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Gale Warning 633, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 12, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 12, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 8 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 12, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 19, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
8 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

145 
FZAK62 PAFC 121150
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 12 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.

PKZ499-130300-
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 12 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 967 MB LOW NEAR 57N 167W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 990 MB SUN MORNING
NEAR 57N 159W BEFORE CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A 985 MB LOW NEAR
51N 163E INTENSIFIES TO 969 MB SUN AFTERNOON NEAR 54N 166E AND THEN
WEAKENS TO 973 MB SUN NIGHT NEAR 54N 172E. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING SAT NIGHT AND REACHES THE EASTERN
BERING SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 12 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 12 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 12 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 W OF 177W. SEAS 21
FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 12 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT....EXCEPT S 40 TO 50 KT E OF 167W. SEAS
13 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
15 follow-up statements
921 
FZAK62 PAFC 122348
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 12 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.

PKZ499-131500-
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 12 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 970 MB LOW NEAR 57N 166W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 992 MB SUN MORNING
NEAR 58N 160W BEFORE CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A 984 MB LOW NEAR
51N 163E INTENSIFIES TO 965 MB SUN AFTERNOON NEAR 54N 167E AND THEN
WEAKENS TO 975 MB MON AFTERNOON NEAR 53N 175E. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT AND REACHES THE EASTERN
BERING SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 12 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 55N...E WIND 40 KT. S OF 55N...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 12 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...E OF 175W...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W OF 175W...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 12 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF 175W...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. W OF 175W...NW 
WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E OF 175W...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W OF 175W...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 12 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

JM
962 
FZAK62 PAFC 131150
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 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.

PKZ499-140300-
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 982 MB LOW NEAR 56N 162W WEAKENS TO 995 MB LATE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR
57N 156W AND CONTINUES MOVING EAST. A LOW NEAR 53N 164E STRENGTHENS
TO 965 MB THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKENS TO 985 MB MON NIGHT AS IT
MOVES TO 53N 180. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS REACHES THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E TO S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 TO 30 KT W OF 176W. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 TO 35 KT W OF 176W. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
124 
FZAK62 PAFC 132322
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 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.

PKZ499-141500-
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 993 MB LOW NEAR 57N 158W WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 54N 167E WEAKENS TO 988 MB
BY TUE AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 56N 173W. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS REACHES THE SOUTHWEST AK COAST MON
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 30 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 13 TO 17
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 25 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 12 TO 16
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
301 
FZAK62 PAFC 141145
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 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.

PKZ499-150300-
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 971 MB LOW NEAR 54N 172E WEAKENS TO 991 MB TUE NIGHT AS IT MOVES 
TO 59N 171W. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT REACHES THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA
COAST THIS AFTERNOON. A KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LOW SPAWNS A 1000 MB
TRIPLE POINT LOW TUE NIGHT NEAR 52N 178E. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT S 25 TO 35 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 20 KT E OF 176W. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
019 
FZAK62 PAFC 142259
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 14 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.

PKZ499-151500-
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 975 MB LOW NEAR 55N 178E WILL MOVE TO 58N 174W TUE AFTERNOON AT 
988 MB AND THEN TO 62N 172W WED AFTERNOON AT 994 MB. A 998 MB LOW
WILL FORM EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TUE MORNING AND TRACK 
TO 51N 172W WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 TO 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 TO 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...BECOMING N WIND 20 KT E OF 176W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 20 KT E OF 176W. SEAS 12 TO 16
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W OF 175W...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. E OF 175W...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
446 
FZAK62 PAFC 151144
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 15 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.

PKZ499-160300-
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 15 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 982 MB LOW NEAR 57N 177W WEAKENS TO 991 MB THIS EVENING NEAR 61N
172W AND THEN DRIFTS NORTH. A 998 MB KAMCHATKA LOW MOVES TO 54N 173E
LATE TONIGHT AND TO 52N 177W WED MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH BEFORE
MOVING INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 50N 157W WED
MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 997 MB WED NIGHT NEAR 56N 160W.

$$

PKZ411-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT S 25 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 12 TO 18
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-160300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 15 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
218 
FZAK62 PAFC 152317
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 15 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.

PKZ499-161500-
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 15 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 998 MB KAMCHATKA LOW MOVES TO 49N 171W WED AFTERNOON AT SIMILAR
STRENGTH. A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 50N 157W WED MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 994
MB THU MORNING NEAR 56N 161W. A 967 MB LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA WED NIGHT
WILL MOVE TO 53N 175E AT SIMILAR STRENGTH THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT BUILDING TO 15 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 15 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
731 
FZAK62 PAFC 161139
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 16 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-170300-
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 16 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 53N 178E WILL MOVE TO 47N 166W AT A SIMILAR
STRENGTH BY LATE THIS EVENING. A 993 MB LOW NEAR 61N 171W WILL SLOWLY
STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB AND MOVE TO 64N 174W BY FRIDAY MORNING. A 962 MB
LOW NEAR 48N 154E WEAKENS TO 964 MB FRI MORNING NEAR 53N 178W. 

$$

PKZ411-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 16 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 40 KT S OF 56N AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 16 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 16 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 16 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
043 
FZAK62 PAFC 162254
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 16 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-171500-
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 16 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 998 MB LOW NEAR 50N 171W WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC AND
WEAKEN TONIGHT. A 960 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO
NEAR 53N 174E AT 963 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR 55N 167W
AT 967 MB FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 16 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 TO 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 16 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 16 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 16 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
263 
FZAK62 PAFC 171156
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 17 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-180300-
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 17 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 993 MB LOW NEAR 64N 172W WILL DRIFT INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA BY FRI
MORNING. A 960 MB LOW NEAR 53N 165E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 53N 177W AT 964
MB FRI MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR 58N 166W AT 970 MB SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 17 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT S 35 KT S OF 56N IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 17 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 17 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 17 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S TO E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
830 
FZAK62 PAFC 172309
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 17 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-181500-
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 17 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 963 MB LOW NEAR 54N 173E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 169W AT 966 MB FRI
AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR 60N 167W AT 973 MB SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 17 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 17 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 17 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 17 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
550 
FZAK62 PAFC 181146
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-190300-
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 964 MB LOW NEAR 54N 177W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 167W AT 971 MB SAT
MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR 62N 169W AT 981 MB SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT S TO W 30 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 16 TO 23
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE TO SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO
18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
850 
FZAK62 PAFC 182319
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-191500-
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 967 MB LOW NEAR 56N 169W WILL WEAKEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 
61N 166W SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 
990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 63N 170W SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO
18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
294 
FZAK62 PAFC 191155
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-200300-
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 972 MB LOW NEAR 59N 167W WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 
63N 168W SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 
995 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 62N 173W MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
990 
FZAK62 PAFC 192320
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-201500-
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 976 MB LOW NEAR 60N 168W MOVES TO 62N 173W AND WEAKENS TO 997 MB
MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 52N 174E SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOVES
TO 51N 173W AT 998 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 19 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 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 Oct 11, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 11, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT FRI OCT 11 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WITH
A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR. FRONTAL PRECIPITATION
WITH THIS LOW IS CURRENTLY PUSHING INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THERE IS
A BROAD RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA. A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THIS
RIDGE IS CURRENTLY DISSIPATING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THERE IS
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED JUST NORTH OF JAPAN THAT IS MOVING
RAPIDLY TO THE EAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS.
NATURALLY THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN DETAILS...BUT OVER-ALL THE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE DUTCH HARBOR LOW WILL PUSH NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA THIS
EVENING AND THEN SLOW DOWN...STALLING BETWEEN THE PRIBILOFS AND CAPE
NEWENHAM BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY STRONG WITH
THIS LOW...WITH SOME STORM FORCE WINDS NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE FRONTAL
PRECIPITATION AND WINDS WILL PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT.
MOST OF THE WINDS/PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS AND
THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM...WITH ANCHORAGE SOMEWHAT IN A RAIN SHADOW
WITH THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW SWITCHING FROM SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH.

THE EASTERN BERING LOW WILL DRIFT EAST AND WEAKEN BEGINNING SATURDAY
EVENING AND PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SUNDAY EVENING. AHEAD OF
THIS LOW A SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE LEADING FRONT OVER THE
SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND RAPIDLY MOVE NORTH. THIS WILL BRING
STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTHERN GULF SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A DECENT
BARRIER JET...THAT HAS SOME UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT THAT WILL HELP TO
PUSH IT THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM. AS THE MAIN LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF
LATER SUNDAY THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AGAIN AND OPEN UP
THE INLAND AREAS TO MORE RAIN/SHOWERS.

THE JAPAN SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY MOVE EAST AND BEGINNING TO AFFECT THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS/WESTERN BERING SEA ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THE FRONTAL
WINDS/PRECIPITATION WILL PUSH ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND REACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON MONDAY. MEANWHILE
SHOWERY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE REMNANTS OF THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE GENERAL PATTERN WILL CONSIST OF THE MEAN LOW POSITION OVER THE
BERING SEA AND THE MEAN RIDGE POSITION JUST TO THE EAST OF ALASKA.
THIS WILL USHER IN A PATTERN THAT FAVORS WARM...WET...AND POSSIBLY
WINDY CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 155 179 180 185.
         GALE WARNING 119 120 125 130 131 132 138 139 141 150 160
                     165 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 181.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG OCT 13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 11, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days
Oct 11, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Oct 11, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Oct 11, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 11, 4:05 PM AKDTHigh Wind WatchAFC18 hr
Oct 11, 11:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC5 hr
Oct 12, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 12, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 days
Oct 12, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 12, 10:29 AM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC19 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.