Storm Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jan 28, 2017, 3:20 PM AKST (00:20 UTC)

Expired

Jan 29, 2017, 3:45 AM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

847 
FZAK62 PAFC 290020
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
320 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017

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.

PKZ499-291445-
320 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 63N
170W WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 53N
164E WILL MOVE TO 57N 177W AT 975 MB LOW SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN
MOVE TO 62N 177W AT 982 MB MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-291445-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
320 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. N OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT
BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. WIDESPREAD
SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
N OF 57N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 TO 32 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.

$$

PKZ412-291445-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
320 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 28 FT.

$$

PKZ413-291445-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
320 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WIDESPREAD SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 27 FT.

$$

PKZ414-291445-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
320 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$

161 
FZAK62 PAFC 291245
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
345 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2017

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.

PKZ499-300215-
345 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
BOGOSLOF VOLCANO AT 54N 168W REMAINS ACTIVE. A 980 MB LOW AT 54N
172E MOVES TO 61N 179W AT 976 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVES INLAND
OVER EASTERN SIBERIA BY MON NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MOVES ONSHORE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT.
ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-300215-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
345 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2017

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. N OF 56N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 TO 31 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.

$$

PKZ412-300215-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
345 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT BY MIDDAY.
SEAS 5 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 29 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.

$$

PKZ413-300215-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
345 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 29 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.

$$

PKZ414-300215-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
345 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING SE 35 TO 50 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$

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