Gale Warning 10, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jan 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)

Expired

Jan 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

565 
FZAK62 PAFC 102335
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

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.

PKZ499-111500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 55N 171E WILL DRIFT TOWARD THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
AND DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN THU MORNING THROUGH THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 56N...NW WIND 20 KT. S OF 56N...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. 
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W OF 175W...S WIND 30 KT. E OF 175W...NW WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W OF 175W...S WIND 30 KT. E OF 175W...W WIND 20 KT
BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

449 
FZAK62 PAFC 111245
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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.

PKZ499-120300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DRIFT EAST TO THE
EASTERN BERING AND BECOME STATIONARY THU. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL
AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON THU AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
THU NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ411-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 35 TO 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT W OF
176W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. EAST OF 174W...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING
BECOMING SE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. WEST OF 175W...WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT BY
LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

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