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Gale Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 31, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 31, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 31, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 4, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

058 
FZAK62 PAFC 010038
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 31 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.

PKZ499-011500-
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 967 MB LOW NEAR 55N 156W WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB NEAR 60N 152W WED
AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 983 MB LOW NEAR 59N 178W WILL WEAKEN IN
PLACE TO 991 MB WED AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE WED EVENING. A 971 MB LOW
NEAR 49N 177E LATE TONIGHT WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB NEAR 59N 171W THU
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-011500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

.TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-011500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-011500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E TO N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-011500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
8 follow-up statements
848 
FZAK62 PAFC 011224
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014

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.

PKZ499-020300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 974 MB LOW NEAR 58N 154W WEAKENS TO A 993 MB LOW OVER NORTHERN COOK
INLET WED EVENING. A 970 MB LOW NEAR 49N 179E STEADILY WEAKENS TO 991
MB THU NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 62N 168W. COMPLEX NORTH PACIFIC LOW
PRESSURE MERGES THU NIGHT INTO A 967 MB CENTER NEAR 51N 173E.

$$

PKZ411-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014

.TODAY...N TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
860 
FZAK62 PAFC 020007
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014

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.

PKZ499-021500-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 975 MB LOW NEAR 51N 178W WILL WEAKEN TO 1008 MB NEAR THE BERING
STRAIT FRI AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 49N 174E THU
EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB NEAR 55N 173E FRI AFTERNOON. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING THU EVENING AND MOVE TO
THE CENTRAL BERING FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-021500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. N OF 56N...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
N OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-021500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...N OF 57N...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-021500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT NW 30 TO 40 KT W OF 176W. SEAS
12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-021500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
011 
FZAK62 PAFC 021246
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014

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.

PKZ499-030300-
400 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 979 MB LOW NEAR 55N 173W WEAKENS TO 991 MB THU EVENING OVER NUNIVAK
ISLAND AND THEN CONTINUES INLAND. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A COMPLEX LOW
SOUTHEAST OF KAMCHATKA CROSSES THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
THROUGH FRI AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 49N 158W FRI
AFTERNOON INTENSIFIES TO 978 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR 51N 161W.

$$

PKZ411-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 
FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.   

$$

PKZ412-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N OF 57N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. S OF 57N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
476 
FZAK62 PAFC 030013
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014

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.

PKZ499-031500-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 986 MB LOW NEAR 58N 170W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 62N 166W AT 997 MB
LATE THU NIGHT. A 969 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 51N 176E LATE THU NIGHT
AND STRENGTHEN TO 960 MB NEAR 56N 172E FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING
AND MOVING TOWARD THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SAT. A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC
LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 53N 162W AT 975 MB SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 TO 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SEW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
102 
FZAK62 PAFC 031225
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014

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.

PKZ499-040300-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 996 MB LOW NEAR HOOPER BAY MOVES NORTHEAST INTO NORTON SOUND AND
DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 50N 175E PEAKS AT 957 MB
AS IT MOVES NORTH AND WEST TO NEAR 55N 172E THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
MOVES WEST TO NEAR KAMCHATKA WHILE WEAKENING TO 971 MB SAT AFTERNOON.
A 982 MB COMPLEX LOW NEAR 49N 160W FRI AFTERNOON REMAINS NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH SAT MORNING WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 975 MB...THEN
MOVES NORTH AND WEST TO NEAR 56N 168W LATE SAT NIGHT. A 967 MB LOW
DEVELOPS NEAR 49N 168E SAT EVENING AND STRENGTHENS TO 964 MB LATE SAT
NIGHT WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY.

$$

PKZ411-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   

$$

PKZ412-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
926 
FZAK62 PAFC 032011 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1110 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014

UPDATED ZONE 411

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.

PKZ499-040300-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 996 MB LOW NEAR HOOPER BAY MOVES NORTHEAST INTO NORTON SOUND AND
DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 50N 175E PEAKS AT 957 MB
AS IT MOVES NORTH AND WEST TO NEAR 55N 172E THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
MOVES WEST TO NEAR KAMCHATKA WHILE WEAKENING TO 971 MB SAT AFTERNOON.
A 982 MB COMPLEX LOW NEAR 49N 160W FRI AFTERNOON REMAINS NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH SAT MORNING WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 975 MB...THEN
MOVES NORTH AND WEST TO NEAR 56N 168W LATE SAT NIGHT. A 967 MB LOW
DEVELOPS NEAR 49N 168E SAT EVENING AND STRENGTHENS TO 964 MB LATE SAT
NIGHT WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY.

$$

PKZ411-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
1110 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E TO SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   

$$

PKZ412-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
019 
FZAK62 PAFC 040020
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014

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.

PKZ499-041500-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR 49N 158W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB AND MOVE TO 52N
161W SAT MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 978 MB AND MOVE TO 58N
170W SUN AFTERNOON. A 965 MB LOW NEAR 55N 172E WILL WEAKEN AS IT
TRACKS TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW OVER THE
NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL TRACK TO 50N 169E SAT NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY ON SUN.
$$

PKZ411-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 3 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
515 
FZAK62 PAFC 041231
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014

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.

PKZ499-050300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 972 MB LOW NEAR 50N 161W WEAKENS TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES 
TO 57N 162W EARLY SUN MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 977 MB LOW
DEVELOPS NEAR 57N 167W EARLY SUN MORNING AND MOVES TO NEAR 59N 174W
LATE SUN NIGHT. A 962 MB LOW NEAR 55N 167E CONTINUES MOVING TOWARD
KAMCHATKA WHILE WEAKENING TODAY. A STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST PACIFIC
LOW MOVES TO NEAR 49N 170E AT 969 MB SAT EVENING...THEN DRIFTS EAST
TO NEAR 49N 174E AT 965 MB SUN NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 48N
177W SUN MORNING AND STRENGTHENS TO 967 MB NEAR 51N 173W SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014

.TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...N TO W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 days
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC5 days

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