Storm Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK

855 
FZAK62 PAFC 160622 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
923 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013

UPDATED ZONES 411 414

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.

PKZ499-161500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 942 MB LOW NEAR 45N 168E WILL MOVE TO 50N 171E AT 955 MB WED
EVENING THEN DRIFT TO 51N 167E AT 972 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
923 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 57N...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 31 FT BUILDING TO 38 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 57N...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 55 TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 55 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 39 FT. N OF 57N...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 28 TO 35 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...W OF 175W...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF
175W...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W OF 175W...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. E OF
175W...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W OF 175W...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. E OF
175W...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
58N. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
923 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

885 
FZAK62 PAFC 161208
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 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 AKST WED JAN 16 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 947 MB LOW NEAR 48N 170E WILL DRIFT TO 51N 169E AT 964 MB THU
MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 52N 162E AT 979 MB EARLY FRI MORNING. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN
ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND WEAKENS ON THU.

$$

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

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S OF 56N...E WIND 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 30 FT BUILDING TO 37 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 56N...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING
TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 32 TO 37 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 TO 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 15
TO 20 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 12 FT E OF 175W. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 18
TO 21 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT E OF 175W. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
57N. 
.THU...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT E OF 175W. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 TO 60 KT...EXCEPT 35 TO 45 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 21
TO 26 FT...EXCEPT 14 TO 18 FT E OF 175W. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT...EXCEPT 35 TO 45 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 24
TO 28 FT...EXCEPT 14 TO 18 FT E OF 175W. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 22 FT...EXCEPT 14 TO 18 FT E OF
175W. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT S OF 56N. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON N OF 57N.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT W OF 168W.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 167W...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$