Gale Warning 140, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Feb 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)

Expired

Feb 17, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

043 
FZAK62 PAFC 170020
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 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.

PKZ499-171500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 985 MB LOW NEAR 57N 161W MOVES TO 60N 165W FRI AFTERNOON AND
DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC FRONT WILL CROSS THE ALEUTIANS LATE
TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE ACROSS THE BERING ON FRI. A LOW DEVELOPS ALONG
THIS FRONT AND MOVES TO 51N 177E AT 968 MB LATE TONIGHT AND THEN
WEAKENS TO 978 MB SAT AFTERNOON NEAR 54N 177W. A 988 MB LOW FORMS FRI
NIGHT NEAR 56N 158W AND MOVES INLAND NEAR BRISTOL BAY SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

621 
FZAK62 PAFC 171257
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 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.

PKZ499-180300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 994 MB LOW NEAR 59N 162W WILL DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A FRONT ACROSS
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL ADVANCE TO THE CENTRAL BERING AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS ON FRI AND WEAKEN. A 971 MB LOW NEAR 50N 170E WILL MOVE TO
52N 177E AT 976 MB LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO 55N 179W SAT
NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ411-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

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