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Gale Warning 237, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 20, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 20, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. 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 20, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

786 
FZAK62 PAFC 202333
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 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 AKDT WED MAR 20 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WEAKENS AND DRIFTS
SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 59N 178E TONIGHT MOVES TO 60N
165W AT 1006 MB THURSDAY EVENING...THEN MOVES INLAND. A NORTH PACIFIC
LOW MOVES TO 54N 172E AT 982 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
175W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE AFTER
MIDNIGHT.. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
253 
FZAK62 PAFC 211142
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 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 AKDT THU MAR 21 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 59N 180 MOVES TO 60N 170W AT 1004 MB THIS
EVENING...THEN MOVES INLAND. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 54N 172E AT
984 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN TO 55N 179W AT 1000 MB FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
S OF 56N. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N OF 56N...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. S OF 56N...S
WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF
175W. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW NORTH...MIXED WITH RAIN SOUTH. FREEZING SPRAY
NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW NORTH...MIXED WITH RAIN
SOUTH. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT W OF 177W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF 168W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$
881 
FZAK62 PAFC 212350
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 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.

PKZ499-221500-
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 59N 169W MOVES INLAND THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST
PACIFIC 954 MB LOW NEAR 49N 159E MOVES TO 54N 173E AND WEAKENS TO 
985 MB FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB AND MOVE TO 
55N 166W SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N OF 56N...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. S OF 56 N...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 58N...E WIND 35 KT. S OF 58N VARIABLE WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013

.TONIGHT...SW TO W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 58N...E WIND 30 KT. S OF 58N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT
BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$
949 
FZAK62 PAFC 221149
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 22 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.

PKZ499-230300-
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 971 MB LOW NEAR 52N 166E WILL MOVE TO 55N 177E FRI EVENING AT 993
MB THEN TO 56N 154W SAT NIGHT AT 999 MB. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SAT NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ411-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

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

.TODAY...N OF 57N...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. S OF
57N...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 58N IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. S OF
56N...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.SAT...N OF 56N...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. SNOW N...RAIN S. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 58 N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. S OF 58N...S WIND 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
176W. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON W OF 167W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT S OF 56N. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT S OF 56N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
6 TO 11 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 

$$
541 
FZAK62 PAFC 222350
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 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.

PKZ499-231500-
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 985 MB LOW NEAR 53N 172E MOVES TO 56N 161W AT 1005 MB SATURDAY
MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 56N 157W SATURDAY EVENING. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SATURDAY THEN MOVES EAST
SUNDAY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY.
$$

PKZ411-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. S OF 56N...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 56N. 
.SAT...NE TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 17 FT BY AFTERNOON. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N OF 58N...E WIND 40 KT. S OF 56N...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.SAT...N OF 58N...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. S OF 58N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 56N...SE WIND 25 KT
BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.SAT...N OF 56N...NE WIND 25 KT. S OF 56N...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$
449 
FZAK62 PAFC 230322 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ499-231500-
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 985 MB LOW NEAR 53N 172E MOVES TO 56N 161W AT 1005 MB SATURDAY
MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 56N 157W SATURDAY EVENING. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SATURDAY THEN MOVES EAST
SUNDAY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY.
$$

PKZ411-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. S OF 56N...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 56N. 
.SAT...NE TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 17 FT BY AFTERNOON. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
725 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. S OF 57N...S WIND 10 TO 20
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.SAT...N OF 58N...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. S OF 58N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 56N...SE WIND 25 KT
BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.SAT...N OF 56N...NE WIND 25 KT. S OF 56N...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$
547 
FZAK62 PAFC 231151
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 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.

PKZ499-240300-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 56N 173W MOVES TO 56N 160W THIS AFTERNOON THEN TO
THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 49N 175E
SUN MORNING AT 1008 MB THEN MOVES TO 52N 180 SUN NIGHT AT 1001 MB.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TODAY THEN MOVES
EAST SUN.
$$

PKZ411-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N OF 56N...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. S OF 56N...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013

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

.TODAY...N OF 56N...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 10 TO 20
KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF 167W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 10 KT W OF 167W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 167W. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$
159 
FZAK62 PAFC 232334
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 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.

PKZ499-241500-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 55N 160W WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF AK SUN
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SPREADS EAST ON
SUN AND THEN WEAKENS ON MON. A 1008 MB PACIFIC LOW CENTERED NEAR 46N
175E EARLY SUN MORNING WILL TRACK TO 52N 175W AT 1000 MB MON
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS 
IN THE AFTERNOON S OF 56N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 11 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 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 20, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN YUKON TERRITORY IS KEEPING NORTHWEST
FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE STATE. THERE IS ALSO AN UPPER LOW OVER THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND ANOTHER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS...SQUEEZING UPPER RIDGING BETWEEN THE LOWS.

MUCH OF THE STATE IS UNDER CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING AS OFFSHORE FLOW
DOMINATES. THERE ARE SOME GUSTY GAP WINDS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND...WHILE THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE IS SEEING RELATIVELY
LIGHT WINDS WITH A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT UNTIL THE END OF THE SHORT TERM WHEN
MUCH LARGER DIFFERENCES ARE NOTED ESPECIALLY OVER THE BERING SEA.
WITH NO SIGNIFICANT FEATURES TO AFFECT THE AREA IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS...THE DIFFERENCES ARE RELATIVELY BENIGN. USED THE ECMWF AND NAM
IN THE SHORT TERM...AND ECMWF FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
OFFSHORE FLOW AND MOSTLY SUNNY TO SUNNY SKIES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TODAY AND INTO THURSDAY BEFORE A LOW MOVES INLAND
NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRINGS A CHANCE OF SNOW TO MUCH OF THE
AREA. AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS TODAY...GAP WINDS WILL
IN TURN DECREASE.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA/ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE IS MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
AND WILL BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW WITH IT. THE GAP FLOWS THROUGH THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TODAY AS THE LOW IN THE GULF
OF ALASKA WEAKENS. A LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL KEEP SOME
STRONGER WINDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND WESTERN
ALEUTIANS...OTHERWISE WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT OVER THIS REGION.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH THE
JET STREAM OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND DURING THAT TIME.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 121 126 127 130 132 137.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 121 126 127 128 129 130 138 140
                                      141.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SCHRECK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 20, 4:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC4 days
Mar 20, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 20, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Mar 20, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Mar 20, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 21, 4:00 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC5 days
Mar 21, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 21, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Mar 21, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 21, 4:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC9 days

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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.