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Storm Warning 184, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 18, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

298 
FZAK62 PAFC 181232
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 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.

PKZ499-190300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR 56N 156W WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA
BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SPREAD TO
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING BY EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD
THROUGH WED AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LATE WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...EXCEPT SE WIND 25 KT
BECOMING 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 175W...S
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 30 KT W OF 175W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 20 KT W OF 168W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
490 
FZAK62 PAFC 181640 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ499-190300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR 56N 156W WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA
BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SPREAD TO
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING BY EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD
THROUGH WED AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LATE WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 175W...S
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 30 KT W OF 175W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 20 KT W OF 168W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$
107 
FZAK62 PAFC 190016
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 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.

PKZ499-191500-
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN
BERING WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS LATE TUE NIGHT AND DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY THU
MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE
WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 176W. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
176W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW 
AND RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. E OF 176W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 40
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED...E OF 167W...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W OF 167W...NW 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 167W. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$
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.  

$$
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.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 17, 3:58 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC3 days
Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC7 days
Dec 17, 4:02 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC32 hr
Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Dec 18, 7:40 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC20 hr

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Storm Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every storm warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.