Storm Warning 35, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Feb 20, 2016, 3:21 AM AKST (12:21 UTC)

Expired

Feb 20, 2016, 3:17 PM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

122 
FZAK61 PAFC 201221
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
321 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 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.

PKZ399-210230-
321 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 968 MB LOW NEAR 53N 155W MOVES TO 56N 160W AT 972 MB LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN
DRIFTS INTO THE BERING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES
TO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON...THEN STALLS ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 55N 141W LATE SAT NIGHT MOVES TO 60N 149W MIDDAY
SUN...THEN MOVES INTO INTERIOR ALASKA.

$$

PKZ351-210230-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
321 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS
BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE UP TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.

$$

PKZ352-210230-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
321 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.

$$

814 
FZAK61 PAFC 210017
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
317 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 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.

PKZ399-211500-
317 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 968 MB LOW NEAR 54N 156W MOVES TO 57N 161W AT 980 MB SUN AFTERNOON...
THEN DRIFTS INTO THE BERING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF
MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT...THEN STALLS ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 56N 142W EARLY SUN MOVES MOVES INLAND
NEAR 61N 152W SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-211500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
317 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

.TONIGHT...SE 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BEFORE MIDNIGHT BECOMING
S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
.MON...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.

$$

PKZ352-211500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
317 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.

$$

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