Gale Warning 308, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Apr 8, 2016, 3:34 AM AKDT (11:34 UTC)

Expired

Apr 8, 2016, 2:58 PM AKDT

In force

11 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

118 
FZAK61 PAFC 081134
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
334 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

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.

PKZ399-090115-
334 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS MORNING AND MOVES INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT...THEN STALLS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A
995 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT NEAR 52N 153W TONIGHT AND
MOVES INLAND NEAR 59N 158W SAT MIDDAY AT 992 MB.

$$

PKZ351-090115-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
334 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

.TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

PKZ352-090115-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
334 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

909 
FZAK61 PAFC 082258
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

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.

PKZ399-091330-
258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
TONIGHT. A 991 MB LOW NEAR 52N 155W THIS EVENING MOVES INTO THE
ALASKA PENINSULA BY SAT MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL REMAIN
OVER THE GULF UNTIL SUN MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE.

$$

PKZ351-091330-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ352-091330-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
258 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO SE 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$

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