Gale Warning 28, NWS Anchorage, AK

451 
FZAK62 PAFC 251235
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 25 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.

PKZ499-260300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA..

A 992 MB LOW NEAR 62N 173W DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW
NEAR 45N 157W INTENSIFIES TO 967 MB SAT NIGHT NEAR 50N 161W AND THEN
DISSIPATES SUN AFTERNOON NEAR 52N 165W. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
MOVES FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH
SUN AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC WEAKENS TO 969 MB
AS IT MOVES TO 52N 159W SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 20 KT W OF 177E. SEAS 9
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
57N. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
N OF 57N IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 20 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

727 
FZAK62 PAFC 260014
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 25 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.

PKZ499-261500-
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 973 MB LOW NEAR 49N 161W MOVES TO 52N 165W AT 978 MB SUNDAY EVENING
THEN DISSIPATES. A 972 MB LOW NEAR 50N 150W SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO
53N 172W AT 974 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. A LOW COMPLEX OVER THE WESTERN
BERING SEA WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY. A 965 MB LOW NEAR 51N 164E SUNDAY
NIGHT MOVES TO 55N 167E AT 960 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
57N.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF 177E. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF 178E. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
57N. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY W OF 175W. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF 175W. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 177W. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE TO NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

128 
FZAK62 PAFC 261210
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 26 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.

PKZ499-270300-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 965 MB LOW NEAR 50N 160W MOVES TO 51N 163W AT 974 MB THIS AFTERNOON
THEN DISSIPATES. A 969 MB LOW NEAR 50N 150W THIS AFTERNOON MOVES TO
53N 160W AT 966 MB MONDAY MORNING THEN TO 54N 159W AT 980 MB MONDAY
NIGHT. A 966 MB LOW MOVES TO 52N 163E TONIGHT THEN TO 57N 167E AT 963
MB MONDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
57N. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 20 KT E OF 174W.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 25 KT W OF 166W. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...N TO E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

008 
FZAK62 PAFC 270019
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 26 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.

PKZ499-271500-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 973 MB LOW AT 51N 162W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 965 MB LOW AT 52N
156W THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 53N 160W MON MORNING THEN TO 56N 161W
TUE AFTERNOON AT 991 MB. A 973 MB LOW AT 50N 162E TONIGHT WILL MOVE
TO 58N 169W BY TUE AFTERNOON AT 967 MB. 
$$

PKZ411-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 175W. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW.
.MON...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 26 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...N TO E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N TO E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

331 
FZAK62 PAFC 271224
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 27 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.

PKZ499-280300-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 27 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 965 MB LOW AT 52N 158W WILL MOVE TO 53N 159W TONIGHT AT 977 MB THEN
TO 54N 159W AT 982 MB TUE MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE. A
967 MB LOW AT 51N 164E WILL MOVE TO 59N 169W TUE NIGHT AT 975 MB. A
991 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 57N 170W TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON JAN 27 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON JAN 27 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON JAN 27 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 20 KT W OF 177W. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
W OF 175W...S TO W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON JAN 27 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N TO E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 20 KT W OF 168W. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

553 
FZAK62 PAFC 280015
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 27 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.

PKZ499-281500-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 27 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 971 MB LOW AT 52N 160W WILL MOVE TO 56N 158W TUE EVENING AT 993 MB
THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 55N 173W 
TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 60N 173W WED AFTERNOON. A 963 MB LOW AT
55N 167E WILL MOVE TO 58N 168E TUE AFTERNOON AT 971 MB THEN 
DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 978 MB WILL BE NEAR 55N 169E WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON JAN 27 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON JAN 27 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON JAN 27 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON JAN 27 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDING THROUGH THE EASTERN PACIFIC
AND INTO MAINLAND ALASKA...WITH A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING
THROUGH MUCH OF THE BERING AND INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. MULTIPLE
UPPER WAVES...INCLUDING A CUTOFF LOW JUST NORTH OF 40N...CONTINUE TO
INTERACT WITH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND A 135+KT UPPER LEVEL JET
WHICH STRETCHES FROM 35N THROUGH MAINLAND ALASKA. AN IMPRESSIVE
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER THAT CONTINUES TO ADVECT WARM MOIST SUBTROPICAL AIR
OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF SOUTHCENTRAL CAN BE SEEN ON CURRENT
SATELLITE IMAGERY STRETCHING FROM 35N AND THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST.

AT THE SURFACE...A 981 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING CONTINUES TO
TRACK NORTH AND SLOWLY WEAKEN...WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE WESTERN BERING. CURRENT OBSERVATIONS REPORT SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS PERSISTING OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS...AS THE ASSOCIATED
EASTERN BERING LOW PUSHES NORTHWARD. A STACKED 979 MB NORTH PACIFIC
LOW CONTINUES TO INTERACT WITH THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC...WHICH HAS TILTED THE RIDGE TOWARD NORTHWEST AND HAS CHANGED
THE FLOW PATTERN OVER THE SOUTHERN COAST FROM SOUTHERLY TO
SOUTHEASTERLY. CURRENT RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW WIDE SPREAD
SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF...AS A
TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF BEGINS TO CUT OFF THE DEEP
SUBTROPICAL FLOW TO THE AREA. A 983 MB LOW JUST WEST OF THE ABOVE
MENTIONED FEATURE CONTINUES TO TRACK EASTWARD AND BEGINS TO BECOME
MORE COMPLEX.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN FAIR SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...WHERE THEY BEGIN TO DIVERGE ON A SOLUTION REGARDING THE
TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE EC
REMAINS THE MOST UTILIZED MODEL...BEING THE MOST CONSISTENT FROM RUN
TO RUN AND MOST REASONABLE SOLUTION REGARDING THE TRACK AND STRENGTH
OF THE AFOREMENTIONED LOWS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE NAM AND GFS
BEGIN TO LAG BEHIND THE EC SOLUTION REGARDING BOTH SYSTEMS...BUT HAVE
TRENDED SLIGHTLY FASTER AND TOWARDS THE EC SOLUTION. THE MOST RECENT
RUN OF THE GFS SEEMS TO HAVE LOCKED IN ON THE EC SOLUTIONS...WHERE
THE NAM REMAINS AN OUTLIER REGARDING THE TRACK OF BOTH OF THE ABOVE
MENTIONED SYSTEMS OF INTEREST. THE DIFFERENT MODEL SOLUTIONS CONTINUE
TO LEAVE SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE BEGINS
TO BUILD AS THE MODELS BEGIN TO TREND TOWARDS THE EC SOLUTION AND
SHOW IMPROVED CONSISTENCY.

MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TODAY
TRACKING NORTHWEST OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AND WEAKENING AS
IT PUSHES INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE
NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 45N WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT SLOWLY TRACKS
NORTHWARD JUST SOUTH OF SAND POINT...WITH MULTIPLE ASSOCIATED FRONTS
PUSHING INTO THE AKPEN AND WESTERN GULF COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A
TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL FORM JUST SOUTH OF THE INITIAL NORTH PACIFIC
LOW SATURDAY MORNING AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT INTERACTS WITH THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC RIDGE. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING AS IT BEGINS TO TAKE A MORE NORTHWESTERLY TRACK...THEN
BEGINS TO ABSORB THE SLOWER MOVING SYSTEM TO THE NORTHWEST AND
BECOMES THE MORE DOMINANT SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC BY SUNDAY
EVENING. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FINAL LOW WILL ENTER THE GULF
SUNDAY EVENING AND PUSH INTO THE GULF COAST BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN BERING WILL DISSIPATE
SATURDAY MORNING...WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM FROM A KAMCHATKA LOW
ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING SAT AFTERNOON. THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL
TRACK EAST AND DISSIPATE SUNDAY EVENING. A STRONGER LOW TRACKS UP THE
COAST OF KAMCHATKA SUNDAY EVENING...WITH ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM
ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING BY MONDAY MORNING. THE DEEP LOW CURRENTLY
NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS INTO
THE NORTHERN BERING THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATES.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE A BRIEF
CLEARING THOUGH THIS EVENING...AS THE FIREHOSE OF MOISTURE SHIFTS
MAINLY OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST
WHICH CONTINUES TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE
AREA. THE FRONTAL SYSTEM TRACKING NORTHWEST ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF
TONIGHT WILL BRING A BRIEF BATCH OF RAIN TO MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND
KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...ENDING PRECIPITATION AND INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR
PATCHY FOG OVER PARTS OF SOUTHCENTRAL. RAIN SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER
KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND...AS MULTIPLE FRONTAL
SYSTEMS PUSH INTO THE SOUTHERN COAST THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN WILL RETURN
TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AS THE FINAL FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES IN OVER
THE AREA MONDAY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
CLEARING CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING MORE EVIDENT OVER MUCH OF SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND AS THE LOW NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS CONTINUES TO WEAKEN
AND TRACK FURTHER NORTH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER MUCH
OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN CAPES BEFORE BRIEFLY DIMINISHING
OVERNIGHT. RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP SATURDAY MORNING
OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND PERSIST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...AS THE FIRST OF THREE FRONTAL SYSTEMS WORKS ITS WAY
THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS AND PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO
FLUCTUATING ON AND OFF OVER MUCH OF THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM
DELTA REGIONS WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE SECOND AND THIRD FRONTAL
SYSTEMS.

THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN...
COLDER AIR BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS
OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND CENTRAL BERING THIS EVENING...AND WILL
TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING AS THE EAST BERING LOW TRACKS FURTHER
NORTH. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE INITIAL NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
MOVE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS FEATURE
WILL BRING SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS...WITH SOME RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE AKPEN
AND EASTERN MOST ALEUTIANS. TWO MORE FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL FOLLOW
BEHIND THE ABOVE MENTIONED SYSTEM THROUGH THE WEEKEND...CONTINUING TO
PRODUCE PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTS ASSOCIATED
WITH MULTIPLE LOWS THAT TRACK ALONG THE COAST OF KAMCHATKA WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...BRINGING AREAS OF SNOW TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE EXTENDED PATTERN REMAINS ANOMALOUSLY WARM. WHILE THE HIGH
AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC IS BEING BROKEN DOWN BY
GUIDANCE...IT IS QUICKLY REPLACED BY A REX BLOCK. A CLOSED UPPER
HIGH PRESSURE CENTER NEAR THE GULF/SOUTHCENTRAL NORTHWARD OF A CLOSED
UPPER LOW IN THE PACIFIC LOOKS TO SLOW THE LONG-WAVE PATTERN ONCE
AGAIN. THE SENSIBLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WOULD BE CONTINUED
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH NOT AS MUCH WIND/PRECIPITATION.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC... FLASH FLOOD WATCH 131.
MARINE...GALE 130 131 132 138 150-176 180 181 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

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