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Gale Warning 220, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 2, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 2, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 5, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

058 
FZAK62 PAFC 021208
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 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.

PKZ499-030300-
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 973 MB LOW NEAR 51N 168W WILL MOVE TO 49N 154W AT 999 MB SUN
MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE WEAKENING OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. A LOW
WILL MOVE TO 50N 164E AT 965 MB SUN MORNING THEN MOVE TO NEAR 55N
170E AT 971 MB EARLY MON MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT NEARS THE
WESTERN BERING TONIGHT AND WEAKENS AS IT TRACKS TO THE CENTRAL TO
EASTERN BERING EARLY MON.

$$

PKZ411-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 TO 60 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 TO 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY IN THE EVENING. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

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

.TODAY...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 176W. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WEST OF
176W...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING . 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  
$$
6 follow-up statements
963 
FZAK62 PAFC 030018
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 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.

PKZ499-031500-
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 981 MB LOW NEAR 52N 165W WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB NEAR 48N 153W SUN
AFTERNOON. A 967 MB LOW NEAR 47N 153E WILL MOVE TO 54N 166E AT 966 MB
SUN AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 974 MB NEAR 57N 173E MON
AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 40 TO 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT N OF 56N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. SNOW.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON E OF 174W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$
TP
414 
FZAK62 PAFC 031203
OFFALU

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

PKZ499-040300-
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 994 MB LOW NEAR 50N 156W WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC AND WEAKEN TODAY. A WEAK 999 MB LOW NEAR 56N 156W WILL
DISSIPATE NEAR 56N 160W TONIGHT. A 965 MB LOW NEAR 53N 165E WILL MOVE
TO 59N 173E AT 978 MB EARLY TUE MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL
WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS FROM THE WESTERN BERING TODAY TO THE EASTERN
BERING LATE MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY IN THE MORNING N OF 55N. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ414-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. WEST OF 169W...WINDS BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING
TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  
$$
277 
FZAK62 PAFC 040015
OFFALU

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

PKZ499-041500-
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 965 MB LOW NEAR 53N 166E WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB NEAR 61N 172E TUE
AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL
MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING BY MON AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
167W...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$
734 
FZAK62 PAFC 041203
OFFALU

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

PKZ499-050300-
400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 969 MB LOW NEAR 56N 170E WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN SIBERIA NEAR 62N
171E AT 985 MB TUE NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT TRACKING TO THE
EASTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ASHORE WESTERN AK ON TUE.
$$

PKZ411-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  
$$
973 
FZAK62 PAFC 050011
OFFALU

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

PKZ499-051500-
400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 975 MB LOW NEAR 58N 170E WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB NEAR 61N 173E WED
AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE INLAND
BY TUE MORNING. A 971 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 50N 163W ON WED
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF 176E. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF 176W. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF
177W. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
W OF 167W...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT.  

$$
TP
948 
FZAK62 PAFC 051212
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 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.

PKZ499-060300-
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 978 MB LOW NEAR 59N 173E WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO EASTERN
SIBERIA THIS EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED WEAKENING FRONT OVER THE EASTERN
BERING MOVES INLAND WESTERN AK TODAY. A 971 MB PACIFIC LOW CENTERED
NEAR 46N 168W WED MORNING WILL TRACK TO 53N 162W AT 960 MB EARLY THU
MORNING.
$$

PKZ411-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY N OF 56N. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 177W. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 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 Mar 1, 4:45 PM AKST, 11 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 4:45 PM AKST, 11 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
445 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING REMAINS IN PLACE OVER MUCH OF THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A CLOSED UPPER LOW DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTHWARD
OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AND A POTENT NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING EASTWARD
APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES SOUTH OF ATKA. THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO PARTS OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS...LIKELY PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BETWEEN KISKA AND
ADAK...WITH THOSE CONDITIONS POISED TO SPREAD EASTWARD OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFS THIS EVENING AS THE SYSTEM PROGRESSES
TO THE EAST. A WEAK UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW MOVING
INLAND OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST IS SPREADING SNOW SHOWERS OVER MUCH
OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK...WITH SOME RAIN MIXING IN ALONG THE COAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH
RESPECT TO OVERALL SYNOPTIC FEATURES. THE STRONG LOW JUST SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EASTWARD THROUGH SATURDAY AS IT
BEGINS TO SLOWLY WEAKEN...THEN DIVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC ON SUNDAY AS IT ENCOUNTERS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING OVER
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND A 150 KT UPPER LEVEL JET DIGS ALONG ITS
WESTERN PERIPHERY. MODEL SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DIVERGE EARLY NEXT WEEK
AS THE GFS AND NAM KEEP THE RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST WHEREAS THE EC HAS THE HIGH LOCATED FURTHER EAST OVER THE
PANHANDLE. UTILIZED THE GFS SOLUTION FOR NOW AS IT HAS DISPLAYED
GREATER RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
SNOW SHOWERS ONGOING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT AS
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD IN OVERHEAD. RIDGING WILL REMAIN
ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK...YIELDING GENERALLY
CALM CONDITIONS AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF KODIAK
ISLAND. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW AFFECTING THE ALEUTIANS WILL
REACH THE WESTERN GULF BY SATURDAY EVENING AND THEN STALL AND WEAKEN
AS IT ENCOUNTERS THE RIDGE AND THE LOW RETREATS INTO THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC. THIS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT AND PERSISTING INTO
THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
CALM CONDITIONS AND CLEAR SKIES WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT AS UPPER
LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. SNOW WILL THEN
RETURN TO COASTAL PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA ON
SATURDAY AS THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALEUTIAN LOW APPROACHES THE
THE COAST. SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS ALONG COASTAL
PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WITH WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING ON
SUNDAY AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA AND INTO THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC.

ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS
EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY AS SNOW COUPLED WITH
HURRICANE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW LEAD TO
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL ALSO
SPREAD TO THE PRIBILOFS THIS EVENING AS WINDS INCREASE WITH THE
ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT. STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN AS THE LOW PUSHES
EASTWARD. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM ENOUGH FOR A
RAIN/SNOW MIX OVER THESE AREAS...ALLOWING VISIBILITIES TO REMAIN HIGH
ENOUGH TO LIMIT ANY BLIZZARD CONCERNS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVER
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN FROM WEST TO EAST ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT
AS THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE EAST AND THEN SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC. THE BREAK WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN BERING ON SUNDAY...WITH A FRONT SPREADING PRECIPITATION OVER
THE CHAIN FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AK TONIGHT WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK...RESULTING IN
DRIER AND RELATIVELY BENIGN CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND. THE NEXT SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE BERING WILL THEN HELP
TO BREAK DOWN THE RIDGE BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...BRINGING AN
INCREASED CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 187 191 195
         HIGH WIND WARNING 185
MARINE...GALE WARNING 132 138 150 160 165 179 180
         STORM WARNING 155 170 172 176
         HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING 175
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 175 176 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

CB MAR 13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 1, 7:19 PM AKSTWinter Storm WarningAFC4 hr
Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 2, 4:32 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC9 hr
Mar 2, 4:32 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Mar 2, 4:33 AM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC9 hr
Mar 2, 1:12 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC15 hr

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Sources

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