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Gale Warning 826, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 26, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 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.

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The facts

Issued: Dec 26, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Dec 28, 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.

235 
FZAK62 PAFC 261255
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 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.

PKZ499-270300-
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 960 MB LOW NEAR 50N 165W WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB NEAR 55N 153W LATE
WED NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC
LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB NEAR 50N 172E LATE WED NIGHT AND SLOWLY
MOVE TO 52N 179W AT SAME STRENGTH BY LATE THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF
173W. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF
173W. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT.  PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

5 follow-up statements

078 
FZAK62 PAFC 270014
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 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.

PKZ499-271500-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 964 MB LOW NEAR 53N 158W WEAKENS TO 988 MB IN THE WESTERN GULF 
THU EVENING. A 972 MB LOW NEAR 49N 172E MOVES NEAR 50N 178E AS 
IT STRENGTHENS TO 962 MB...THEN MOVES TO 52N 177W AT 964 MB FRI
AFTERNOON. A 979 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 58N 162W THU MORNING AND 
MOVES TO 57N 180 FRI AFTERNOON WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 969 MB. 
$$

PKZ411-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF 175W...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. E OF 175W...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

JM

952 
FZAK62 PAFC 271233
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 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.

PKZ499-280300-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 972 MB LOW NEAR 55N 155W WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF
BY THU AFTERNOON. A 965 MB COMPLEX LOW NEAR 50N 175E WILL SLOWLY MOVE
TO 51N 174W AT SAME STRENGTH BY LATE FRI NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW WILL
FORM NEAR 53N 161W AND STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB NEAR 58N 163W LATE FRI
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 56N.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
58N. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY W OF 175W.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF 176W. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 168W
IN THE MORNING.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

862 
FZAK62 PAFC 280008
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 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.

PKZ499-281500-
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 963 MB LOW NEAR 49N 178E MOVES NEAR 50N 170W SAT AFTERNOON WHILE
SLOWLY WEAKENING TO 975 MB. A 979 MB LOW NEAR 58N 165W MOVES NEAR 59N
178W FRI AFTERNOON AT 975 MB BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 975 MB LOW NEAR
50N 161W LATE FRI MORNING MOVES TO 58N 160W WHILE STRENGTHENING TO
968 MB FRI NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A 975 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 55N
175W SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  

$$

165 
FZAK62 PAFC 281216
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 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.

PKZ499-290300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 160W AT 965 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND
WEAKEN 970 MB NEAR 60N 164W SAT MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING TO 975 MB
NEAR 62N 170W LATE SAT NIGHT. A 962 MB COMPLEX LOW NEAR 49N 180 WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO 980 MB NEAR 54N 174W LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY W OF 176E. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 13 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT BY MIDDAY. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
W OF 176W. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N
IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 175W. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 176W. 
.SAT...W OF 175W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 175W...E WIND 15
KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
57N. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57 N. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

508 
FZAK62 PAFC 290033
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 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.

PKZ499-291500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 968 MB LOW NEAR 53N 161W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 162W AT 961 MB LATE
FRI NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 61N 170W WHILE WEAKENING TO 979 MB SAT
EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN MORNING. A 963 MB LOW NEAR 49N 178W
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO 976 MB WHILE MOVING TO NEAR 50N 169W SAT
EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE BY SUN MORNING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL
MOVE TO NEAR 54N 155W AT 954 MB SAT EVENING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 59N
161W AT 961 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON.  
$$

PKZ411-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW TO NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING N OF 57N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
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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 25, 2:10 PM AKST, 13 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 2:10 PM AKST, 13 hours 50 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
210 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING REMAINS STATIONARY...WITH
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW PROPELLING EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES NORTH AND EAST
FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO THE WESTERN GULF...EASTERN BERING...AND
SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND. A SHARPLY DEFINED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS
FROM THE NORTHERN BERING SOUTH AND EAST INTO THE CENTRAL GULF AND
THEN FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. A
PERSISTENTLY QUASI-STATIONARY SOUTHEASTERLY JET STREAK IS FINALLY
SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKENING AND MOVING NORTH TODAY INTO THE
INTERIOR...AND SERVES AS THE PRIMARY REASON FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN GREAT AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM...WHICH IS SURPRISING
IN THAT THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE VERY ACTIVE THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK...BUT NOT SURPRISING IN THAT ALL OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS
WILL BE FAIRLY WELL-DEFINED.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL...

LIGHT SNOW WITH MINOR IF ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL FROM ANCHORAGE AND PALMER NORTH AND
WEST. DRYING WILL COMMENCE BY LATE TONIGHT INLAND BEFORE THE NEXT
SYSTEM ARRIVES FROM THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BRING RAIN
TO THE KODIAK ISLAND AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO THE
NORTH GULF COAST LATER IN THE DAY. THIS FRONT WILL ESSENTIALLY DIE AS
IT MOVES TO THE GULF COAST AS THERE IS VERY LITTLE UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT TO PUSH IT INLAND BY THE TIME IT REACHES SOUTHCENTRAL. EXPECT
ENHANCEMENT TO THE PRECIPITATION ESPECIALLY OVER WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND...AS WELL AS STRONG WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AS A
BARRIER JET BECOMES WELL ESTABLISHED WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. THIS PARTICULAR SYSTEM WILL BRING WARMER AIR NORTH INTO THE
REGION...SO PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL MAINLY AS A MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH SNOW AND SOME RAIN AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ALONG EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY. THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN SLOPES OF THE CHUGACH RANGE SHOULD EXPERIENCE
ONLY DOWNSLOPE DRYING.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...

MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL GIVE WAY TO
INCREASING OFFSHORE FLOW TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WEATHER FRONT ARRIVES
WEDNESDAY MORNING TO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION AND WILL PUSH NORTH
THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON THE NORTHWESTERN SIDE OF
THE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY GIVE WAY TO FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN FROM
SOUTHEAST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION AS MUCH WARMER AIR MOVES
INTO THE REGION.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...

STRONG LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZES OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC TODAY AND THEN
PUSHES A FRONT NORTH INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA...WITH WRAPAROUND SNOW...WIND...AND SOME RAIN AFFECTING
DUTCH HARBOR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO ALL
SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING OR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY QUIET UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING
WHEN RAIN AND SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A WARM FRONT PUSHES NORTH AND
BECOMES STATIONARY ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

ALL MODELS AGREE ON AN ACTIVE AND WARM WEATHER PATTERN WELL INTO THE
NEXT WEEK. MULTIPLE LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
BRINGING PERIODS OF STRONGER WINDS AND PRECIPITATION WITH THEM
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH...155
MARINE...GALES...120 125 132 140 155 160 165 171 172 175 180
         STORMS...130 138 150 170 176
         HVY FRZG SPRY...185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

CC DEC 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 25, 3:51 PM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFC	13 hr
Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr
Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	48 hr
Dec 25, 9:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	31 hr
Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr
Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Dec 26, 4:45 AM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	20 hr

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Sources

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