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Gale Warning 324, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 1, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Apr 1, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
017 FZAK62 PAFC 011154 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 1 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. PKZ499-020300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 57N 177W WILL MOVE TO 62N 177E AND WEAKEN TO 999 MB THIS EVENING. A 989 MB LOW NEAR 45N 168E WILL MOVE TO 49N 175W AND INTENSIFY TO 968 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON APR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON APR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 25 KT E OF 175W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON APR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON APR 1 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
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731 FZAK62 PAFC 012306 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 1 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-021500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 998 MB LOW AT 60N 180 WILL MOVE TO 62N 177E LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A 964 MB LOW AT 46N 171E WILL MOVE TO 48N 174W WED AFTERNOON AT 975 MB. $$ PKZ411-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON APR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 56N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N OF 56N...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 56N...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON APR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON APR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON APR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
164 FZAK62 PAFC 021144 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 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 AKDT TUE APR 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 967 MB LOW NEAR 48N 179E WILL MOVE TO 47N 172W AS IT WEAKENS TO 983 MB THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY..S OF 56N...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. N OF 56N...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FR AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
852 FZAK62 PAFC 022322 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-031500- 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 966 MB LOW AT 49N 178W WILL MOVE TO 47N 172W LATE WED NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB THEN DISSIPATE THU MORNING. A 986 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 48N 156W EARLY THU MORNING AND MOVE TO 49N 156W THU AFTERNOON AT 981 MB. $$ PKZ411-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
354 FZAK62 PAFC 031133 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED APR 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 AKDT WED APR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW AT 49N 176W WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 47N 168W AT 987 MB THU MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A 986 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 48N 156W EARLY THU MORNING AND MOVE TO 51N 156W LATE THU NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED APR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
275 FZAK62 PAFC 032323 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-041500- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW AT 49N 175W WILL MOVE TO 47N 166W THU AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 988 MB THEN DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A 981 MB LOW AT 49N 155W THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 52N 159W FRI AFTERNOON AT 987 MB. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED APR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
516 FZAK62 PAFC 041114 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 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 AKDT THU APR 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW AT 47N 171W WILL MOVE TO 46N 167W THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB THEN DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 986 MB LOW AT 47N 156W THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO 52N 159W FRI AFTERNOON AT 988 MB. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOWARD THE ICE EDGE. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU APR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
590 FZAK62 PAFC 042237 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 47N 168W WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 981 MB LOW AT 50N 157W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL EXTEND FROM THIS LOW ALONG THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SATURDAY. A 977 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 40N 180 FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 42N 173W SAT AFTERNOON WITH A 985 MB CENTER. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ TP
472 FZAK62 PAFC 051057 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 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 AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BROAD NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN S OF 58N. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN S OF 57N. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
972 FZAK62 PAFC 052230 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-061500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN IN A BROAD EASTERLY FLOW THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN S OF 56N. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .SAT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ TP
540 FZAK62 PAFC 061115 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 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. PKZ499-070300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BROAD NORTHEASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ414-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
409 FZAK62 PAFC 062333 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-071500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN IN A BROAD EAST NORTHEAST FLOW THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ TP
640 FZAK62 PAFC 071156 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 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. PKZ499-080300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN BERING BY MON NIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP BROAD NORTH FLOW ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 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 31, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT SUN MAR 31 2013
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS.
THIS IS PARTLY DUE TO THE HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN...WHICH
IS A FAIRLY PREDICTABLE REGIME. THEREFORE THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE
IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO ARISE WITH
THE LOCATION OF A LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AFTER ABOUT 60 HOURS
AND THE FORECAST AT THIS POINT LEANS TOWARD THE GFS AND ECMWF AND
AWAY FROM THE NAM.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA
WITH A WEAK TROUGH STRETCHING NORTH OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALASKA.
THERE IS A RIDGE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA THAT EXTENDS
NORTHWARD WELL INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA IS MOVING TO THE NORTH AND THIS IS ASSOCIATED
WITH A LARGE STEERING LOW OVER EASTERN SIBERIA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE GENERAL STORY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS CONCERNS THE STUBBORN WEST
COAST RIDGE...WHICH IS VERY RELUCTANT TO MOVE. THEREFORE SYSTEMS
MOVING IN FROM FURTHER WEST ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REACH MAINLAND ALASKA
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE GULF LOW WILL MOVE TO THE EAST
OVER THE NEXT DAY AND MOVE INLAND OVER THE PANHANDLE MONDAY NIGHT.
UPPER LEVEL CYCLONIC FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALASKA.
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY DROP
OFF THROUGH MONDAY AS THE GULF LOW MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. EVEN
THOUGH CYCLONIC FLOW REMAINS OVER THE AREA...PRECIPITATION CHANCES
WILL REMAIN VERY LOW AS THE SOURCE AIR IS DRY.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS OVER THE AREA WILL
SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS THE RIDGE AND ASSOCIATED INVERSION WEAKENS.
FOR THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING
SEA WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND
OVER EXTREME EASTERN RUSSIA DURING THE EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT
WILL WORK EASTWARD NEARLY TO THE ALASKAN WEST COAST MONDAY AND THEN
DISSIPATE EARLY TUESDAY AS THE SUPPORTING LOW MOVES AWAY AND THE
WEST COAST RIDGE ASSERTS ITS DOMINANCE. A STRONG LOW WILL DEVELOP
SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE EAST JUST
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UNTIL IT IS SITUATED SOUTH OF THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON WEDNESDAY. THE WEATHER FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE
NORTH PAST THE PRIBILOFS AND EAST TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY
WEDNESDAY...BUT AGAIN STALL JUST WEST OF MAINLAND ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 175.
GALE WARNING 172 176 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG MAR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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