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Gale Warning 814, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 17, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 17, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Dec 17, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Dec 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  

$$

9 follow-up statements

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.  

$$

903 
FZAK62 PAFC 201220
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 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.

PKZ499-210300-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
TWO WEATHER FRONTS WILL SLOWLY MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRI EVENING.

$$

PKZ411-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW 30 KT W OF 176E IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 30 KT W OF 175W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY
FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10
FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

841 
FZAK62 PAFC 210017
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 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.

PKZ499-211500-
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND CENTRAL BERING SEA
WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE FRI
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA ON SAT.
$$

PKZ411-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

.TONIGHT...E OF 177E...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. W OF 177E...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E OF 175W...SE WIND 40 KT. W OF 175W...SE WIND 40 KT
BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E OF 175W...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W
OF 175W...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...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 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY
FOG.
.FRI...E OF 168W...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W OF 168W...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 165W IN THE MORNING.
.FRI NIGHT...E OF 168W...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF 168W...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

445 
FZAK62 PAFC 211228
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 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.

PKZ499-220300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA ON SAT. 

$$

PKZ411-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

.TODAY...S TO W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
169W...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W OF 167W...W WIND 25 KT. E OF 167W...S WIND 20 KT
BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 16, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL SYNOPTIC INITIALIZATIONS WERE REASONABLE AS WELL AS FORECAST
TRENDS. AFTERNOON FORECAST PRODUCTS WILL BE BASED IN PART ON THE GFS
AND ECMWF MODELS...EXCEPT THE NAM WHICH WILL BE USED TO HANDLE
OUTFLOW CONDITIONS IN THE EAST.

.ANALYSIS...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WITH
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF.
STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WERE EVIDENT ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST WITH
STRONG NW WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF. SNOW SHOWERS WERE EVIDENT
ACROSS THE NORTH GULF WITH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN. INCREASED CLOUD COVER ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER TROUGH HELP TO
MODERATE OVERNIGHT TEMPS IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.

OUT WEST...
WEAK WARM ADVECTION PRODUCED SOME LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA. SNOW OR AND SHOWERS WERE EVIDENT ACROSS THE AK PEN AS A
FRONTAL BAND PUSHED SOUTH. A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA AND TRAILING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS MOVING EAST
TOWARD THE EASTERN BERING SEA/PRIBILOF ISLANDS. A DEVELOPING NORTH
PACIFIC LOW WAS STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE WELL SW OF THE ALEUTIANS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
OUTFLOW WINDS ARE STILL THE MAIN FEATURE AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MON MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE INTERIOR AND LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE GULF. PRESSURE GRADIENTS SHOULD INCREASE SOME
TONIGHT ALONG THE NORTH GULF AS DECREASING CLOUD COVER ALLOWS TEMPS
TO DROP OVER THE COPPER RIVER AND HELP INTENSIFY THE INTERIOR HIGH.
GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS/GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH FAVORED
AREAS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND WESTERN GULF. MARGINAL HIGH WIND
CONDITIONS FOR TONIGHT IN ZONE 131 ARE STILL A POSSIBILITY WITH
STRONG GRADIENTS(PRESSURE/TEMP) AND SUPPORTING 850/700 MB FLOW. THE
ONLY REAL DETRACTOR IS LACK OF 500 MB SUPPORT. WILL MAKE A DECISION
PRIOR TO FORECAST ISSUANCE. WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WILL DIMINISH ON
MON AS A RIDGE BRIEFLY BUILDS IN ADVANCE OF APPROACHING LOW FROM THE
WEST. THIS LOW CENTER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF ON MON
NIGHT/TUE. THE MAIN IMPACT TO THE GULF WILL BE RAIN AND SNOW ALONG
THE WINDS TO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN. THE CURRENT LOW TRACK WOULD
SUGGEST THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME MIXED AT KODIAK...THOUGH IT
LOOKS LIKE KODIAK CITY AT LEAST WILL GET A FAIR AMOUNT OF SNOW BEFORE
IT BECOMES MIXED.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE BACK ABOVE ZERO...WITH A FEW ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS. A MORE SUBSTANTIAL FRONT WILL PUSH OVER MAINLAND SOUTHWEST
ALASKA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MON...BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS
THE AREA INTO TUE TUE MORNING. CONDITIONS BECOME SOMEWHAT DRIER ON
TUE NIGHT AND WED AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA.

ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA...PERIODIC SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY. A STRONG LOW WILL SLIDE OVER THE AKPEN ON
MON...BRINGING A SHOT OF HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG
WINDS. AN ARCTIC FRONT BEHIND THE LOW WILL BRING VERY STRONG
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE PENINSULA THROUGH
WED.

ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...
A STRONG LOW WILL TRANSLATE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
AND SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW...ALTHOUGH LITTLE TO NO SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. STRONG GALE TO NEAR STORM FORCE WINDS
FROM KISKA EAST AS THE LOW TRACKS OVER THE CHAIN...WITH STRONG
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUING OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
THROUGH TUE.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
WED AND BEYOND...A DEEP UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
CONTINUE TO KEEP MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA COLD AND DRY...WITH STRONG
OFFSHORE FLOW LASTING INTO FRIDAY. WHILE MUCH DISCREPANCY BEGINS TO
BUILD IN THE GLOBAL MODELS BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK...THE GENERAL
PATTERN WILL FAVOR COLD HIGH PRESSURE OVER INTERIOR ALASKA AND STRONG
FRONTS PUSHING THROUGH THE BERING BEFORE DIVING INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF OF ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 131.
MARINE...GALES 121 127 128 129 130 132 150 160 165 172 175 179 351
               352 412 413 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC DEC 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	5 days
Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	8 days
Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	8 days
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	60 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	60 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	5 days
Dec 17, 4:59 AM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFC	11 hr
Dec 17, 6:52 AM AKST	High Wind Watch	AFC	9 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.