Gale Warning 714, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Nov 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)

Expired

Nov 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

719 
FZAK61 PAFC 131250
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 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.

PKZ399-140300-
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL
DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF EARLY WED MORNING. A
DEVELOPING 995 MB LOW NEAR 59N 150W WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO 61N 150W
AT 992 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-140300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ352-140300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

806 
FZAK61 PAFC 140015
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 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.

PKZ399-141500-
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. A 996 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 59N 149W LATE
TONIGHT...MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY WED AFTERNOON THEN
DISSIPATE WED EVENING. A 986 MB LOW AT 57N 162W WED EVENING WILL 
MOVE TO 55N 142W BY THU AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ351-141500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

.TONIGHT...SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-141500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT EXCEPT 11 TO 15 FT E OF 147W.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 15
TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

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