Storm Warning 178, NWS Anchorage, AK

350 
FZAK62 PAFC 080217 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
520 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

CORRECTED ZONE 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.

PKZ499-081500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 960 MB LOW AT 46N 170W WILL MOVE TO 51N 169W LATE SAT MORNING AND
STRENGTHEN TO 950 MB THEN MOVE TO 57N 164W LATE SAT NIGHT AND WEAKEN
TO 966 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 59N 160W SUN AFTERNOON AT 982
MB.

$$

PKZ411-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
520 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 TO 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 TO 25 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 TO 18 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT.  

$$

638 
FZAK62 PAFC 081144
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 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.

PKZ499-090300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 949 MB LOW AT 49N 170W WILL MOVE TO 55N 165W THIS EVENING AND
WEAKEN TO 959 MB THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES
INLAND NEAR NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY SUN EVENING.

$$

PKZ411-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF
174W. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF
174W. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17
FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 174W. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT E OF 166W. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 18 FT.  PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 35 KT E OF 166W. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 12 FT.  PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT.  

$$

126 
FZAK62 PAFC 090001
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 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.

PKZ499-091500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 955 MB LOW NEAR 53N 167W WILL WEAKEN TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N
163W SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A
PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 52N 169E MON AFTERNOON AT 971 MB.
$$

PKZ411-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 24
FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN  ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 168W. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT.  

$$

JM

028 
FZAK62 PAFC 091225
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 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.

PKZ499-100300-
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 969 MB LOW NEAR 57N 163W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL
TRACK TO 52N 167E MON NIGHT AT 963 MB.

$$

PKZ411-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

.TODAY...N TO W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 12 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$