Gale Warning 773, NWS Anchorage, AK

722 
FZAK62 PAFC 130004
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
304 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 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.

PKZ499-131530-
304 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING SAT AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A
986 MB LOW AT 48N 177W LATE SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO 56N 165W SUN
AFTERNOON WHILE DEEPENING TO 966 MB.

$$

PKZ411-131530-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
304 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 56 N...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT
BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 56 N...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 57N...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ412-131530-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
304 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 57N...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING
SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ413-131530-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
304 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. E OF 174W...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ414-131530-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
304 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
57N.
.SAT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

900 
FZAK62 PAFC 131248
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
348 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 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.

PKZ499-140215-
348 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TODAY AND
PROGRESS NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING BY THIS
AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW AT 46N 178E WILL MOVE TO 55N 166W BY SUN
MORNING WHILE DEEPENING TO 968 MB...THEN TRACK TO 56N 159W AT 973
MB BY MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-140215-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
348 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 TO 35 KT N OF 56N.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N
IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.

$$

PKZ412-140215-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
348 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N IN THE
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ413-140215-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
348 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$

PKZ414-140215-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
348 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

$$

179 
FZAK62 PAFC 140011
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
311 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 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.

PKZ499-141445-
311 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 977 MB LOW AT 51N 174W SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 56N 166W
WHILE DEEPENING TO 964 MB SUN AFTERNOON...THEN TRACK TO 58N 159W
MON AFTERNOON WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 976 MB. ANOTHER 977 MB
LOW AT 58N 180 SAT AFTERNOON MOVES TO 56N 174E MON WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN PRESSURE.

$$

PKZ411-141445-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
311 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 30 KT N OF 56N.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ412-141445-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
311 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.THU...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ413-141445-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
311 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ414-141445-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
311 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT EXCEPT W 25 TO 35 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 10
TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

$$

232 
FZAK62 PAFC 141213
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
313 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 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.

PKZ499-150230-
313 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 967 MB LOW NEAR 55N 168W WILL MOVE TO 58N 161W AT 971 MB MON
MORNING THEN TO 59N 171W AT 974 MB MON NIGHT. A 988 MB NORTH
PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 46N 174E THIS AFTERNOON THEN TO 51N 162W
AT 986 MB MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-150230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
313 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014

.TODAY...N TO W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT E 20 TO 30 KT N OF 57N. SEAS
12 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 30 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 11
TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ412-150230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
313 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 TO 30 KT N OF 57N. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 30 KT N OF 57N.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...N TO W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.THU...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ413-150230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
313 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ414-150230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
313 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 40 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 15
TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT EXCEPT N TO E WIND 15 TO 30 KT N OF
56N. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

$$

438 
FZAK62 PAFC 150019
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
319 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 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.

PKZ499-151415-
319 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 965 MB LOW NEAR 56N 166W WILL MOVE TO 58N 174WW AT 974 MB TUE
AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 58N 177W DISSIPATES LATE MON
AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 50N 171E TONIGHT MOVES TO 51N 177W
TUE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY.

$$

PKZ411-151415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
319 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 12
TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 11 TO
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.

$$

PKZ412-151415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
319 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF 56N. SEAS
12 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.

$$

PKZ413-151415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
319 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ414-151415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
319 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT EXCEPT NE 25 TO 40 KT N OF 56N.
SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

735 
FZAK62 PAFC 150019 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
319 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014

CORRECTED 412

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.

PKZ499-151415-
319 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 965 MB LOW NEAR 56N 166W WILL MOVE TO 58N 174WW AT 974 MB TUE
AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 58N 177W DISSIPATES LATE MON
AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 50N 171E TONIGHT MOVES TO 51N 177W
TUE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY.

$$

PKZ411-151415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
319 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 12
TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 11 TO
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.

$$

PKZ412-151415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
319 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014

CORRECTED

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF 57N. SEAS
12 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.

$$

PKZ413-151415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
319 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ414-151415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
319 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT EXCEPT NE 25 TO 40 KT N OF 56N.
SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

254 
FZAK62 PAFC 151205
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 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.

PKZ499-160245-
305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 969 MB LOW NEAR 56N 162W WILL MOVE TO 59N 168W AT 974 MB THIS
EVENING THEN TO 61N 171W AT 975 MB TUE NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW NEAR
48N 176W WILL MOVE TO 50N 165W AT 992 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN
DISSIPATE.

$$

PKZ411-160245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014

.TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 30 KT N OF 58N. SEAS
12 TO 16 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 30 KT N OF 58N.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N.
.TUE...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY
N OF 58N.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ412-160245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014

.TODAY...N TO W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N.
.TUE...N TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

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PKZ413-160245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014

.TODAY... W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ414-160245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
305 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT EXCEPT W 15 TO 25 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 9
TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...WW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
443 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WITH
A WEAK TROUGH STRETCHING NORTH-NORTHWEST INTO MAINLAND ALASKA.
THERE IS A WEAK UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA WITH WEAK
RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN BERING. A FAIRLY STRONG EASTWARD MOVING
UPPER LOW IS SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS CENTERED NEAR 45N 170W
ANOTHER STRONG LOW IS NORTHEAST OF JAPAN AND MOVING TO THE WEST-
NORTHWEST. THE LAST TWO LOWS MENTIONED ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A
FAIRLY STRONG SUBTROPICAL JET.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT UNTIL AROUND 3 PM AKST SAT
AFTERNOON THEN THEY BEGIN TO DIVERGE ON THE SPEED/LOCATION OF VARIOUS
SURFACE LOWS. BETWEEN SAT AFTERNOON AND SUN AFTERNOON EACH MODEL
SEEMS TO BE HEADED IN A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT DIRECTION WITH NO
CLUSTERING OF SOLUTIONS. THUS FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS NEAR TO ABOVE
NORMAL EARLY ON THEN A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL LATER ON.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2...FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY)...FOG CONTINUES TO BE THE BIG STORY FOR PARTS OF THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL WHILE MOST OTHER AREAS ARE ACTUALLY ENJOYING A
RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER DAY. NOT MUCH CHANGE IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT 24 HOURS AND THIS FOG COULD ACTUALLY HOLD ON ITS PART OF THE
BOWL UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. ONE LOW ALONG THE PANHANDLE WILL
WEAKEN AS ANOTHER VERY WEAK LOW MOVES ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA
TOWARDS THE GULF. THEY WILL CONSOLIDATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND
OPEN TO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING SOME LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS PART OF THE GULF COAST AND EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. AT
THIS POINT IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION
WILL MAKE IT OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WE ARE JUST EXPECTING FLURRIES
INTO THE ANCHORAGE AND MAT-SU AREAS. A FEW MORE SNOW SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AS A WEAK UPPER WAVE SWINGS THROUGH
FROM THE NORTHWEST AND COULD HELP TO WRING OUT THE MOISTURE
WRAPPING AROUND FROM THE EAST. A MUCH STRONGER LOW WILL MOVE INTO
THE GULF THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. FORECAST MODELS ARE STILL
IRONING OUT THE DIFFERENCE IN THE EXACT LOW LOCATION AT THE
SURFACE BUT THIS CERTAINLY LOOKS TO BRING A HEALTHY SLUG OF
MOISTURE AND WARM AIR TO THE GULF COAST. THE FORECAST FOR INLAND
AREAS FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA THROUGH THE MAT-SU VALLEY WILL BE A
BIT MORE TRICKY. RIGHT NOW IT APPEARS THAT MOST OF THE MOISTURE
WILL MISS THIS AREA DUE TO SOME MODERATE CROSS-BARRIER FLOW.
HOWEVER IF THE LOW DOES MOVE FARTHER TO THE WEST AND CLOSER TO THE
COAST CROSS-BARRIER FLOW WOULD BE MUCH WEAKER. TWO OTHER PIECES
TO THE FORECAST ARE A FAIRLY STOUT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IMPINGING ON
THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE SATURDAY AND EXACTLY WHAT TYPE OF
PRECIPITATION WILL REACH THE GROUND WITH TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN
HOVERING NEAR FREEZING. FOR NOW IT DOES LOOK TO BE A BIG PRECIPITATION
MAKER FOR THE MAJOR POPULATION CENTERS BUT STAY TUNED TO THE FORECAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (FRIDAY AND SATURDAY)...AN
UPPER LEVEL WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL PUSH THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA
REGION BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGH THE AREA. BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING A SECOND STRONGER SHORTWAVE
WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL BRING NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION INTO SATURDAY MORNING
BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MIDDAY. THE WINDS WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY
BEFORE SHIFTING TO ONSHORE FLOW BY SATURDAY. THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA
INTERIOR LOCATIONS WILL HAVE LIGHT WINDS AND THIS WILL INCREASE
THE CHANCES FOR NOCTURNAL PATCHY FOG THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COASTLINE THEY WILL HAVE ONSHORE FLOW
RESULTING IN AREAS OF FOG AND STRATUS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
BEFORE DISSIPATING BY MIDDAY. THE WINDS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM BAY
AND BRISTOL BAY WILL BE CLOSE TO SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE BY SATURDAY
EVENING WITH THE APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT TRACKING INTO THE
EASTERN BERING SEA.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (FRIDAY AND SATURDAY)...
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL HAVE SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WITH A
WEATHER FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS ASSOCIATED WITH A
GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BY FRIDAY.
BY SATURDAY THE WEATHER FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS AND THE UNALASKA AREA WITH A SECONDARY GALE FORCE LOW
FORMING OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS WILL BRING RAIN ALONG
THE ALEUTIANS AND RAIN/SNOW THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL BE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW BY SATURDAY RESULTING
IN WESTERLY WINDS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERY PRECIPITATION. BY LATE
SATURDAY EVENING A GALE FORCE LOW WILL TRACK JUST SOUTH OF
UNALASKA BRINGING SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN GOING INTO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE NORTHEAST GALE FORCE
WINDS WITH THE GALE FORCE LOW POSITIONED WEST OF THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS AS IT CONTINUES TO TRACK TOWARDS THE SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND
BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...

MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE A BROAD
NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM
KAMCHATKA...ACROSS THE AKPEN AND PACIFIC TO CALIFORNIA. THE
PATTERN THEN BECOMES PROGRESSIVE AND A SERIES OF TROUGHS AND
RIDGES WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK. AT THE SURFACE THIS TRANSLATES TO A BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE AKPEN THAT MIGRATES TO THE GULF ON THU.
A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF MON THROUGH WED...AND A TROUGH
WILL AFFECT THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS DURING THE SAME PERIOD. A
STRONG FRONT WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU. THE
FORECAST RELIES HEAVILY ON A WPC SOLUTION...WITH WIND FIELD
ENHANCED BY A BLEND TO THE 12Z EC.

RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE BERING...ALEUTIANS...AND
SOUTHWEST AK THROUGH THE END OF THE NEXT WEEK. RAIN WILL AFFECT
THE GULF COAST WITH SNOW SHOWERS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL. COLD AIR AT
THE SURFACE IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MAY RESULT IN SOME
FREEZING RAIN ACTIVITY UNTIL WARM AIR SCOURS OUT COLD POCKETS
DURING THE COURSE OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...BL/SAM
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PD
LONG TERM...DS