Gale Warning 25, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jan 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)

Expired

Jan 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

235 
FZAK62 PAFC 231141
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 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.

PKZ499-240300-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WITH LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. A 1018 MB
LOW AT 60N 175E WILL CROSS THE BERING SEA AND BE NEAR 53N 164W BY
LATE TUE NIGHT AT 1001 MB. 

$$

PKZ411-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 
55N. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ413-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10
TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 15 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

JAM

401 
FZAK62 PAFC 240038
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 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.

PKZ499-241500-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WITH LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. A 1019 MB
LOW NEAR 60N 173E WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND STRENGTHEN TO 1001 MB NEAR
54N 168W TUE EVENING THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 53N 161W TUE NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

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