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Gale Warning 742, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 9, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 9, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 9, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 13, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

403 
FZAK62 PAFC 091225
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 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.

PKZ499-100300-
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 977 MB LOW NEAR 61N 178E WILL MOVE TO 65N 173W THIS AFTERNOON AT
972 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS
EVENING AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ411-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
  

$$

PKZ412-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 TO 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$
10 follow-up statements
967 
FZAK62 PAFC 100004
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 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.

PKZ499-101500-
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 974 MB LOW NEAR 65N 172W MOVES TO OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN TONIGHT AND
INTENSIFIES. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS BRISTOL BAY LATE
TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN AND
SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA EARLY MON MORNING. A SERIES OF LOWS
AND ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS SKIRTING THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA
INCREASE SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING
SEA SUN AND MON. 

$$

PKZ411-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
422 
FZAK62 PAFC 101253
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 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.

PKZ499-110300-
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PUSH INLAND BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BERING SEA THIS
EVENING AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20
FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
965 
FZAK62 PAFC 110012
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 10 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.

PKZ499-111500-
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BERING SEA THIS EVENING AND
SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A SERIES OF LOWS AND ASSOCIATED
FRONTS WILL SKIRT THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH TUE.
$$

PKZ411-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
293 
FZAK62 PAFC 111233
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 11 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.

PKZ499-120300-
400 AM AKST MON NOV 11 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST TUE AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF LOWS AND
ASSOCIATED FRONTS WILL SKIRT THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN BERING SEA
THROUGH TUE.

$$

PKZ411-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON NOV 11 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON NOV 11 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON NOV 11 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON NOV 11 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$
381 
FZAK62 PAFC 120016
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON NOV 11 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.

PKZ499-121500-
400 PM AKST MON NOV 11 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC
THROUGH WED. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE OVER TOP OF THIS HIGH 
AND ACROSS THE BERING SEA. 
$$

PKZ411-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON NOV 11 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON NOV 11 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON NOV 11 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-121500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON NOV 11 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
256 
FZAK62 PAFC 121239
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 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 AKST TUE NOV 12 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED FRONTS
WILL SKIRT ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH WED EVENING. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FROM THE NORTH
PACIFIC LATE WED EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD WED EVENING.

$$

PKZ411-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-130300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$
197 
FZAK62 PAFC 130010
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 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 AKST TUE NOV 12 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL TRANSIT THE NORTHERN TO WESTERN BERING
THROUGH THU.
$$

PKZ411-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. STRONGEST W. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. DENSE
FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
886 
FZAK62 PAFC 130531 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
830 PM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013

UPDATED ZONES 413 414

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 AKST TUE NOV 12 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL TRANSIT THE NORTHERN TO WESTERN BERING
THROUGH THU.
$$

PKZ411-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
830 PM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. STRONGEST W OF 174W. SEAS 10 TO 18
FT. DENSE FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-131500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
830 PM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
208 
FZAK62 PAFC 131236
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 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 AKST WED NOV 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN
BERING THROUGH EARLY FRI MORNING. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER
THE WESTERN BERING THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED NOV 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S TO E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED NOV 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
442 
FZAK62 PAFC 140008
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 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 AKST WED NOV 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS AND FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SEA
THROUGH FRI.
$$

PKZ411-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED NOV 13 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF 56N. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT S OF 56N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED NOV 13 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED NOV 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED NOV 13 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 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 Nov 8, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN LOW OVER THE AREA SITS OVER NORTHEASTERN RUSSIA WITH THE
REMNANTS OF A FRONT EXTENDING DOWN THE WEST COAST OF THE STATE.
BEHIND THIS SYSTEM ANOTHER LOW IS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING FROM
THE WEST WITH ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT STRETCHING SOUTH OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. THIS SYSTEM IS RAPIDLY MOVING EASTWARD. EAST OF THIS
SYSTEM HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING IS EXTENDING NORTHWARD INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS RIDGING THEN STRETCHES ALONG
THE GULF COAST AND THEN NORTH OVER EASTERN ALASKA. THIS RIDGE IS
BRINGING IN WARMER FLOW FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN THE SHORT AND MID TERMS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT.
HOWEVER...ALL THE MODELS ARE STRUGGLING TO HANDLE THE DEVELOPING LOW
NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA SATURDAY NIGHT AND ITS PROGRESSION EAST. IN
THE EXTENDED RANGE THE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT UNTIL WEDNESDAY
WHEN THERE ARE MAJOR DISCREPANCIES WITH FEATURES MOVING THROUGH THE
BERING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...HIGH PRESSURE IS THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER THE
SOUTHCENTRAL UNTIL THE NEXT FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE SATURDAY. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BRING A LONG FETCH OF WARM MOIST AIR WITH IT WHICH WILL
BRING A GOOD AMOUNT OF RAIN TO AREAS ALONG THE GULF COAST...KENAI
PENINSULA AND INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. AREAS IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY
WILL SEE SNOW IN THE NORTHERN AREAS MIXING WITH RAIN FURTHER TO THE
SOUTH. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL BE SUNDAY EVENING AND NIGHT
WITH LOCATIONS IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS SEEING THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS.
BEHIND THE FRONT NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE
AREA TRANSITIONING THE RAIN OVER TO A WET SNOW OVERNIGHT SUNDAY. THE
SNOW WILL THEN DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING AND COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE IN OVER THE AREA. OVERNIGHT ON MONDAY TEMPERATURES
WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS FOR LOCATIONS EXTENDING FROM THE SUSITNA
VALLEY DOWN THROUGH THE ANCHORAGE BOWL INTO NORTHERN LOCATIONS ALONG
THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA. THIS WILL BRING A CONCERN FOR ICY
CONDITIONS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AREAS AROUND THE Y-K DELTA ARE SEEING SHOWERY
PRECIPITATION FROM THE REMNANTS OF THE PREVIOUS FRONT WHILE THE
REMAINDER OF LOCATIONS ARE UNDER THE EFFECTS OF THE RIDGE. RAIN WILL
PUSH FURTHER EAST THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. WITH COLDER SURFACE
TEMPERATURES IN THE SLEETMUTE AREA THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR
FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING AND EARLY NIGHT HOURS. THE NEXT SYSTEM
WILL MOVE IN TO THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL
INITIALLY BRING RAIN BUT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND TRANSITION TO
SNOW AS THE COLD FRONT PULLS DOWN COLD NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE AREA
SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY...MIXING WITH RAIN IN AREAS AROUND BRISTOL BAY.

ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...THE FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS IS BRINGING RAIN AND FOG TO THE AREA AS WELL AS STRONG
WINDS. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE ITS EASTERN PROGRESSION AND MOVE
OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS OVERNIGHT...THEN TO THE EASTERN
BERING AND ALEUTIANS DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. AS THE FRONT PASSES IT
WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND RAIN. BEHIND THE FRONT COLDER AIR WILL BE
USHERED IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TRANSITIONING THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. ON SUNDAY RIDGING WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS BRINGING WARMER AIR BACK TO THE AREA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AN OMEGA BLOCKING PATTERN WILL START OFF THE EXTENDED PERIOD WHICH
WILL BRING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES BACK TO THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY.
ONCE THE PATTERN BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN ON THURSDAY...COLD AIR WILL
DROP OUT OF THE ARCTIC AND BRING A SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWN TO THE
REGION. THERE IS STILL A BIT OF MODEL DISAGREEMENT ON HOW THE OMEGA
PATTERN BREAKS DOWN...BUT A COLD SURGE DOES APPEAR TO BE ON THE
HORIZON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...COASTAL FLOOD...155
MARINE...STORMS...411 412 413 177 178 181 185
         GALES...414 165 170 172 173
                 174 175 176 179 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DWK NOV 13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 8, 9:28 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Nov 9, 5:01 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC38 hr
Nov 9, 11:27 AM AKSTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC29 hr
Nov 9, 2:12 PM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC15 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.