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Gale Warning 817, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 19, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Dec 21, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 60 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  

$$

5 follow-up statements

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.  

$$

720 
FZAK62 PAFC 212355
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM 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.

PKZ499-221500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE
TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA SAT MORNING
THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN
BERING SEA BY SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT E OF 166W. SEAS IN ICE 
FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING 
SPRAY E OF 167W.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	36 hr
Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	24 hr
Dec 18, 7:23 PM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFC	57 hr
Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	AFC	12 hr
Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Dec 19, 1:15 PM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	53 hr

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Sources

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