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Storm Warning 23, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 4, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 4, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 4, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 7, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

545 
FZAK62 PAFC 050024
OFFALU

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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

PKZ499-051500-
400 PM AKST MON FEB 4 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 986 MB LOW AT 50N 177W WILL MOVE TO 50N 170W AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB
LATE TONIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A 952 MB LOW AT 46N 170E
TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 50N 178E AT 957 MB WED AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ411-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
56N...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 175W...N
TO E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 30 KT E OF 166W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
834 
FZAK62 PAFC 051214
OFFALU

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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

PKZ499-060300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 5 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 952 MB LOW AT 46N 167E WILL MOVE TO 47N 172E WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO 964 MB NEAR 50N 179W LATE WED
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 5 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 5 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
57N. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 5 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT S OF 54N. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 5 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 10 FT.  PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$
697 
FZAK62 PAFC 060032
OFFALU

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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

PKZ499-061500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 5 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 952 MB LOW NEAR 47N 171E WILL MOVE TO 50N 177E WED AFTERNOON AT 
957 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 50N 175W THU AFTERNOON AT 971 MB. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT TO
THE EASTERN BERING WED NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ411-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 5 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 TO 28 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 5 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 5 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N IN THE EVENING. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
13 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N OF 54N...NE WIND 30 KT. S OF 54N...VARIABLE WIND 15
KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 5 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED NIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 57N...SE WIND 25 KT
BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$
603 
FZAK62 PAFC 061256
OFFALU

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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

PKZ499-070300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 6 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 952 MB LOW NEAR 49N 175E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 50N 171W AT 980 MB EARLY
FRI MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING
WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE EASTERN BERING AND SW ALASKA EARLY
THU. 

$$

PKZ411-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED FEB 6 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 TO 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N.
.THU...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 TO 25 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED FEB 6 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED FEB 6 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED FEB 6 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 12 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$
418 
FZAK62 PAFC 070032
OFFALU

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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

PKZ499-071500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 6 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 956 MB LOW NEAR 50N 177E WILL MOVE TO 50N 176W THU AFTERNOON AT 
970 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 51N 169W ON FRI. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD WED NIGHT
AND THU.
$$

PKZ411-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED FEB 6 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 TO 36 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 TO 30 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 56N. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED FEB 6 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 25 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED FEB 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.THU...W OF 176W...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF 176W...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
16 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED FEB 6 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. S OF 57N...S WIND 20 KT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$
147 
FZAK62 PAFC 071251
OFFALU

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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

PKZ499-080300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 965 MB LOW NEAR 50N 180 WILL MOVE TO 50N 169W AT 986 MB FRI MORNING
AND DISSIPATE. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL
WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO NEAR
51N 168W AT 964 MB EARLY SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 TO 31 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 55N. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 25 KT E OF 174W. SEAS 15
TO 21 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT E OF 174W. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF 58N. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 30 KT N OF 57N. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF 166W. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY W OF 166W. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Feb 4, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GUIDANCE IN SURPRISINGLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AT
THE SURFACE. AT THE UPPER LEVELS THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT ON HOW
SHARP THE TROUGH THAT CROSSES SOUTHERN ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE
BUT OTHERWISE ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH STRETCHING FROM CHIGNIK NORTHWEST
INTO EXTREME NORTHEAST RUSSIA. ANOTHER LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS IS MOVING EAST/SOUTHEAST. A LARGE UPPER LOW IS NEAR THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND IS BEGINNING TO SPIN UP A POWERFUL SYSTEM
SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THERE IS AN EAST-WEST ORIENTED
RIDGE BETWEEN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN SYSTEM AND THE CHIGNIK/RUSSIA LOW
AND A RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH AMERICAN WEST COAST WHICH NOSES INTO
ALASKA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE CHIGNIK/RUSSIA LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE
NORTHEAST THROUGH TUESDAY. WITH SLOWLY DECREASING MOISTURE AND
DYNAMICS OVER THE AREA PRECIPITATION WILL END IN MOST AREAS BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THEN THE LOW WILL BECOME AN OPEN WAVE TROUGH AND
MOVE EASTWARD. CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
WITH LIMITED MOISTURE TO WORK WITH ANY PRECIP WILL BE FAIRLY
LIGHT...BUT WITH COLDER AIR ALOFT MOST OF THE PRECIP WILL BE IN THE
FORM OF SNOW. ANOTHER WARM AND MOIST SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WITH THE UPPER LOW OVERHEAD AND THUS CYCLONIC
FLOW...SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
THERE WILL BE A BREAK OVER THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE A BERING
SEA/ALEUTIAN SYSTEM PUSHES INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST/SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA BY LATER TONIGHT.
THE NEXT SYSTEM OF NOTE IS A LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
THAT WILL "BOMB OUT" TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...WITH THE LOWEST SURFACE
PRESSURE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 950 MB. THE MAIN FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY...THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY. BY WEDNESDAY THIS WILL BE THE DOMINANT
UPPER LOW AND CENTERED SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. IT WILL THEN
SLIDE TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY WHILE THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER
WILL HAVE PUSHED TO THE CANADIAN BORDER WITH SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 175 176.
         GALE WARNING 170 172 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG FEB 13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 4, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Feb 4, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Feb 4, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 4, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 5, 4:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Feb 5, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Feb 5, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Feb 5, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Feb 5, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC27 hr
Feb 5, 4:49 AM AKSTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC5 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.