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Storm Warning 85, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 3, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

224 
FZAK62 PAFC 031254
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 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.

PKZ499-040300-
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS SAT. A 995 MB LOW NEAR 47N 169E SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO
59N 174E AT 976 MB SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. S OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN.  
.SUN...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

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

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
852 
FZAK62 PAFC 031541 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
640 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

UPDATED 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.

PKZ499-040300-
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS SAT. A 995 MB LOW NEAR 47N 169E SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO
59N 174E AT 976 MB SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
640 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 25 KT 
S OF 56N. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S TO E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.SUN...S TO E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

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

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$
752 
FZAK62 PAFC 040029
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 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.

PKZ499-041500-
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 993 MB LOW NEAR 48N 170E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES 
TO 58N 172E SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 58N 175E 
MON AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE 
INTO THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE
NORTHERN TO EASTERN BERING SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N OF 55N...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY. S OF 55N...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.SUN...N OF 55N...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. S
OF 55N...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING 
SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 14 FT.  PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY 
FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

JAM
530 
FZAK62 PAFC 041302
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 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.

PKZ499-050300-
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 983 MB LOW NEAR 55N 172E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB SUN NIGHT NEAR
58N 170E THEN WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 178E MON NIGHT. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE BERING SEA THROUGH MON
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 56N...
S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE
ICE EDGE. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$
192 
FZAK62 PAFC 041544 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
645 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

UPDATED ZONES 411 AND 412

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.

PKZ499-050300-
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 983 MB LOW NEAR 55N 172E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB SUN NIGHT NEAR
58N 170E THEN WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 178E MON NIGHT. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE BERING SEA THROUGH MON
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
645 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
S OF 56N...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
645 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$
741 
FZAK62 PAFC 050012
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 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.

PKZ499-051500-
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 968 MB LOW NEAR 57N 171E WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES 
TO 60N 171W TUE AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST 
MON MORNING AND THEN INLAND MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 55N. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
55N. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

JAM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC8 days
Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC27 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 3, 6:20 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC46 hr
Mar 3, 6:20 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC22 hr
Mar 3, 6:20 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC46 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.