Gale Warning 16, NWS Anchorage, AK

509 
FZAK62 PAFC 202343 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
243 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2016

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.

PKZ499-211430-
243 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 976 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG A FRONT NEAR 52N 180 THEN MOVE TO 54N
175E FRI AFTERNOON. 

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PKZ411-211430-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
243 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2016

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.FRI...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ412-211430-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
243 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$

PKZ413-211430-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
243 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2016

.TONIGHT...NW WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ414-211430-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
243 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW AND PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT N OF THE
PRIBILOFS.
.THU...NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF THE
PRIBILOFS.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
THE PRIBILOFS.
.FRI...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.

$$

352 
FZAK62 PAFC 211219
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
319 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2016

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.

PKZ499-220245-
319 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 961 MB LOW NEAR 46N 164E WILL MOVE TO 48N 174W AT 972 MB EARLY
SAT MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 48N
163W FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 52N 158W AT 973 MB EARLY SAT
MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-220245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
319 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ412-220245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
319 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2016

.TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY 
N OF 58N.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ413-220245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
319 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2016

.TODAY...SE WIND UP TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ414-220245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
319 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
N OF THE PRIBILOFS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY 
N OF THE PRIBILOFS.
.FRI...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY 
N OF THE PRIBILOFS.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.

$$

755 
FZAK62 PAFC 220003
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
303 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2016

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.

PKZ499-221445-
303 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 966 MB LOW NEAR 45N 167E WILL TRACK TO 49N 174W AT 972 MB SAT
AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING FRI. A 975 MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP NEAR 48N 164W FRI AND MOVE TO 54N 154W AT 974 MB SAT
AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-221445-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
303 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

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PKZ412-221445-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
303 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ413-221445-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
303 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

$$

PKZ414-221445-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
303 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 57N.
.FRI...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 57N.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

$$

884 
FZAK62 PAFC 221240
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
340 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2016

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.

PKZ499-230215-
340 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 967 MB LOW NEAR 45N 174E WILL MOVE TO 50N 170W AT 974 MB BY
EARLY SUN MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE
SOUTHERN BERING THIS AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 50N
160W THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 57N 156W AT NEAR THE SAME STRENGTH
EARLY SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-230215-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
340 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2016

.TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

$$

PKZ412-230215-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
340 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2016

.TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ413-230215-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
340 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2016

.TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

$$

PKZ414-230215-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
340 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2016

.TODAY...E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

$$