Gale Warning 625, NWS Anchorage, AK

162 
FZAK62 PAFC 071143
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 7 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.

PKZ499-080300-
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 976 MB LOW NEAR 46N 174W WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH WHILE MOVING
FURTHER SOUTH. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE FROM
EAST TO WEST BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 7 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.   

$$

PKZ412-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W OF 167W...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. E OF 167W...E WIND
25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT S OF 57N. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 6
FT E OF 167W. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

536 
FZAK62 PAFC 072329
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 7 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.

PKZ499-081500-
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 978 MB LOW AT 44N 173W WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT SOUTH. A 1001 MB LOW
WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT OF THE FIRST LOW NEAR 54N 178W MON
AFTERNOON THEN MOVE WEST AND MERGE WITH ANOTHER LOW BECOMING A 986 
MB LOW NEAR 50N 167E TUE AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. S OF 56N...N TO E WIND
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT...DECREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT E OF 175W 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. S OF 57N...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 30 KT S OF 57N. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

505 
FZAK62 PAFC 081152
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 8 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.

PKZ499-090300-
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NEAR 50N 167E AT 990 MB LATE
TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB AND MOVE TO 52N 168E LATE
TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE TO THE
WESTERN BERING BY TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT E 10 TO 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS
16 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF
56N...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 19 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT E OF 175W. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.   

$$

PKZ413-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. E OF 175W...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   

$$

PKZ414-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 8 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

187 
FZAK62 PAFC 082319
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 8 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.

PKZ499-091500-
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING WILL TRACK TO THE
NORTHWESTERN BERING TUE AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW NEAR 50N 167E WILL
MOVE TO 52N 170E AT 989 MB EARLY TUE EVENING...THEN DRIFT BACK TO
NEAR 50N 167E WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT
BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E 35 KT NORTH OF 58N. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
$$

PKZ412-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 8 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL PATTERN CONTINUES WITH A LONGWAVE TROUGH
EXTENDING THROUGH THE BERING SEA INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND A
STRONG RIDGE CENTERED OFF THE WEST COAST OF CANADA...WITH BROAD
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES.
RAIN IS TAPERING OFF ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FAR
SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS THE UPPER LEVEL JET MOVES OFF TO
THE EAST. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS IS BRINGING
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE CHAIN.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK
AS THE EASTERN PACIFIC RIDGE BUILDS NORTH AND WESTWARD OVER THE GULF
AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND ALASKA. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL
DIVE SOUTH THIS WEEKEND...WITH THE MODELS IN CONSENSUS IN BRINGING IT
TO A POSITION NEAR 40N 170W AS OF MONDAY MORNING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE BREAK IN PRECIPITATION WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS A WARM FRONT MOVES
NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF TONIGHT...SPREADING STEADY RAIN OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL AK FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH
OF THE DAY ON SUNDAY BEFORE THE RIDGE BUILDS IN AND PROMOTES DRIER
CONDITIONS FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE WARM FRONT WILL BRING STEADY RAIN TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES OVER THE AREA FROM THE
SOUTH...BEGINNING WITH THE AKPEN AND BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT BEFORE
SPREADING TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ON
SUNDAY. THE REGION WILL THEN SEE A DRYING TREND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
THE RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST.

ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND ACROSS THE
BERING REGION AS THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AFFECTS THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL PART OF THE CHAIN AND THE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED WARM FRONT
MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL SEE A DRYING TREND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE STRONG
RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC SHIFTS TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST. CHANCES
FOR PRECIPITATION LOOK TO INCREASE TOWARDS MID TO LATE WEEK AS THE
RIDGE RETREATS BACK TO THE EAST AND THE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC
RETURNS NORTHWARD.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD ADVISORY 101 111 131 135 145
MARINE...STORM WARNING 175
         GALE WARNING 172 176 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

CB OCT 12