Gale Warning 711, NWS Anchorage, AK

385 
FZAK62 PAFC 160000
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
300 PM AKST SUN NOV 15 2015

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.

PKZ499-161500-
300 PM AKST SUN NOV 15 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 994 MB LOW NEAR 56N 168W WILL DISSIPATE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA MON MORNING. A 1000 MB KAMCHATKA LOW WILL TRACK TO 58N
176E TUE AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER
THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING MON NIGHT WILL PUSH NORTHWARD
THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A SECOND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE FROM
THE WESTERN BERING MON EVENING TO THE CENTRAL BERING TUE
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
300 PM AKST SUN NOV 15 2015

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.FRI...W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ412-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
300 PM AKST SUN NOV 15 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.MON...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

$$

PKZ413-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
300 PM AKST SUN NOV 15 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$

PKZ414-161500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
300 PM AKST SUN NOV 15 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

491 
FZAK62 PAFC 161201
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
301 AM AKST MON NOV 16 2015

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.

PKZ499-170245-
301 AM AKST MON NOV 16 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 999 MB LOW NEAR 54N 163W DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO
THE NORTH PACIFIC BY MIDDAY. A COMPLEX NORTHWEST-SOUTHEAST
ORIENTED WEATHER FRONT WITH EMBEDDED LOWS ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN
BERING MON NIGHT AND BECOMES A WEST-EAST ORIENTED FRONT ACROSS THE
CENTRAL BERING TUE NIGHT. A STRENGTHENING 981 MB LOW MOVES
NORTHEAST TO 52N 164E TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-170245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
301 AM AKST MON NOV 16 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.

$$

PKZ412-170245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
301 AM AKST MON NOV 16 2015

.TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.

$$

PKZ413-170245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
301 AM AKST MON NOV 16 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

$$

PKZ414-170245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
301 AM AKST MON NOV 16 2015

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

272 
FZAK62 PAFC 170054
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
354 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2015

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.

PKZ499-171430-
354 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR 58N 175E TUE WILL MOVE TO 61N 166W AT 996 MB
WED AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTHEAST OF THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TUE AND TRACK TO 54N 174E AT 979 MB WED
AFTERNOON. THESE LOWS WILL PUSH A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS ACROSS
THE BERING MON NIGHT THROUGH WED.

$$

PKZ411-171430-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
354 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...S TO W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.

$$

PKZ412-171430-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
354 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2015

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S TO W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.

$$

PKZ413-171430-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
354 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.

$$

PKZ414-171430-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
354 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.THU...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

$$

656 
FZAK62 PAFC 171212
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
312 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 2015

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.

PKZ499-180230-
312 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND TO
BRISTOL BAY WEAKENS IN PLACE AND DISSIPATES THIS EVENING. A 995
MB LOW NEAR 57N 166E MOVES TO 59N 178E AT 996 MB THIS EVENING
BEFORE DISSIPATING INTO ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT. THIS ASSOCIATED
FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST BERING AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE
NORTHERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY WED AFTERNOON. A
STRENGTHENING 983 MB LOW NEAR 52N 162E THIS EVENING MOVES TO NEAR
57N 178W AT 972 MB WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-180230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
312 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

$$

PKZ412-180230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
312 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

$$

PKZ413-180230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
312 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 30 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ414-180230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
312 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 2015

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 27 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

110 
FZAK62 PAFC 180009
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
309 PM AKST TUE NOV 17 2015

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.

PKZ499-181515-
309 PM AKST TUE NOV 17 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 996 MB LOW NEAR 58N 174E MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN BERING AND
WEAKENS INTO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BY WED AFTERNOON. A 977 MB
LOW NEAR 53N 165E LATE TUE NIGHT MOVES TO 54N 173E AT 971 MB WED
AFTERNOON...THEN TO 62N 169W AT 975 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-181515-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
309 PM AKST TUE NOV 17 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW TO SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT BUILDING
TO 21 TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 27 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.

$$

PKZ412-181515-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
309 PM AKST TUE NOV 17 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.

$$

PKZ413-181515-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
309 PM AKST TUE NOV 17 2015

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 30 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 29 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.

$$

PKZ414-181515-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
309 PM AKST TUE NOV 17 2015

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.

$$

739 
FZAK62 PAFC 181209
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
309 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2015

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.

PKZ499-190245-
309 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 996 MB LOW NEAR 59N 180 DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW
NEAR 53N 165E MOVES TO 55N 177E AT 971 MB THIS EVENING THEN TO
63N 166W AT 977 MB THU EVENING. A 995 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
MOVE TO 47N 178E THU EVENING.

$$

PKZ411-190245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
309 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 55N.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.

$$

PKZ412-190245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
309 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.THU...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

$$

PKZ413-190245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
309 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.

$$

PKZ414-190245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
309 AM AKST WED NOV 18 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

$$

990 
FZAK62 PAFC 182353
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
253 PM AKST WED NOV 18 2015

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.

PKZ499-191430-
253 PM AKST WED NOV 18 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 971 MB LOW NEAR 55N 172E WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO 60N 171W AT 973 MB
THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INTO NORTON SOUND THU NIGHT
AT 980 MB AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A
995 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 48N 179W THU EVENING AND MOVE TO 57N
155W AT 988 MB FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-191430-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
253 PM AKST WED NOV 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW TO NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.THU...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.

$$

PKZ412-191430-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
253 PM AKST WED NOV 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.

$$

PKZ413-191430-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
253 PM AKST WED NOV 18 2015

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 31 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 30 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.

$$

PKZ414-191430-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
253 PM AKST WED NOV 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$

034 
FZAK62 PAFC 191205
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
305 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2015

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.

PKZ499-200230-
305 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 972 MB LOW NEAR 57N 177W WILL MOVE INTO NORTON SOUND THU NIGHT
AT 979 MB...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE WEAKENING TO 988
MB FRI NIGHT. A 996 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 44N 174E THU
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 55N 163W AT 985 MB FRI AFTERNOON...THEN
MOVE TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA FRI EVENING.

$$

PKZ411-200230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
305 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
55N.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.

$$

PKZ412-200230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
305 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF 175W.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT.

$$

PKZ413-200230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
305 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 29 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 TO 20 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 28 FT.

$$

PKZ414-200230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
305 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.

$$

320 
FZAK62 PAFC 191857 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
957 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2015

UPDATED 414

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.

PKZ499-200415-
957 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 972 MB LOW NEAR 57N 177W WILL MOVE INTO NORTON SOUND THU NIGHT
AT 979 MB...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE WEAKENING TO 988
MB FRI NIGHT. A 996 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 44N 174E THU
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 55N 163W AT 985 MB FRI AFTERNOON...THEN
MOVE TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA FRI EVENING.

$$

PKZ411-200415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
957 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
55N. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.

$$

PKZ412-200415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
957 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF 175W. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT.

$$

PKZ413-200415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
957 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 29 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 28 FT.

$$

PKZ414-200415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
957 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2015

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.

$$

944 
FZAK62 PAFC 200009
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
309 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2015

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.

PKZ499-201400-
309 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 973 MB LOW NEAR 61N 169W WILL MOVE TO 65N 162W AT 990 MB MIDDAY
FRI...THEN DEGENERATE INTO A TROUGH. A 991 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW
NEAR 50N 174W LATE THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 56N 158W AT 986 MB FRI
AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA FRI EVENING. A
1012 MB LOW NEAR 54N 168E FRI AFTERNOON MOVES TO 58N 180 AT 1011
MB SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-201400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
309 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2015

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
55N.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N.
.SAT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

$$

PKZ412-201400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
309 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2015

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ413-201400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
309 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2015

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ414-201400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
309 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.
.SAT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 28 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
442 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

THE LOW IN THE NORTH GULF COAST HAS CONTINUED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AS
IT DRIFTS TO THE SOUTHEAST. COLD AIR ADVECTION CONTINUES TO
ROTATE INTO THE WESTERN QUADRANT OF THIS LOW AND IS EVIDENT BY THE
SHOWERS IN THE LATEST SATELLITE LOOP. IN THE UPPER LEVELS WE HAVE
A LOW ANCHORED OVER THE ARCTIC WITH A TROUGH THAT EXTENDS ACROSS
THE INTERIOR TO A SHORT WAVE LOW NOW ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE
ALASKA RANGE AND A TROUGH FROM THIS LOW THROUGH THE KENAI
PENINSULA INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. THIS FEATURE WILL MOVE
EAST ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT AND REDUCING THE COLD
ADVECTION. THIS WILL REDUCE THE STRONG GAP WINDS THAT HAVE BEEN
PREVALENT THE LAST FEW DAYS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE CLOUD
SHIELD AND MOISTURE HAS ROTATED OVER THE CORDOVA AND VALDEZ AREAS
TODAY. WE EXPECT THIS TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AND
THEREFORE HAVE BROUGHT SOME SNOW INTO THOMPSON PASS AND THE
CORDOVA AREA.

THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA HAS A WEAK FRONT EXTENDING ALONG
THE BERING SEA COAST TO NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY. THIS FRONT IS
RAPIDLY DISSIPATING AS IT PUSHES INLAND. THE SOUTHWEST FLOW AROUND
THIS LOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA HAS THE TYPICAL COLD ADVECTION OPEN
CUMULUS SHOWERY REGIME. A SECOND TROUGH IS ROTATING THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN QUADRANT OF THIS LOW AND IS EXPECTED TO CROSS TO THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS TONIGHT. THE LOW ITSELF BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND
ALOFT WILL RAPIDLY CROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALASKA PENINSULA BY
SUNDAY EVENING.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM WITH RESPECT TO
THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN. NONE OF THE MODELS ADEQUATELY
ACCOUNT FOR THE WESTERN EXTENT OF THE SNOW ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST TODAY. THE MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE CONTINUED
WEAKENING OF THIS SYSTEM AND THUS LESS COLD ADVECTION. THE HIGHER
RESOLUTION MODELS ARE NATURALLY PROVIDING BETTER DETAILS FOR THE
GAP WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND BRINGING DOWN THE MAGNITUDE OF THESE
WINDS BY LATE TONIGHT.

THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE QPF ALONG THE BERING
SEA COAST AND THE SECONDARY WRAP THAT ROTATES AROUND THE MAIN LOW
ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF AND FRONT STRETCHING
INTO THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN ARE BRINGING LIGHT SNOW AS
FAR WEST AS CORDOVA/VALDEZ/GLENNALLEN. THE SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN
QUICKLY THIS EVENING ENDING SNOW EARLY FOR VALDEZ/CORDOVA WHILE
SNOW FROM GLENNALLEN EASTWARD WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION. THE WEAKENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
WILL ALSO HELP RELAX THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST...BRINGING OUTFLOW WINDS DOWN OVERNIGHT FROM CURRENT
LEVELS...HOWEVER...COLD AIR IN THE INTERIOR AND A LINGERING
GRADIENT ALONG THE MOUNTAINS WILL KEEP OUTFLOW WINDS IN
PLACE...ALBEIT WEAKER FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. AS THE COLD UPPER
TROUGH CONTINUES TO SIT OVERHEAD THROUGH MONDAY...COLD
TEMPERATURES ARE PRETTY MUCH THE EXTENT OF ACTIVE WEATHER FOR MUCH
OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT IN MOST
AREAS WITH LITTLE TO NO CLOUD COVER...EXCEPT FOR THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO REACH SOME OF THE COLDEST
MINIMUMS OF THE SEASON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE JUST A FEW DEGREES
COLDER EACH NIGHT AS FOR THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS AS THE SAME
CONDITIONS REMAIN IN PLACE.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY DRY OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH
MONDAY. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF EXCEPTIONS TO THIS. THERE IS A FRONT
JUST INLAND FROM THE COAST THAT WILL BE FAIRLY STATIONARY THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THIS FRONT WILL DISSIPATE SUNDAY
MORNING WHILE THE SOUTHERN PORTION WILL BECOME MORE EAST-WEST
ORIENTED AND LINGER JUST SOUTH OF KING SALMON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...THEN SLIDE SOUTH. THERE IS ALSO AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
THAT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE NORTHERN KUSKOKWIM BASIN TONIGHT AND
PRODUCE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST.
THIS LOW WILL PASS JUST WEST OF THE PRIBILOFS SUNDAY MORNING AND
REACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY NIGHT
BEFORE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY MORNING. THIS
LOW WILL INITIALLY BE QUITE STRONG AS IT PULLS COLD AIR OFF OF
NORTHEAST SIBERIA WITH SOME STORM FORCE WINDS...THEN WILL SLOWLY
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM ITS COLD AIR SOURCE. ANOTHER SYSTEM
WILL FORM OVER THE NORTHERN BERING MONDAY AND APPROACH THE
PRIBILOFS MONDAY AFTERNOON...BUT MUCH WEAKER THAN THE PREVIOUS
SYSTEM. A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN BERING AND WESTERN
ALEUTIANS MONDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE BEGINNING TO REBOUND DURING THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS THE LONGWAVE TROUGH SHIFTS TO THE EAST.
HOWEVER...MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE GREATLY WITH THE EVOLUTION
OF THE PATTERN DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AS THE TROUGH IS
REPLACED BY WEAK SHORTWAVE RIDGING. THE GFS QUICKLY MOVES THIS
FEATURE OFF TO THE EAST AND TRANSITIONS TO ZONAL FLOW WITH SEVERAL
EMBEDDED WAVES TRAVERSING THE INTERIOR. MEANWHILE...EUROPEAN
GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO AMPLIFY THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE MAINLAND AND HOLD BACK MOST OF THE ENERGY OVER THE WESTERN
HALF OF THE STATE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS LENDS BELOW
AVERAGE CONFIDENCE TO THE FORECAST...WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES
GRADUALLY INCREASING FROM WEST TO EAST AND TEMPERATURES RETURNING
TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES BY THE END OF THE WEEK IN WEST TO SOUTHWEST
FLOW. MODELS ARE ALSO HAVING TROUBLE PINNING DOWN THE DETAILS OVER
THE BERING NEXT WEEK...BUT ARE GENERALLY ADVERTISING A PROGRESSIVE
PATTERN FEATURING UNSETTLED CONDITIONS AS A NUMBER OF SYSTEMS
TRACK THROUGH THE REGION.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING...SPRAY 180 181
         GALE 170 172 173 174 175 179 185

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SA
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...ML
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...BL
LONG TERM...CB