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Gale Warning 141, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 17, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 17, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 17, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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.  

$$
9 follow-up statements
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.  

$$
074 
FZAK61 PAFC 200010
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM 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.

PKZ399-201500-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 995 MB LOW NEAR 58N 151W WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 59N 154W
THIS EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW AT 962 MB LOW MOVES TO 55N 158W
TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 60N 148W MON NIGHT AT 981 MB. THIS LOW
REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 986 MB TUE AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ351-201500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-201500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT
BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 30 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
150 
FZAK61 PAFC 201152
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 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.

PKZ399-210300-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 960 MB LOW AT 55N 156W WILL MOVE TO 58N 148W THIS AFTERNOON 
AT 967 MB THEN TO 60N 148W LATE TONIGHT AT 980 MB. THIS LOW 
WILL THEN REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 996 MB BY LATE 
TUE NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ351-210300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-210300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 INCREASING TO SW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 TO 55 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 34 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
777 
FZAK61 PAFC 210022
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 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.

PKZ399-211500-
400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 973 MB LOW NEAR 59N 145W WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 
982 MB EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE
DISSIPATING WED MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 54N 147W AT 
991 MB TUE MORNING...THEN TRACK TO 56N 134W AT 995 MB TUE EVENING
BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE NEAR KETCHIKAN.
$$

PKZ351-211500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-211500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 28 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 18 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
217 
FZAK61 PAFC 211213
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 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.

PKZ399-220300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 980 MB LOW AT 60N 145W
WILL MOVE TO 61N 148W LATE TONIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB THEN TO 60N
147W LATE WED NIGHT AND FURTHER WEAKEN 1017 MB. 

$$

PKZ351-220300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ352-220300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days

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