Gale Warning 829, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Dec 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)

Expired

Dec 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

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. 
$$

987 
FZAK62 PAFC 291235
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 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.

PKZ499-300300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 965 MB LOW NEAR 58N 161W WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB NEAR 62N 168W SAT
EVENING AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 970 MB COMPLEX LOW NEAR 48N 176W
WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB NEAR 50N 168W SAT EVENING AND DISSIPATE
OVERNIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 954 MB NEAR 52N 153W SAT
EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 961 MB NEAR 57N 157W SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL
THEN WEAKEN TO 976 MB NEAR 62N 165W LATE SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF 55N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF 55N. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
58N. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-300300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

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