Storm Warning 182, NWS Anchorage, AK

038 
FZAK61 PAFC 171735 CCA
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

CORRECTED ZONE 352

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-180300-
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 983 MB LOW COMPLEX OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN
AND MOVE TO HAIDA GWAII BY AFTERNOON. AN ALEUTIAN LOW MOVES
EAST TO NEAR 56N 148W AT 972 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON THEN DRIFTS TO 54N
145W LATE TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ351-180300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ352-180300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
149W...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

806 
FZAK61 PAFC 180020
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-181500-
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB NEAR 56N 156W
LATE MON NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB NEAR 55N 146W TUE
EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN SLOWLY DRIFT TO 54N 143W AT 975 MB WED
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ351-181500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-181500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...W OF 148W...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. E OF 148W...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W OF 148W...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. E OF
148W...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

JM