Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 16, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 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
- Jan 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
903 FZAK62 PAFC 140011 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 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. PKZ499-141500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRI EVENING. ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ411-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 TO 27 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 176W...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. E OF 176W...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 176W...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 176W...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
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688 FZAK62 PAFC 141235 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-150300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SAT EVENING...AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL BERING BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING AND MOVING WEST INTO THE PACIFIC. $$ PKZ411-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT WEST OF 174W. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW EAST OF 174W. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT WEST OF 174W. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN EAST OF 174W. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
527 FZAK62 PAFC 150026 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 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. PKZ499-151500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 52N 167E WILL MOVE NORTHWEST TO 57N 161E SAT NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ411-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ JAM
710 FZAK62 PAFC 151247 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-160300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MON NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUN MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
044 FZAK62 PAFC 160023 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 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. PKZ499-161500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DRIFT TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE. $$ PKZ411-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ JAM
019 FZAK62 PAFC 160147 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-161500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DRIFT TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE. $$ PKZ411-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ JAM
259 FZAK62 PAFC 161228 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 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. PKZ499-170300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE AND TO SIBERIA BY WED. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DRIFT TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE. $$ PKZ411-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
297 FZAK62 PAFC 161848 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 412 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-170300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE AND TO SIBERIA BY WED. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DRIFT TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE. $$ PKZ411-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
515 FZAK62 PAFC 170014 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 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 MON JAN 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A LOW COMPLEX OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD WEST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ411-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FR AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ JAM
021 FZAK62 PAFC 171251 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-180300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
756 FZAK62 PAFC 172356 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 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. PKZ499-181500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD WEST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING THURSDAY. $$ PKZ411-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
455 FZAK62 PAFC 181254 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-190300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BERING THROUGH WED. A WEAK FRONT OVER WESTERN ALASKA THU MORNING WILL APPROACH THE ALEUTIANS LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
892 FZAK62 PAFC 190010 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 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. PKZ499-191500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD WEST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING THURSDAY. $$ PKZ411-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
017 FZAK62 PAFC 191237 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-200300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN AK WILL REACH THE ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT TO 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$
390 FZAK62 PAFC 200025 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 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. PKZ499-201500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER RUSSIA COMBINED WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENT NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA. $$ PKZ411-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 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 Jan 13, 1:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 1:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
130 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012
CORRECTS SPELLING AND ZONE CLARIFICATION
VAST PATTERN SHIFT CONTINUING ON COURSE WITH VERY LITTLE NOTICEABLE
CHANGE FROM THURSDAYS FORECAST. AREA OF CLOUDS AND LITE SNOW SUSITNA
VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA SLOWLY EDGING EASTWARD AS ADVANCING BERING
SEA FRONT KEEPS THE PATTERN SOMEWHAT PROGRESSIVE. AREAS OF LITE SNOW
SLIDING SOUTHEAST OVER AND ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST HAS JUST ABOUT
ENDED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. UPPER RIDGE AXIS IN THE EASTERN BERING TO
SHIFT INLAND TO LIE ALONG 158W OR SO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RIDGE IS
THEN FLATTENED BY A MUCH WEAKENED FRONT THAT REACHES THE WEST COAST
SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVES INLAND SUNDAY MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW
OR FLURRIES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FEATURE, HOWEVER, LITTLE IF ANYTHING
WILL REACH OR PASS THE WESTERN ALASKA RANGE. THIS WEAK UPPER IMPULSE
DROPS SOUTHEAST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY AS STRONGER RIDGE BUILDS
IN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THIS RIDGE WILL EVOLVE INTO A VERY
FORMIDABLE BLOCK ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AS EARLY AS SUNDAY
NIGHT AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY. NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL
BLOW ACROSS ALL OF MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE PANHANDLE SUNDAY, MONDAY
AND TUESDAY. WAVELENGTH OF NORTHERN BERING BLOCK BECOMES LARGE ENOUGH
TO ALLOW RETROGRESSIVE FORCES TO PUSH THE RIDGE CENTER WESTWARD OVER
EASTERN RUSSIAN BETWEEN 175E AND 180 ON WEDNESDAY. THE ONLY EFFECT OF
THIS WILL BE TO DEFLECT NORTHWEST PACIFIC STORMS WEST OF EVEN THE
SHEMYA ATTU AREA WITH AN INVERTED EASTERLY FLOW ALONG THE ALEUTIANS.
VERY COLD AIR THAT'S BEEN OVER WESTERN ALASKA MOVING EASTWARD WITH
-54 AT MERRILL PASS STONEY RIVER THIS MORNING, AND -30 PORT ALSWORTH.
CLEARING AREAS OF SUSITNA VALLEY WILL ALLOW READINGS TO DROP TO 30 TO
35 BELOW IN THE WIND AND CLOUD FREE AREAS OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND
WESTERN COOK INLET, SUCH AS WILLOW AND MAYBE SKWENTNA. KENAI
PENINSULA MATANUSKA VALLEY AREAS AND EAST WILL BE WARMER DUE TO
LINGERING CLOUD COVER AND SOME WIND. SAT EVENING AND NIGHT WILL BE
MUCH COLDER ACROSS THESE AREAS WHILE THE WESTERN MAINLAND, ESPECIALLY
THE COAST, WARMS WITH INCOMING FRONTAL REMNANTS. COPPER RIVER
BASIN (141) WILL LIKELY DROP INTO THE -30 TO -40 TEMPERATURE RANGE
AND THE KENAI PENINSULA IN THE -10 TO -30 BELOW RANGE. WINDY AREAS
MAY HAVE CHILLS FALL TO ADVISORY LEVELS.
CURRENT WIND FORECASTS LOOK ON THE BUTTON WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS 35 TO
40 MPH IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND GUSTS TO OR OVER 60 MPH IN THE
CHANNELED AREAS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE NORTH GULF COAST.
THIS MAY INITIALLY RESULT IN A BRIEF GROUND BLIZZARD AT PLACES LIKE
THOMPSON PASS. PREFRONTAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE ENDED WITH THE
BERING SYSTEM AND REMAINING GALES WILL FALL TO THE 15 TO 25 KT RANGE
BY SATURDAY EVENING.
NO RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THE NEXT 5 DAYS SINCE THE POLAR
VORTEX NOW NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST IS MOVING OFF OVER THE NORTHWEST
TERRITORIES TO CENTRAL CANADA, TAKING THE COLDEST PORTION OF THE
AIRMASS WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES WITH IT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING THOMPSON PASS TONIGHT (131).
MARINE...GALES AREAS 121 129 132 138 170 175 179 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AREAS 120 121 126 127 128 129 130 132
138 140 141 150
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
PERCY JAN 12In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 AKZ101-142100- ...VERY COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK... THE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE STATE IS CHANGING FROM THE FREQUENT STORMS IN THE GULF TO A COLDER...DRIER AND WINDY PATTERN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE STATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE HIGH WILL CENTER ITSELF OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR DIVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MAINLAND AND REMAINING IN PLACE THROUGH NEXT WEEK. COLD AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE AND WITH A CLEAR NIGHT SETTING UP FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES OF 20 TO 40 BELOW ARE ANTICIPATED TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT. OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATANUSKA VALLEY OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE FROM 5 TO 20 BELOW. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD THROUGH THE WEEK. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO REACH ABOVE ZERO IN SOME VALLEYS OF INTERIOR LOCATIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. ALONG WITH THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH...ESPECIALLY THROUGH GAPS IN THE TERRAIN. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EASTWARD WHERE GUSTS COULD APPROACH 55 KT THROUGH PASSES. WITH THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW...THE WINDS ARE CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS WHICH ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO END UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL EXTEND INTO THE MARINE AREAS AS WELL...AND COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM 20 TO 40 BELOW FOR MANY INLAND LOCATIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. JN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 3:59 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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