Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 19, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 16, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
885 FZAK62 PAFC 161208 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 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. PKZ499-170300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 947 MB LOW NEAR 48N 170E WILL DRIFT TO 51N 169E AT 964 MB THU MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 52N 162E AT 979 MB EARLY FRI MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND WEAKENS ON THU. $$ PKZ411-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF 56N...E WIND 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 30 FT BUILDING TO 37 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 56N...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 32 TO 37 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 TO 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 12 FT E OF 175W. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT E OF 175W. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .THU...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT E OF 175W. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 TO 60 KT...EXCEPT 35 TO 45 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 21 TO 26 FT...EXCEPT 14 TO 18 FT E OF 175W. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT...EXCEPT 35 TO 45 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT...EXCEPT 14 TO 18 FT E OF 175W. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 22 FT...EXCEPT 14 TO 18 FT E OF 175W. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT S OF 56N. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT W OF 168W. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 167W...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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529 FZAK62 PAFC 170008 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-171500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 952 MB LOW NEAR 49N 170E WILL MOVE TO 52N 161E AT 981 MB THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE WEST AND CENTRAL BERING SEA AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A 999 MB LOW NEAR 49N 166W THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 52N 163W AT 988 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT. N OF 56N...SEAS 25 TO 35 FT. S OF 56N...SEAS 34 TO 38 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 TO 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. W OF 176W...SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. E OF 176W...SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. W OF 176W...SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. E OF 176W...SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W OF 168W...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF 168W...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
065 FZAK62 PAFC 171203 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 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. PKZ499-180300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 962 MB LOW NEAR 51N 168E WILL MOVE TO 52N 161E AT 978 MB LATE TONIGHT AND TRACK TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA ON FRI. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING SEA AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A 985 MB PACIFIC LOW CENTERED NEAR 48N 159W FRI MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR 52N 164W AT 974 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ411-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 26 TO 31 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 TO 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT...EXCEPT 16 FT E OF 175W. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT E OF 175W. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
335 FZAK62 PAFC 172357 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-181500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 51N 166E WILL MOVE ONSHORE THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRI MORNING. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 50N 160W FRI AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB NEAR 54N 163W SAT AFTERNOON. A 966 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 46N 175W BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
090 FZAK62 PAFC 181239 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 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 FRI JAN 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 46N 159W WILL MOVE TO 50N 163W AT 981 MB EARLY SAT MORNING...THEN FURTHER STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB AS IT MOVES TO 54N 171W EARLY SUN MORNING. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 44N 174E FRI NIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 47N 175W SAT NIGHT AND THEN TO NEAR 47N 171W ON SUN MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ411-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JM
329 FZAK62 PAFC 190003 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-191500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 50N 162W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB NEAR 53N 170W SAT AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 43N 171E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB NEAR 45N 177W SAT AFTERNOON. THESE TWO LOWS WILL COMBINE INTO A LARGE AND COMPLEX 973 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ411-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. E OF 176W...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. S OF 56N...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
837 FZAK62 PAFC 191136 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 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 SAT JAN 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 50N 160W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 973 MB NEAR 56N 173W SUN MORNING. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 45N 178E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB NEAR 47N 168W SUN MORNING. THESE TWO LOWS WILL COMBINE INTO A LARGE AND COMPLEX 983 MB LOW ALONG THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN...NW TO NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE TO NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT E OF 175W. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N 0F 57N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N 0F 57N IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
308 FZAK62 PAFC 192349 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 54N 167W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 981 MB NEAR 57N 176E MON AFTERNOON. A 961 MB LOW NEAR 45N 175W WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB NEAR 51N 153W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 30 KT S OF 55N. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 176E. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF 174W. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 177W. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF 175W...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 175W...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 169W IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
419 FZAK62 PAFC 201214 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 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 SUN JAN 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 56N 173W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 979 MB NEAR 56N 178E MON MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 983 MB AS IT MOVES TO 57N 176E TUE MORNING. A 965 MB LOW NEAR 46N 167W WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB NEAR 50N 159W MON MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 52N 147W ON TUE MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH. $$ PKZ411-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. S OF 56N...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N OF 56 N...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
611 FZAK62 PAFC 202355 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-211500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 56N 179W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 169E WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING TO 984 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 48N 162W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 52N 157W AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB MON AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING MON NIGHT. A 967 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 46N 175W TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY S OF 55N IN THE EVENING. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY S OF 55N. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF 57N. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT S OF 56N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT S OF 56N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
943 FZAK62 PAFC 211223 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 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. PKZ499-220300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 50N 160W WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 53N 147W ON TUE MORNING. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 56N 178E WILL MOVE TO 56N 173E AT THE SAME STRENGTH ON TUE MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES TO 57N 166E ON WED MORNING. A 964 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 44N 179W ON TUE MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES TO 47N 170W ON WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 9 FT N OF 56N. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 .TODAY...N OF 58N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 58N...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N OF 56 N...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 56N...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE LARGEST FEATURE ON THE WEATHER MAP IS A LARGE 937 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THIS LOW IS TRACKING SLOWLY NORTHEAST AND WILL BECOME THE MAIN WEATHER MAKER FOR THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IN SHORT ORDER. THE SURFACE FEATURES OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AS WELL AS THE GULF OF ALASKA AND EASTERN BERING SEA ARE WEAK TODAY WITH A RIDGE OVER THE GULF THAT PUSHES INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND A WEAK LOW IN BRISTOL BAY. THERE IS ALSO A SURFACE LOW IN THE CHUKCHI SEA THAT HAS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH IT THAT IS MOVING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE JET STREAM COMES WEST TO EAST OFF OF JAPAN AND IS FEEDING THE LARGE STORM SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIANS. THE JET THEN WEAKENS SOME AS IT TURNS MORE TO THE NORTHEAST AND THEN INCREASES OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF THE STATE. THIS JET IS THE REASON FOR THE CLOUDS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA IN SPITE OF THE SURFACE RIDGE. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE ALL LOCKED ON VERY WELL TO THE LARGE STORM SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. MODEL-TO-MODEL AND RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THIS STORM IS VERY GOOD. THE MODELS ARE IMPROVING IN THE GULF OF ALASKA REGION BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME ISSUES TO RESOLVE. THE NAM AND ECMWF ARE CLOSING IN ON A COMMON STRUCTURE AND TRACK OF THE LOWS MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC TO THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE GFS IS STILL OUT ON ITS OWN WITH VARYING SOLUTIONS FROM RUN TO RUN. THE CENTRAL PRESSURES OF THE NAM AND ECMWF HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT BUT WITH THE NEWEST NAM RUN DEEPENING TO NEAR THE ECMWF STRENGTH ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT IT FURTHER CONFIRMS THAT THE NAM/ECMWF GUIDANCE SHOULD BE THE BEST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM ADAK WESTWARD FOR OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW DUE TO A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING LOW. PRECIPITATION IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL START OFF AS SNOW AS THE FRONT APPROACHES AND THEN TURN TO RAIN WITH THE STRONG WARMING. THERE MAY BE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES FOR A SHORT TIME DUE TO BLOWING SNOW BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THIS WILL LAST VERY LONG IF IT DOES OCCUR. THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE WEAK LOW IN BRISTOL BAY IS PRODUCING ENOUGH LIFTING TO BRING A LITTLE SNOWFALL INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT WITH JUST SOME SNOW REMAINING ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND ALEUTIAN RANGE BY MORNING. AS THIS WAVE PROGRESSES EASTWARD INTO TOMORROW IT WILL RUN INTO SOME MOISTURE MOVING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THIS WILL BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL IN FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY INCLUDING THE ANCHORAGE AREA AND MATANUSKA VALLEY. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WEAK LOW NEAR THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL ENHANCE THE SNOWFALL OVER THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA AND NORTHWARD INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TOMORROW. .LONG TERM FORECAST...FOR THIS WEEKEND MODELS STILL SHOW A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE AREA HIGHLIGHTED BY THE COMPLEX UPPER LOW MEANDERING AROUND THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDING INTO THE EASTERN GULF. AS ENERGY ROTATES AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH IN THE NORTH PACIFIC AND RUNS UP AGAINST THE RIDGE...STORM TRACK WILL BE DIRECTED NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE AKPEN/EASTERN BERING SEA. OVERALL...EXPECTING A FAIRLY WARM AND ACTIVE PATTERN FOR THE BULK OF THE AREA FROM THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 187 191. MARINE...GALE FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JAN 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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