Storm Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Dec 31, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)

Expired

Jan 1, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

003 
FZAK61 PAFC 010038
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

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.

PKZ399-011500-
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 965 MB LOW NEAR 55N 156W WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB NEAR 60N 152W WED
AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET. AN ASSOCIATED
WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST
THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI.

$$

PKZ351-011500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-011500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 30 KT E OF 146W. SEAS 27 FT EXCEPT 16
FT E OF 146W. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 TO 26 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

107 
FZAK61 PAFC 011219
OFFAER

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

PKZ399-020300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 974 MB LOW NEAR 58N 154W WEAKENS TO A 993 MB LOW OVER NORTHERN 
COOK INLET WED EVENING...AND THEN WEAKENS INTO A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER
FRONT MOVES FROM THE WESTERN TO THE EASTERN GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH
THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ351-020300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-020300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

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