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Gale Warning 325, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 1, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 1, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 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 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 5, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  

$$

7 follow-up statements

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.  
$$

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 Apr 1, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT MON APR 1 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. THE DIFFERENCES THAT DO EXIST ARE MINOR. THEY
CONCERN A WEAK FRONT WORKING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA ON
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRIPLE POINT
LOW TOWARDS THE END OF THE SHORT TERM.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS CYCLONIC FLOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND MOVING EAST. THERE IS
ANOTHER RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. A
DISSIPATING FRONT IS DRAPED ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA. AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW CENTERED JUST NORTH OF THE BERING STRAIT EXTENDS ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE EASTERN GULF LOW WILL
WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND INTO THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAVE A
WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING...THEN AGAIN OVER THE
WRANGLE MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY DUE TO THE CYCLONIC FLOW AND COLD AIR
ALOFT. OTHERWISE CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIMITED TO COASTAL
AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATED WITH A VERY WEAK UPPER
LOW OVER THE GULF...AND THEN ONLY OVER KODIAK WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY.

FOR THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND BERING SEA...
THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE TUESDAY. THE LOW SPINNING
UP SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MATURE THIS EVENING AND WORK
EASTWARDS. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IT WILL STALL SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS...WITH A TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMING SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA ON THURSDAY. THE OCCLUDED FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL WORK
NORTH AND EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING...THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY AND THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN STALL AND
WEAKEN AS THE TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 175.
         GALE WARNING 155 165 170 171 172 176 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG APR 13

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 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.