Gale Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jan 4, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)

Expired

Jan 5, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

646 
FZAK61 PAFC 050022
OFFAER

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-051500-
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 972 MB LOW AT 52N 161W WILL MOVE TO 58N 164W LATE SUN MORNING AS 
AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. A
1000 MB LOW AT 56N 142W SUN EVENING WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA 
MON AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF
MON AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ351-051500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-051500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

977 
FZAK61 PAFC 051244
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-060300-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 978 MB LOW NEAR 57N 163W WILL MOVE TO 58N 171W LATE SUN. AN
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
MON. A 1004 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 55N 140W SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE
TO 57N 139W AT 1006 MB LATE SUN AND DISSIPATE ON MON. A SECOND
WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON
TUE.
$$

PKZ351-060300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-060300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

JM

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