Gale Warning 252, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Mar 16, 2014, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)

Expired

Mar 17, 2014, 4:00 AM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

984 
FZAK62 PAFC 162307
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 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.

PKZ499-171200-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 971 MB LOW NEAR 59N 168W WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB NEAR NORTON SOUND
MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND MON EVENING. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 55N 176W
WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB NEAR 58N 161W MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MON EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
WESTERN BERING MON MORNING AND MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING ON
TUESDAY. A 977 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 47N 180 TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-171200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.MON...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-171200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE EVENING E OF 173W. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-171200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 173W IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-171200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF 57N. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 6 TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
55N. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 11 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 TO 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO
7 FT.  

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2014Every gale warning in 2014

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