Gale Warning 737, NWS Anchorage, AK

579 
FZAK61 PAFC 041228
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-050300-
400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 986 MB LOW NEAR 57N 148W
MOVES TO 59N 148W AT 984 MB THIS EVENING...THEN MOVES TO 57N 141W
WHILE WEAKENING TO 1000 MB TUE NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ351-050300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 11
FT BUILDING 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.  
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-050300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

320 
FZAK61 PAFC 050026
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-051500-
400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 984 MB LOW NEAR 58N 145W MOVES TO 59N 147W AT 987 MB MON
AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 56N 136W WHILE WEAKENING TO 1009 MB WED
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-051500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-051500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

366 
FZAK61 PAFC 051245
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-060300-
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 986 MB LOW NEAR 58N 147W
MOVES TO NEAR 57N 140W WHILE WEAKENING TO 1002 MB TONIGHT...THEN
WEAKENS TO 1013 MB NEAR 56N 135W WED NIGHT. A RESIDUAL TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE REMAINS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING THROUGH WED
NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES EAST TO THE WESTERN GULF LATE WED NIGHT.


$$

PKZ351-060300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF 146W...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
E OF 146W...VARIABLE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.  
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-060300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W TO NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.  
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

498 
FZAK61 PAFC 060000
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-061500-
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 997 MB LOW NEAR 57N 144W MOVES TO 56N 137W WHILE WEAKENING TO
1012 MB WED NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATES AS IT TRACKS INLAND EARLY THU
MORNING. A FRONTAL SYSTEM TRACKS INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED
EVENING...THEN MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THU AFTERNOON BEFORE
DISSIPATING. A WEAK LOW FORMS OVER KODIAK ISLAND THU EVENING AT 1002
MB AND MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF FRI EVENING AT 1004 MB.

$$

PKZ351-061500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

.TONIGHT...N 15 TO WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW 10 TO WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-061500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
12 TO 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.   

$$

437 
FZAK61 PAFC 061243
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-070300-
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
THU. A FRONTAL SYSTEM TRACKS INTO THE WESTERN GULF EARLY THU
MORNING...THEN MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BY THU AFTERNOON BEFORE
DISSIPATING. A 1002 MB LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 58N 152W THU
MORNING AND MOVES TO 57N 144W AT 1003 MB THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-070300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-070300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

769 
FZAK61 PAFC 070001
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-071500-
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
THU. A 1001 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 58N 152W THU MORNING AND MOVES TO 55N
139W AT 1003 MB THU NIGHT THEN MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST.

$$

PKZ351-071500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-071500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

632 
FZAK61 PAFC 071248
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-080300-
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 1003 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 58N 153W BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 55N 138W FRI MORNING. THE LOW THEN
ENTERS THE NORTH PACIFIC. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF FRI
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-080300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-080300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

863 
FZAK61 PAFC 080000
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-081500-
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 1002 MB LOW AROUND 58N 149W MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 54N
136W FRI AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD FRI NIGHT AND BE
OUT OF THE AREA SAT MORNING. A WEAK TROUGH WILL PERSIST ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. 

$$

PKZ351-081500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-081500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 
TO 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

760 
FZAK61 PAFC 081231
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-090300-
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 56N 143W WILL MOVE TO 54N 138W AT 1007 MB SAT
AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO
THE WESTERN GULF SAT MORNING AND SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH LATE SAT
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-090300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-090300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

019 
FZAK61 PAFC 082359
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-091500-
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 1006 MB LOW NEAR 54N 138W WILL MOVE OFF TO THE SOUTH THIS EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT MORNING AND SHIFT
EASTWARD THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 60N
152W SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-091500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON ...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-091500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER TROUGH STRETCHES ACROSS EASTERN
RUSSIA AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC...WITH A LOW CENTER OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. THIS TROUGH WILL SWING ACROSS THE BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS. ANOTHER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA IS MOVING
EASTWARD...LEAVING HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD INTO MUCH OF THE MAINLAND
TODAY. THE MAIN AREAS OF PRECIPITATION ARE ALONG THE FRONT IN THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AS WELL AS OVER THE COPPER BASIN AND
GULF OF ALASKA AS THE GULF LOW MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO HANDLE STRONG LOW OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS VERY WELL. THE GFS REMAINS THE PREFERRED SOLUTION
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ECMWF BECOMES THE PREFERRED SOLUTION
FROM WED MORNING AND ON...SHOWING A SLIGHTLY SLOWER PROGRESSION
NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHWEST BERING BY INTO WED AFTERNOON.

CLOSER TO SOUTHCENTRAL...MODELS APPEAR TO BE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH
THE LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF AS IT PROGRESSES SOUTHEASTWARD AND
DISSIPATE BY WED EVENING. DRIER NORTHERLY OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE
WESTERN SLOPES OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAIN RANGES CAN BE
EXPECTED ON THE BACK END OF THIS PASSING LOW...CONTINUING TO KEEP
LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST FOR THE ANCHORAGE AREA
THROUGH WED MORNING. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A SLIGHT DISAGREEMENT
WITH THE NEXT FRONTAL PASSAGE OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL. GFS
SEEMS TO BE THE MIDDLE GROUND SOLUTION BETWEEN THE WEAKER AND
SLIGHTLY SLOWER (REGARDING THE LOW FORMATION) NAM SOLUTION...AND THE
STRONG AND FASTER (REGARDING LOW FORMATION AND TIMING ON THE FRONT
CROSSING THE GULF) ECMWF SOLUTION. THE GFS BRINGS THE FRONT INTO THE
WESTERN GULF WEDNESDAY EVENING AND STARTS TO DECOUPLE THURSDAY
EVENING AS IT MOVES OVER THE EASTERN GULF.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT...GRADUALLY CLEARING SKIES IN ITS
WAKE. THIS AREA WILL BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE UNTIL
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WHEN THE FRONT FROM THE
WESTERN BERING LOW SWINGS NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF. WINDS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE USUAL GAPS AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...AND COLD
AIR WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL BRING BETTER CHANCES
FOR THE PRECIPITATION TYPE BEING SNOW RATHER THAN RAIN ACROSS THE
AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
DECREASING CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH WED MORNING.
WINDIER AND WETTER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE NEXT FRONTAL
PASSAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS AND INCREASING SEAS
ALONG MUCH OF THE WESTERN COAST FROM CAPE NEWENHAM NORTH. A WINTERY
MIX IS EXPECTED WITH THE PRE-FRONTAL PUSH OF THIS SYSTEM...THEN A
TRANSITION TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. ON THE BACK
END OF THE FRONT...GUIDANCE INDICATES A COLD POOL DIGGING INTO THE
EASTERN BERING AND TRANSITIONING OVER THE WESTERN COAST BEGINNING
LATE THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A WINTERY MIX BACK TO THE
SOUTHWEST COAST AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. STRONG
WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE BERING THURSDAY MORNING AND INTO
THE WEEKEND. THE LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY THE CYCLONE WILL BE
REINFORCED BY THIS STRONG WESTERLY FLOW...AND WILL LIKELY GENERATE A
STORM SURGE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND FROM CAPE NEWENHAM NORTH.
THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR THIS VERY
REASON AND WILL CARRY A SIMILAR START TIME AS THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED
WATCH.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/AKPEN...
HIGH WINDS TO HURRICANE FORCE WILL CONTINUE TO BATTER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW CENTER MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN BERING. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO INDICATE THAT THE SYSTEM WILL
GO THROUGH A SECOND INTENSIFICATION PHASE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS
MID LEVEL COLD AIR ADVECTS INTO THE SYSTEM. THIS COLD AIR ALOFT
RAPIDLY ADVANCES INTO THE BACK OF THE LOW AND GENERATES EXTREMELY
POWERFUL WINDS APPROACHING 100 MPH IN GUSTS NEAR SHEMYA TONIGHT.
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CYCLONE WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO
WARRANT A HIGH WIND WARNING ISSUANCE FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS FOR
TONIGHT. MARINERS ARE URGED IN THIS AREA TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR
POWERFUL WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS TO 40 FEET OR MORE ACROSS THE BERING
SEA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...A SECOND LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING SEA
OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS LOW WILL BE MUCH WEAKER THAN THE CURRENT
BERING LOW...HOWEVER IT WILL CAUSE SOUTHWEST WINDS AND SEA SWELLS TO
CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING THROUGH THIS TIME.
OTHERWISE...THERE ARE SOME SMALL CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION OVER THE
WEEKEND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BUT NO SIGNIFICANT STORMS ARE ON
THE HORIZON AT THIS TIME.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...187 191 195.
         COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...155 161.
MARINE...HURRICANE 178 185 411 412 413.
         STORM 170 172 173 174 175 176 177 179 180 181 414.
         GALE 130 131 132 150 155 160 165 171 351 352.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SCHRECK