Gale Warning 723, NWS Anchorage, AK

078 
FZAK61 PAFC 211220
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 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.

PKZ399-220300-
400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 992 MB LOW NEAR 55N 149W MOVES SOUTHWEST AND WEAKENS THROUGH
WED. A DEVELOPING 989 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL RAPIDLY
STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB NEAR 53N 143W THU AFTERNOON THEN SLOWLY    
DRIFT TO 54N 141W AT 969 MB LATE THU NIGHT.

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PKZ351-220300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

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PKZ352-220300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 TO 55 KT...STRONGEST E OF 148W. SEAS 14 FT 
BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

999 
FZAK61 PAFC 220012
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 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.

PKZ399-221500-
400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 994 MB LOW NEAR 55N 140W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS IT MOVES WEST. 
A 978 MB LOW 48N 146W WILL INTENSIFY TO 968 MB AT 51N 144W TONIGHT.
THE LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO AROUND 960 MB AT 53N 143W THU AFTERNOON
THEN MOVE TO 56N 140W AT AROUND 974 MB FRI AFTERNOON. 

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PKZ351-221500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E OF 147W...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
147W...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-221500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST WED NOV 21 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E OF 147W...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 147W...NE WIND 
30 TO 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

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