-061500-
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 968 MB LOW NEAR 50N 173E WILL MOVE TO 54N 176W AT 976 MB TUE NIGHT
AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 976 MB LOW NEAR 52N 174W TUE MORNING WILL MOVE
TO 58N 178W AT 970 MB TUE NIGHT AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT SOUTH OF 56 N
AND EAST OF 168E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

500 
FZAK62 PAFC 061148
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 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.

PKZ499-070300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 970 MB LOW NEAR 51N 173E WILL MOVE TO 53N 177W AT 977 MB LATE
TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 57N 171W WED AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW AT
49N 175W WILL MOVE TO 56N 174W AND DEEPEN TO 972 MB THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 61N 178W AT 969 MB WED AFTERNOON AND TO
61N 176W LATE WED NIGHT AT 976 MB.

$$

PKZ411-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N OF 56N...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. S OF 56N...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 176W...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. E OF 176W...SE WIND 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W OF 176W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. E OF 176W...S WIND 30 KT.
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...S TO W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

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