Gale Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK

591 
FZAK62 PAFC 060008
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
308 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 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.

PKZ499-061530-
308 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 976 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR 64N 180W WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING.
A 964 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 50N 175W AS IT INTENSIFIES
TO 947 MB WED MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 55N 176W AT 952 MB WED NIGHT.
THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 60N 173E AND WEAKEN TO 961 MB THU
AFTERNOON.

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PKZ411-061530-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
308 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2016

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 175E AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 45 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT BUILDING 14 TO 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY W OF 175E.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT E 15 TO 25 KT N OF 56N.
SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 175E
.THU...W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

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PKZ412-061530-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
308 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2016

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 14 TO 22 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 30 FT BUILDING TO 24
TO 35 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 33 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

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PKZ413-061530-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
308 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2016

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF 176W...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 30 TO 50 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

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PKZ414-061530-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
308 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2016

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT BUILDING TO
16 TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 TO 33 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

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