Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 127, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 2, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 17 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 17 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
746 FZAK61 PAFC 021238 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-030300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 963 MB LOW OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT MOVES OVER COOK INLET AND WEAKENS TO 984 THU AFTERNOON. A NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 53N 140W AT 981 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVES INLAND OVER THE COPPER RIVER DELTA FRI AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ351-030300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ352-030300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
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582 FZAK61 PAFC 030016 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-031500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 982 MB LOW OVER COOK INLET MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. A 972 MB LOW NEAR 56N 142W TONIGHT MOVES TO 59N 145W AT 973 MB FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOW THEN MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-031500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ352-031500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
777 FZAK61 PAFC 031246 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-040300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 966 MB LOW NEAR 56N 143W MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 985 MB AND THEN DISSIPATES FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ352-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
440 FZAK61 PAFC 032356 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-041500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 61N 148W MOVES INLAND THIS EVENING AND WEAKENS. A 993 MB LOW NEAR 51N 141W SAT NIGHT MOVES TO 56N 147W AT 1000 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
188 FZAK61 PAFC 041246 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-050300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW NEAR 53N 145W SAT NIGHT MOVES TO 55N 147W AT 999 MB SUN MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES BY SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ351-050300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-050300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
776 FZAK61 PAFC 042339 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-051500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 50N 145W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 54N 150W SUN MORNING. A 998 MB LOW NEAR 53N 140W SAT NIGHT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 59N 146W SUN NIGHT. A 972 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 50N 150W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
342 FZAK61 PAFC 051248 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-060300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
613 FZAK61 PAFC 052347 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-061500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 55N 138W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 58N 146W MON MORNING. A 965 MB LOW NEAR 50N 150W MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 53N 156W AT 962 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
966 FZAK61 PAFC 061254 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-070300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF MON NIGHT AND BECOMES STATIONARY. $$ PKZ351-070300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-070300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
074 FZAK61 PAFC 070016 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-071500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN WED. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH WED. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 155W AT 964 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-071500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-071500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
875 FZAK61 PAFC 071244 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-080300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN WED. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF MON NIGHT AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH WED. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 154W AT 966 MB WED MORNING THEN WILL MOVE TO 55N 159W AT 971 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-080300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-080300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
922 FZAK61 PAFC 071357 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-080300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN WED. A WEATHER FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH WED. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 154W AT 966 MB WED MORNING THEN WILL MOVE TO 55N 159W AT 971 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-080300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-080300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
494 FZAK61 PAFC 080003 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-081500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 962 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL WEAKEN TO 971 MB NEAR 55N 159W WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 57N 163W THU MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WEDNESDAY THEN DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-081500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-081500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
492 FZAK61 PAFC 081242 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-090300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 963 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL WEAKEN TO 971 MB NEAR 55N 159W WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 56N 166W THU MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WED THEN DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 53N 137W ON THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 58N 141W THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-090300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-090300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
228 FZAK61 PAFC 090024 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-091500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 962 MB LOW NEAR 52N 157W WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB NEAR 57N 160W THU MORNING THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 57N 160W THU AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 48N 137W WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 140W AT 986 MB THU NIGHT THEN TO NEAR 59N 145W AT 1000 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
707 FZAK61 PAFC 091233 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-100300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 969 MB LOW NEAR 54N 160W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 55N 163W THIS AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW NEAR 49N 137W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 54N 140W AT 975 MB THU NIGHT THEN TO NEAR 60N 149W AT 999 MB FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-100300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-100300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
474 FZAK61 PAFC 100000 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-101500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 54N 140W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 59N 146W AT 989 MB FRIDAY MORNING THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE NEAR 57N 150W FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-101500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF 147W...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 147W...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E OF 147W...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 147W...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-101500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF 147W...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 147W...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ JAM
804 FZAK61 PAFC 101240 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-110300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 988 MB LOW AT 58N 144W WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA FRI AFTERNOON. A 952 MB LOW NEAR 50N 161W FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 55N 158W AT 959 MB SAT MORNING THEN WEAKEN TO 971 MB AT 58N 159W SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-110300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-110300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
932 FZAK61 PAFC 110007 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-111500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST ON SUN. A 950 MB LOW NEAR 51N 161W WILL WEAKEN TO 967 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 158W EARLY SAT EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT HEADS TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA ON SUN. $$ PKZ351-111500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 40 KT W OF 147W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-111500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ JAM
834 FZAK61 PAFC 111233 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-120300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN. A 954 MB LOW NEAR 54N 160W WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB AND MOVE TO 58N 158W SAT EVENING THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA SUN. $$ PKZ351-120300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-120300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
402 FZAK61 PAFC 120010 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-121500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 57N 158W WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 57N 159W SUN EVENING AT 975 MB THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON MON. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-121500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-121500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
719 FZAK61 PAFC 121240 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-130300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 52N 163W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR 59N 157W SUN NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF MON MORNING. $$ PKZ351-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
106 FZAK61 PAFC 130028 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-131500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 55N 159W WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUN NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF MON MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON TUE. $$ PKZ351-131500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-131500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
072 FZAK61 PAFC 131158 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-140300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE. $$ PKZ351-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
573 FZAK61 PAFC 140008 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-141500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 992 MB LOW AT 59N 149W MOVES ONSHORE IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT AT 1000 MB. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TUE MORNING AND THEN MOVES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AND MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
320 FZAK61 PAFC 141143 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-150300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AND MIDDLETON ISLAND WED AND WEAKENS ALONG THE COAST. $$ PKZ351-150300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-150300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
455 FZAK61 PAFC 150001 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-151500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 983 MB LOW AT 50N 155W MOVES TO NEAR 58N 153W WED AFTERNOON AT 989 MB AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AS IT WEAKENS WED EVENING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON MOVES THROUGH COOK INLET TONIGHT AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST WED MORNING. $$ PKZ351-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
373 FZAK61 PAFC 151237 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-160300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL STALL NEAR THE COAST AND DISSIPATE BY WED EVENING. A SECOND FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF BY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ352-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
411 FZAK61 PAFC 160025 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-161500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 54N 158W TONIGHT MOVES TO 56N 158W THU AFTERNOON AT 983 MB AND THEN CONTINUES INTO BRISTOL BAY THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF THU. $$ PKZ351-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
572 FZAK61 PAFC 161207 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-170300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE GULF THU AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS ALONG THE COAST THU EVENING. A SECOND FRONT WILL STRETCH ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
482 FZAK61 PAFC 162345 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-171500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING. A SECOND FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND LATE FRI NIGHT AND ADVANCE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-171500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-171500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
713 FZAK61 PAFC 171252 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-180300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND LATE FRI NIGHT AND ADVANCE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND REACH THE GULF COAST BY FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
608 FZAK61 PAFC 171827 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-180300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND LATE FRI NIGHT AND ADVANCE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND REACH THE GULF COAST BY SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
872 FZAK61 PAFC 180002 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-181500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 164W MOVES TO 59N 147W AND WEAKENS TO 997 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 55N 148W AT 982 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
916 FZAK61 PAFC 181258 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-190300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 984 MB LOW NEAR 56N 158W MOVES TO 58N 146W AND WEAKENS TO 996 MB LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ351-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
894 FZAK61 PAFC 182357 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-191500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 58N 151W REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 995 MB TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATES SUN. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 53N 145W SUN MORNING MOVES TO 54N 136W AND WEAKENS TO 995 SUN NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 57N 153W AT 970 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
507 FZAK61 PAFC 191213 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-200300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 MB LOW AT 57N 149W WILL MOVE TO 58N 152W THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 963 MB LOW AT 51N 163W THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 58N 149W MON AFTERNOON AT 969 MB THEN TO 59N 146W LATE MON NIGHT AT 981 MB. $$ PKZ351-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 1, 3:10 PM AKST, 12 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 3:10 PM AKST, 12 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
310 PM AKST WED FEB 01 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN IMPRESSIVE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
CENTERED SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK DOMINATES THE WEATHER MAP TODAY. THIS
LOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH ITS PEAK INTENSITY AT 944 MB AS IT MOVES
TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 160 KT JET IS TRANSPORTING
A COPIOUS AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AND WARM AIR NORTHWARDS FROM THE
TROPICS. THIS MOISTURE AND WARM AIR ADVECTION IS SUPPORTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPRESSIVE RIDGE AHEAD OF THIS LOW.
MEANWHILE...WEAK TROUGHING ALOFT COVERS THE BERING. THIS WILL SUPPORT
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES FROM SHEMYA NORTHEASTWARD OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GREAT AGREEMENT ON BOTH THE
INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK...AS IT
MOVES ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AND INLAND NORTHWEST OF
KODIAK THURSDAY MORNING. MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY BY
THURSDAY EVENING AS A NEW...MUCH WEAKER LOW APPROACHES FROM THE
EASTERN GULF. CURRENTLY THE MORE WESTERN TRACK...AS INDICATED BY THE
GFS MODEL...WAS FAVORED.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...A 944 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND ITS ASSOCIATED
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL INTO THURSDAY. A
TROPICAL FETCH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS PROVIDING PLENTY OF
MOISTURE AND STEADY SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. IN ADDITION...THIS LOW
AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT ARE SUPPORTING STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS.
AS A RESULT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS SEVERAL LOCAL
GAPS. WINDS HAVE ALREADY REACHED 74 MPH IN PORTAGE VALLEY THIS
MORNING...WITH VISIBILITY DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...THEN QUICKLY RELAX BY TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES
INLAND. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN BY EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING AS THE LOW ITSELF APPROACHES COOK INLET AND INTENSIFIES THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT. A MUCH WEAKER LOW WILL APPROACH THE REGION FRIDAY
AND BRING A CHANCE FOR SNOW...HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE MODELS.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION AS MOISTURE STREAMS
NORTHWARD...AND PRESSURE GRADIENTS REMAIN STRONG. THIS LOW WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND THURSDAY
MORNING. DUE TO THE INTENSITY OF THIS LOW...AND ITS SLOW
PROGRESSION...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD
BEHIND THIS LOW...BRINGING A BRIEF COLD SPELL BEFORE THE NEXT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FRIDAY.
.ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW SHOWERS TO SHEMYA EARLY
THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO SKIRT TO THE NORTH AND FURTHER INTO THE
BERING. THIS LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS OR
PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED. A MUCH MORE SUBSTANTIAL LOW WILL APPROACH
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
INCREASINGLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE WITH RAPIDLY
STRENGTHENING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC BY WEDNESDAY WHICH MOVES
NORTH TOWARDS THE GULF COAST THURSDAY. WITH INCREASINGLY STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW WE SHOULD EXPECT TEMPERATURES AT LEAST NEAR NORMAL AND
PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL BY LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC....BLIZZARD WARNING...101 121 125 131 155 161 181 185
MARINE...STORMS...120 130 155 160 165 170 171 180
GALES...125 129 132 138 140 141 150 172 175 176 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...127 130 132 138 141 150 155 165 170
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ELN JAN 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 1, 9:25 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:06 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 1:42 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 4 hr |
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