Gale Warning 26, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jan 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)

Expired

Jan 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

751 
FZAK61 PAFC 240025
OFFAER

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

PKZ399-241500-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR 59N 149W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE
NORTHWEST GULF AND DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 974 MB LOW NEAR 47N 148W
WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB NEAR 57N 139W TUE AFTERNOON THEN TURN
NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB NEAR 60N 148W WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ351-241500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

PKZ352-241500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. WEST OF 150W...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

483 
FZAK61 PAFC 241210
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 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.

PKZ399-250300-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 973 MB LOW AT 57N 149W WILL MOVE EAST THIS MORNING AND DISSIPATE
THIS AFTERNOON. A 963 MB LOW AT 58N 142W THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE 
TO 59N 143W WED MORNING AT 973 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 
992 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60N 148W LATE WED NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ351-250300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-250300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

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