Gale Warning 384, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

May 4, 2016, 2:47 PM AKDT (22:47 UTC)

Expired

May 5, 2016, 3:42 AM AKDT

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

897 
FZAK61 PAFC 042247
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 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.

PKZ399-051315-
247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF WEAKENS OVERNIGHT...MEANWHILE A
STRONGER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF THU MORNING AND MOVES
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU AFTERNOON. A 987 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW
MOVES TO 53N 155W AT 990 MB FRI MORNING...THEN MOVES TO 55N 152W
AT 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-051315-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

$$

PKZ352-051315-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
247 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2016

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

$$

019 
FZAK61 PAFC 051142
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
342 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 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.

PKZ399-060130-
342 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF
COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND STALLS THROUGH TONIGHT. A 990 MB NORTH
PACIFIC LOW ENTERS THE GULF OF ALASKA NEAR 54N 155W FRI MORNING
AND MOVES TO 57N 142W SAT MORNING AT 1005 MB.

$$

PKZ351-060130-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
342 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING.
.FRI...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ352-060130-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
342 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2016

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

$$

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