Gale Warning 14, NWS Anchorage, AK

024 
FZAK61 PAFC 112350
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
250 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

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.

PKZ399-121415-
250 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 973 MB LOW NEAR 45N 157W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 961 MB NEAR 51N
159W MON AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING INTO THE EASTERN BERING. AN
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE
TONIGHT AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY MON AFTERNOON. A
SECONDARY FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF LATE MON
NIGHT AND TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-121415-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
250 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.

$$

PKZ352-121415-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
250 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.

$$

719 
FZAK61 PAFC 121224
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
324 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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.

PKZ399-130200-
324 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF ASSOCIATED WITH A 968 MB LOW NEAR
51N 158W WILL REACH THE GULF COAST MON AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE
TUE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE
TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-130200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
324 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.

$$

PKZ352-130200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
324 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.

$$

860 
FZAK61 PAFC 122352
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
252 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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.

PKZ399-131415-
252 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT.
A WEAKER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE
MORNING AND DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER
STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF WED MORNING
AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-131415-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
252 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

$$

PKZ352-131415-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
252 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 25 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.

$$

754 
FZAK61 PAFC 131235
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
335 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

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.

PKZ399-140200-
335 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 967 MB LOW NEAR 53N 157W WILL MOVE TO 56N 158W AT 978 MB MIDDAY
TUE AND THEN DISSIPATE. A FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE
TUE NIGHT AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST WED AFTERNOON. A 969 MB
LOW AT 52N 145W WED EVENING WILL MOVE TO 54N 145W LATE WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-140200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
335 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.

$$

PKZ352-140200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
335 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.

$$

550 
FZAK61 PAFC 132356
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
256 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

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.

PKZ399-141445-
256 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 979 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL TRACK TO NEAR 
55N 155W WED NIGHT AT 965 MB THEN WEAKEN ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA ON THU. AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CROSS 
THE GULF TUE NIGHT AND WED. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL 
CROSS THE GULF WED NIGHT AND THU.

$$

PKZ351-141445-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
256 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S TO E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

$$

PKZ352-141445-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
256 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

066 
FZAK61 PAFC 141213
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
313 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2015

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.

PKZ399-150145-
313 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 970 MB LOW NEAR 51N 151W WILL TRACK TO 55N 157W WED NIGHT AT
960 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 57N 162W AT 965 MB THU NIGHT. A FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST WED AFTERNOON. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF WED
NIGHT AND THU.

$$

PKZ351-150145-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
313 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

$$

PKZ352-150145-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
313 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

$$

821 
FZAK61 PAFC 150000
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
300 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2015

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.

PKZ399-151415-
300 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 961 MB LOW NEAR 54N 155W WILL TRACK TO BRISTOL BAY THU AFTERNOON
THEN WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI. A FRONT ALONG THE
NORTHERN TO WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL
CROSS THE GULF WED NIGHT AND THU THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES
ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-151415-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
300 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ352-151415-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
300 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

135 
FZAK61 PAFC 151219
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
319 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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.

PKZ399-160200-
319 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 960 MB LOW NEAR 55N 155W WILL MOVE TO 57N 162W BY THU NIGHT AT
966 MB THEN WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI. A 983 MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP NEAR 50N 147W EARLY FRI MORNING AND TRACK TO 57N 145W
AT 978 MB BY FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-160200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
319 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

.TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ352-160200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
319 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

785 
FZAK61 PAFC 160008
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
308 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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.

PKZ399-161415-
308 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 960 MB LOW NEAR 57N 156W WILL DISSIPATE OVER BRISTOL BAY 
AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 982 MB 
LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF FRI MORNING THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST 
LATE FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-161415-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
308 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE UP TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ352-161415-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
308 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.

$$

885 
FZAK61 PAFC 161230
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
330 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

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.

PKZ399-170115-
330 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 965 MB LOW NEAR 57N 160W WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT.
A 981 MB LOW NEAR 54N 144W FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 58N 142W FRI
NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR 60N 144W SAT
MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-170115-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
330 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

.TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ352-170115-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
330 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

.TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
408 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

ALASKA REMAINS LOCKED IN A PATTERN DOMINATED BY STRONG RIDGING
OVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA AND A TROUGH OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC. THIS HAS BEEN BRINGING GENERAL SOUTHERLY FLOW AND
SURGES OF UNSEASONABLY WARM AIR INTO MUCH OF THE STATE. WE FIND A
SIMILAR PATTERN THIS MORNING...THOUGH MOST OF THE MAINLAND IS IN A
BREAK BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS RESULTING IN SOME NICE BREAKS OF
SUNSHINE AROUND COOK INLET TODAY. AN UPPER LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF
IS MAKING A WESTWARD TRANSIT THROUGH A WEAKNESS IN THE
AFOREMENTIONED STRONG RIDGE...AND IS BRINGING SOME BANDS OF LIGHT
PRECIPITATION TO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA...FALLING LARGELY
IN THE FORM OF RAIN. LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS BEING
ENHANCED OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN BY AN ACTIVE DEFORMATION ZONE
IN THE AREA...AND IS RESULTING IN SOME LIGHT SNOW FALLING MAINLY
OVER THE CENTRAL BASIN.

WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...MIDLEVEL RIDGING IS BUILDING BACK IN
ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...WHICH HAS AIDED THE DEVELOPMENT
OF AREAS OF DENSE FOG AROUND THE DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY. THIS FOG
HAS BEEN SLOW TO BURN OFF WITH WEAK INSOLATION AND CONTINUED
SUBSIDENCE ALOFT...BUT AS THE GRADIENT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY TIGHTEN
AHEAD OF A BERING SEA TROUGH...A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT TREND IS
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS
ARE BENIGN WITH SOME PASSING CIRRUS MOVING OVER FROM THE SOUTH.

WAY OUT WEST...AN ELONGATED AREA OF UNSETTLED WEATHER IS CHURNING
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...AND IS LOCATED ON THE POLEWARD SIDE OF A
PERSISTENT AND STRONG 200 KT EAST ASIAN JET. A RELATIVELY
DISORGANIZED FRONT IS IMPACTING THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS
WITH MORE WARM AIR...RAIN...AND GALE FORCE WINDS. THIS FRONT IS
MAKING SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS NORTHWARD AND EASTWARD...AND WILL
REACH THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

WITH THE LONGWAVE PATTERN LOCKED IN PLACE...THE MODELS ARE ALL
DOING RELATIVELY WELL. THE NAM IS HANGING THE UPPER LOW IN THE
GULF TOO FAR EASTWARD...AND WAS DISCARDED IN FAVOR OF THE GLOBAL
MODELS. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION OF SHOWER ACTIVITY
OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO ALONG THE GULF COAST...RATHER THAN
KEEPING IT CONFINED TO THE AREA EAST OF CORDOVA (AS DEPICTED BY
THE NAM). OUT WEST...SIMILAR STORY WITH THE BROAD LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS. THE GFS AND NAM BOTH SEEM A BIT TOO FAR TO THE WEST
WITH THE UPPER LOW BEYOND 36 HOURS...WHILE THE ECMWF/GEM HAVE BEEN
MORE CONSISTENT AND ARE FAVORED FOR THE FORECAST TODAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE WARMER THAN AVERAGE PATTERN CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST
AREA TODAY WITH NO END IN SIGHT. A WEAKENING SYSTEM IN THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL DRIFT WESTWARD BRINGING RAIN SHOWERS TO
THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA BEFORE DISSIPATING OVERNIGHT. THE
COOK INLET REGION WILL STAY CLEAR EARLY IN THE EVENING TONIGHT
BEFORE A MID-LEVEL DECK SPREADS OVERHEAD WITH THE APPROACHING GULF
SYSTEM. ON MONDAY A FRONT MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH IN THE GULF
WILL BRING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL.
THE MAJORITY OF THE COOK INLET REGION SHOULD REMAIN DRY UNDER
DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS WHILE KACHEMAK BAY WILL SEE RAIN SHOWERS.
MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL STAY CONFINED TO THE NORTH GULF
COAST...FALLING AS RAIN BUT COULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A RIDGE ALOFT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS BRINGING FAIRLY QUIET
WEATHER TO THE AREA TODAY. THE MAIN CONCERN AND FORECAST CHALLENGE
IS THE FOG AND LOW STRATUS DRIFTING AROUND THE AREA FOLLOWING THE
WARM ADVECTION AND PRECIPITATION WHICH OCCURRED YESTERDAY. WITH
CONTINUED STABLE CONDITIONS AND SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW...IMPROVEMENT
WILL BE FAIRLY GRADUAL BUT SHOULD SEE AREAS OF FOG BECOMING MORE
PATCHY AND TRANSITIONING MORE TO STRATUS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
MORNING. THINGS SHOULD CLEAR MORE RAPIDLY OUT SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS EASTERLY WINDS ALOFT AND NORTHEAST
OFFSHORE SURFACE WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE MORE SUBSTANTIALLY IN
RESPONSE TO A SURFACE LOW TRACKING TOWARDS THE WESTERN GULF. THE
NORTHEASTERLY GRADIENT TIGHTENS FURTHER ON MONDAY WITH SURFACE
WINDS CONTINUING TO BUILD PARTICULAR THROUGH AND DOWNWIND OF
CHANNELED TERRAIN. ALSO MIDDAY A BROAD FRONT WILL REACH THE ALASKA
PENINSULA THEN BEGIN TO SPREAD PRECIPITATION FURTHER INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE CURRENT FRONTAL SYSTEM STRETCHING ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL
LIFT SLOWLY NORTH AS THE PARENT LOW TO THE SOUTH OF THE DRIFTS TO
THE WEST NORTHWEST TONIGHT. THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE NORTH
INTO THE BERING AND WEAKEN SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE PARENT
LOW CURVES TO THE SOUTHWEST AS IT BECOMES VERTICALLY STACKED WITH
THE UPPER LOW. THE LOW WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY WITH A SECOND WRAP OF THE FRONT ROTATING
UP TOWARDS SHEMYA ON MONDAY AND BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF GALES.
WINDS IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL PICK UP OUT OF THE NORTH TO
NORTHEAST ON MONDAY AS THE LARGE LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF.

&&

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

WITH VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE FLOW PATTERN OVER THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...THERE IS INCREASING CONFIDENCE
THAT A SLOW MOVING/DEEPENING NORTH PACIFIC LOW SOUTH OF THE
AKPEN WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE GULF MONDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS APPEAR LIKELY FROM THIS SYSTEM FOR KODIAK
ISLAND AND NORTHERN GULF COAST. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN SPREAD
TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL BY EARLY
TUESDAY...HOWEVER WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL LIKELY BE SUFFICIENT
ENOUGH FOR THIS PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS RAIN (WITH A POSSIBILITY
OF FREEZING RAIN).

SAME BASIC PATTERN CONTINUES THEREAFTER...WITH A STRONG ZONAL JET
REMAINING JUST SOUTH OF 40N AND A PERSISTENT BLOCKING RIDGE OVER
THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA EXTENDING ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA.
LITTLE CHANGES ARE EXPECTED IN THESE LARGE SCALE FEATURES FOR THE
NEXT WEEK. THE RESULTS WILL BE A CONTINUING SERIES OF STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEMS DEVELOPING IN THE NORTH PACIFIC AND TRACKING TO
THE EAST WITH MUCH OF THE ENERGY STAYING MOSTLY SOUTH AND WEST OF
THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND. SEVERAL OF THE LOWS WILL TURN NORTH
AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AS THEY FILL THEN DISSIPATE.
GIVEN THAT THESE SYSTEMS WILL ALL BE WEAKENING AS THEY LIFT
NORTHWARD...THEY WILL PRIMARILY BRING PRECIPITATION TO COASTAL
AREAS AND OCCASIONALLY FURTHER INLAND WITH TEMPERATURES CONTINUING
TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 131 138 150 155 172 174 175 176 177 178.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...AD
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MTL
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JER
LONG TERM...TP