Gale Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jan 8, 2016, 3:01 PM AKST (00:01 UTC)

Expired

Jan 9, 2016, 3:44 AM AKST

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

873 
FZAK61 PAFC 090001
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
301 PM AKST FRI JAN 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.

PKZ399-091500-
301 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 970 MB LOW AT 54N 154W MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 55N
157W BEFORE CROSSING INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SAT AFTERNOON. 
A 981 MB LOW NEAR 54N 151W SUN MORNING MOVES TO 56N 155W SUN
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-091500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
301 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 40 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.

$$

PKZ352-091500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
301 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$

043 
FZAK61 PAFC 091244
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
344 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 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.

PKZ399-100245-
344 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 970 MB LOW AT 54N 155W CROSSES INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA THIS
AFTERNOON. A FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND MOVES TO
THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN GULF SUN MORNING AND DISSIPATES LATE SUN
NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 54N 153W SUN MORNING MOVES INLAND NEAR
57N 157W SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-100245-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
344 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2016

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO
20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ352-100245-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
344 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$

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