Gale Warning 149, NWS Anchorage, AK

765 
FZAK62 PAFC 270000
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 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.

PKZ499-271500-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 991 MB LOW NEAR 59N 164W WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
SUN NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN NIGHT
WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA LATE MON AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. A
994 MB LOW NEAR 46N 174E MON MORNING WILL MOVE TO 57N 167E AT 981 MB
TUE AFTERNOON.
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PKZ411-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

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PKZ412-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT 
BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

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PKZ413-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

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PKZ414-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

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