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Gale Warning 813, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 15, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

742 
FZAK62 PAFC 151205
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 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.

PKZ499-160300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 998 MB LOW NEAR 59N 176W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 62N 166W SUN
MORNING. A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP SAT EVENING NEAR 57N 175E AND
STRENGTHEN TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO 61N 173W MON MORNING. A 986 MB
LOW WILL MOVE NEAR 49N 169E SUN EVENING AND MOVE TO 52N 179E MON
MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH.

$$

PKZ411-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
10 follow-up statements
583 
FZAK62 PAFC 160006
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 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.

PKZ499-161500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 998 MB LOW NEAR 61N 179W WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE OVER THE YUKON DELTA
SUN. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178E TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 62N 167W AT 988
MB SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
MOVE TO 48N 168W AT 979 MB MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30
KT TOWARD MORNING N OF 57N. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW.
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
546 
FZAK62 PAFC 161207
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 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.

PKZ499-170300-
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 999 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB AND MOVE
TO THE YUKON DELTA SUNDAY NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW NEAR 47N 167E WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB AND MOVE TO 54N 169W MONDAY MORNING THEN
STRENGTHEN FURTHER TO 975 MB IN THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.MON...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$
995 
FZAK62 PAFC 170017
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 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.

PKZ499-171500-
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 988 MB LOW NEAR 61N 175W MOVES TO NORTON SOUND AT 992 MB MON
AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 47N 169W THIS EVENING MOVES TO 54N 165W
AT 981 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA TUE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA TUE.
$$

PKZ411-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
58N. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. W OF 168W...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR 
THE ICE EDGE. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
262 
FZAK62 PAFC 171210
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 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.

PKZ499-180300-
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 988 MB LOW NEAR 63N 168W MOVES TO NORTON SOUND AT 990 MB THIS
AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 51N 180 MOVES TO 55N 167W
AT 978 MB THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA TUESDAY.

$$

PKZ411-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
006 
FZAK62 PAFC 180018
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 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.

PKZ499-181500-
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB NEAR 56N 156W
LATE MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SPREAD TO
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING BY TUE EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING LATE TUE NIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD
THROUGH WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT
S OF 56N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 176W. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
N OF 56N AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 56N. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$
298 
FZAK62 PAFC 181232
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 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.

PKZ499-190300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR 56N 156W WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA
BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SPREAD TO
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING BY EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD
THROUGH WED AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LATE WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...EXCEPT SE WIND 25 KT
BECOMING 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 175W...S
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 30 KT W OF 175W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 20 KT W OF 168W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$
490 
FZAK62 PAFC 181640 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

CORRECTED 411

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.

PKZ499-190300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR 56N 156W WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA
BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SPREAD TO
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING BY EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD
THROUGH WED AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LATE WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 175W...S
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 30 KT W OF 175W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 20 KT W OF 168W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$
107 
FZAK62 PAFC 190016
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 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.

PKZ499-191500-
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN
BERING WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS LATE TUE NIGHT AND DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY THU
MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE
WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 176W. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
176W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW 
AND RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. E OF 176W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 40
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED...E OF 167W...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W OF 167W...NW 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 167W. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$
721 
FZAK62 PAFC 191236
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 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.

PKZ499-200300-
400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN
BERING BY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY THU EVENING. ANOTHER WEATHER
FRONT WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
175W...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
175W...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
167W...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 167W. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT E OF 167W. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$
544 
FZAK62 PAFC 200019
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 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.

PKZ499-201500-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH
THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE FROM THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 56N....S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. S OF 56N....S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...E OF 176E...S WIND 35 KT. W OF 176E...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E OF 175W...SE WIND 40 KT. W OF 175W...SE WIND 40 KT
BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W OF 167W...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. E OF 167W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E
OF 164W.
.THU...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr

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