Gale Warning 23, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jan 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)

Expired

Jan 20, 2012, 6:20 AM AKST

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

977 
FZAK61 PAFC 201234
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 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 FRI JAN 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 959 MB LOW AT 53N 145W WILL MOVE TO 55N 137W LATE SAT MORNING AT
962 MB THEN TO 57N 150W AT 968 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. 
$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

118 
FZAK61 PAFC 201520 AAA
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
620 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012

UPDATED ZONE 352

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 FRI JAN 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 959 MB LOW AT 53N 145W WILL MOVE TO 55N 137W LATE SAT MORNING AT
962 MB THEN TO 57N 150W AT 968 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. 
$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-210300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
620 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 TO 40 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

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