Gale Warning 645, NWS Anchorage, AK

066 
FZAK62 PAFC 210020
OFFALU

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
320 PM AKST Tue Nov 20 2018

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.

PKZ499-211415-
320 PM AKST Tue Nov 20 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 978 mb low near 47N 164E and a developing 996 mb low near 45N 
177W will merge into a 970 mb low near 51N 177W Thu afternoon.

$$

PKZ411-211415-
Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International
Dateline-
320 PM AKST Tue Nov 20 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.

$$

PKZ412-211415-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N-
320 PM AKST Tue Nov 20 2018

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.

$$

PKZ413-211415-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N-
320 PM AKST Tue Nov 20 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.

$$

PKZ414-211415-
Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W-
320 PM AKST Tue Nov 20 2018

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

$$

129 
FZAK62 PAFC 211249
OFFALU

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
349 AM AKST Wed Nov 21 2018

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.

PKZ499-220230-
349 AM AKST Wed Nov 21 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A front over the western Aleutians will move over the central 
Aleutians Thu afternoon. The associated 981 mb North Pacific low 
will move to 48N 176W Thu morning then it will move to 52N 176W at
972 mb Fri morning.

$$

PKZ411-220230-
Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International
Dateline-
349 AM AKST Wed Nov 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.

$$

PKZ412-220230-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N-
349 AM AKST Wed Nov 21 2018

.TODAY...NE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.

$$

PKZ413-220230-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N-
349 AM AKST Wed Nov 21 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E to 15 to 30 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft.

$$

PKZ414-220230-
Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W-
349 AM AKST Wed Nov 21 2018

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft.

$$

675 
FZAK62 PAFC 220026
OFFALU

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
326 PM AKST Wed Nov 21 2018

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.

PKZ499-221415-
326 PM AKST Wed Nov 21 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 966 mb low at 50N 166E moves to 51N 176W at 971 mb Thu afternoon. 
The complex low then moves to 51N 177W at 967 mb Fri afternoon.

$$

PKZ411-221415-
Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International
Dateline-
326 PM AKST Wed Nov 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.

$$

PKZ412-221415-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N-
326 PM AKST Wed Nov 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.

$$

PKZ413-221415-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N-
326 PM AKST Wed Nov 21 2018

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 to 40 kt increasing to 35 to 50 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 to 50 kt diminishing to 30 to 40 kt 
after midnight. Seas 15 to 21 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.

$$

PKZ414-221415-
Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W-
326 PM AKST Wed Nov 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft.

$$

231 
FZAK62 PAFC 221238
OFFALU

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
338 AM AKST Thu Nov 22 2018

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.

PKZ499-230145-
338 AM AKST Thu Nov 22 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 976 mb low at 49N 178W will remain nearly stationary through Fri
afternoon. The low will then move to 49N 171W at 956 mb Sat
morning. 

$$

PKZ411-230145-
Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International
Dateline-
338 AM AKST Thu Nov 22 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. Snow and rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PKZ412-230145-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N-
338 AM AKST Thu Nov 22 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Snow and rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.

$$

PKZ413-230145-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N-
338 AM AKST Thu Nov 22 2018

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 25 to 40 kt increasing to 35 to 50 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 to 50 kt diminishing to 30 to 40 kt after
midnight. Seas 15 to 21 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.

$$

PKZ414-230145-
Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W-
338 AM AKST Thu Nov 22 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

389 
FZAK62 PAFC 230019
OFFALU

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
319 PM AKST Thu Nov 22 2018

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.

PKZ499-231400-
319 PM AKST Thu Nov 22 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 966 mb low at 51N 176W loops to 47N 176W at 969 mb for Sat
afternoon. Its front arches across the Bering and Alaska Peninsula
into the Gulf of Alaska through Sat afternoon. A 970 mb low near
46N 163E tracks to 49N 166W at 959 mb by Sat afternoon.

$$

PKZ411-231400-
Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International
Dateline-
319 PM AKST Thu Nov 22 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 22 ft. Snow showers and
rain showers.
.SAT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

$$

PKZ412-231400-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N-
319 PM AKST Thu Nov 22 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.

$$

PKZ413-231400-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N-
319 PM AKST Thu Nov 22 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. Rain with snow.
.FRI...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.

$$

PKZ414-231400-
Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W-
319 PM AKST Thu Nov 22 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

384 
FZAK62 PAFC 231257
OFFALU

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
357 AM AKST Fri Nov 23 2018

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.

PKZ499-240200-
357 AM AKST Fri Nov 23 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 964 mb low at 52N 175W will move into the North Pacific and
dissipate Sat night. The associated front extending across the
central Bering dissipates by early Sun morning. A new low develops
near 50N 165W at 960 mb Sat morning with an associated front 
moving to the eastern Aleutians Saturday evening which then 
stalls through early Sun morning.

$$

PKZ411-240200-
Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International
Dateline-
357 AM AKST Fri Nov 23 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft.  and rain
showers.
.SAT...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PKZ412-240200-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N-
357 AM AKST Fri Nov 23 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PKZ413-240200-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N-
357 AM AKST Fri Nov 23 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt becoming 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas
12 to 19 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.

$$

PKZ414-240200-
Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W-
357 AM AKST Fri Nov 23 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

860 
FZAK62 PAFC 240024
OFFALU

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
324 PM AKST Fri Nov 23 2018

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.

PKZ499-241345-
324 PM AKST Fri Nov 23 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 961 mb low at 52N 177W drops into the North Pacific and dissipates
Sat evening. A 969 mb North Pacific low moves to 50N 166W at 955 mb 
Sat afternoon and continues to 50N 161W at 960 mb for Sun afternoon. 
Its front wraps across the Bering Sea and Alaska Peninsula into the 
Gulf of Alaska by Sun afternoon.

$$

PKZ411-241345-
Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International
Dateline-
324 PM AKST Fri Nov 23 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PKZ412-241345-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N-
324 PM AKST Fri Nov 23 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

$$

PKZ413-241345-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N-
324 PM AKST Fri Nov 23 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

$$

PKZ414-241345-
Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W-
324 PM AKST Fri Nov 23 2018

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

465 
FZAK62 PAFC 241214
OFFALU

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
314 AM AKST Sat Nov 24 2018

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.

PKZ499-250200-
314 AM AKST Sat Nov 24 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 964 mb low 49N 177W will exit into the North Pacific Sat
afternoon. A 957 mb North Pacific low will move to 53N 155W Mon
morning. 

$$

PKZ411-250200-
Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International
Dateline-
314 AM AKST Sat Nov 24 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PKZ412-250200-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N-
314 AM AKST Sat Nov 24 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PKZ413-250200-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N-
314 AM AKST Sat Nov 24 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PKZ414-250200-
Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W-
314 AM AKST Sat Nov 24 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

401 
FZAK62 PAFC 250038
OFFALU

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
338 PM AKST Sat Nov 24 2018

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.

PKZ499-250200-
338 PM AKST Sat Nov 24 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A front over the western Aleutians Sat afternoon moves to the 
eastern Aleutians through Mon afternoon. A front associated with a
987 mb low at 55N 163E Mon afternoon approaches the western 
Aleutians.

$$

PKZ411-250200-
Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International
Dateline-
338 PM AKST Sat Nov 24 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PKZ412-250200-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N-
338 PM AKST Sat Nov 24 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PKZ413-250200-
Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N-
338 PM AKST Sat Nov 24 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PKZ414-250200-
Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W-
338 PM AKST Sat Nov 24 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
441 PM AKST Mon Nov 19 2018

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A vertically stacked, occluded low can be spotted spinning over
the western Gulf of Alaska this afternoon. It lies at the base of
an extended trough over Southwest Mainland Alaska with the main
upper level low near St Matthew Island. Southcentral Alaska
remains in the warm sector of this system, but the whole airmass
is moderating due to the low being occluded. Temperatures aloft
are generally colder in Southwest Mainland Alaska and the Bering
Sea. A secondary trough extends out of the low near St Matthew
Island to near Adak where a surface low is increasing the pressure
gradient in the Central and Eastern Aleutians.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Models remain in good synoptic agreement through much of the
week. The only real item of note is Wednesday night through
Friday with the complex low moving just south of the Aleutians.
The models have the same track of the low overall, but there is a
considerable spread in where the individual low centers that make
up the complex move. This is mainly an issue for the Aleutian
Island forecasts as the remainder of the area will be north of the
complex low and therefore will not be affected much by the
development and movement of the individual centers.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist. There may be
enough clearing overnight to allow some fog back into the area
tonight due to an abundance of surface moisture with recent rain
and above freezing temperatures. However, conditions overall are
not terribly favorable to widespread fog with the upper level
trough overhead and some mid and high level clouds over the
region.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
The surface low currently in the Gulf, south of the Kenai
Peninsula will track slowly to the northeast tonight through
Tuesday to be located just off of Cape Saint Elias by Tuesday
evening. The low will then turn to the northwest and gradually
fill and then dissipate as it drifts towards Prince William Sound
through Wednesday. A cold upper level low will track from
Southwest Alaska over southern Kodiak Island Wednesday evening and
then continue southeastward into the far southern Gulf through
Thursday. In response to the upper level low, a cold and drier
air mass will filter into Southcentral Alaska Wednesday and
Thursday, bringing decreasing clouds and increase offshore flow.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)...
(Tonight through Thursday)

Areas of light snow will develop from Bristol Bay north through
the YK Delta tonight as a strengthening trough slides onshore and
lifts north over St. Mary's. Tomorrow, a secondary area of low
pressure will move onshore along with the associated mid-level
trough. This will usher in another round of snow showers from the
Kuskokwim Delta south to Dillingham. Accumulations will be on the
light side, with less than an inch expected in low-lying areas
and an upwards of a couple of inches for the Kilbuck Mountains
and Nushagak Hills. Farther south, an area of low pressure
currently south of the Pribilofs will bring a mix of rain and snow
for the AKPEN overnight through Tuesday as its tracks southeast.

As the mid-level trough and associated surface feature move south
and east tomorrow, much colder air will begin to spill south
along the coast. The steeper lapse rates from the cold air
advection combined with the sheared upper-level trough aloft will
help enhance snow shower activity through early Wednesday. The
bulk of these snow showers will fall directly along the coast and
north-facing slopes of the Aleutian Range. The trough continues
to move south and east Wednesday as a mid-level ridge develops
over the interior. Clearer and drier conditions prevail for much
of the southwest Tuesday night through Thursday as the ridge
settles over the interior, providing a cold offshore flow.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)...
(Tonight through Thursday)

A strengthening area of low pressure south of the Pribilofs will
move east toward the AKPEN tonight with a trailing cold front
sweeping eastward. This system will bring widespread precipitation
along the eastern Aleutians and AKPEN with sustained small-craft
winds over the southern Bering and areas of gales along the
Pacific side of the chain. High pressure will develop over the
central Bering tomorrow as the low moves across the AKPEN. Brisk
northerly winds and scattered snow showers will also develop over
the eastern Bering Tuesday and linger through Wednesday as colder
air advects south between the high and the departing low.

Farther west, another occluded front with widespread
precipitation and weak gales will track over the western
Aleutians late Tuesday night, reaching the central ALeutians late
Wednesday. A triple-point low will then develop south of Adak
Wednesday night and move north into the Bering for Thursday.
As it does, its associated warm front will swing across the
eastern Aleutians and southern AKPEN.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Friday through Monday)...

The long-term forecast remains an uncertain one during the Friday
through Monday time frame. While all the models have a good handle
on day 4 of it being seasonably cold and quiet across mainland
Alaska, the uncertainty develops behind where a strong low
tracking eastward along the Aleutians goes, how strong it gets,
and how quickly it moves. Each of the models has a different
solution to this. As a new low over the north Pacific approaches
it, the low is expected to deepen as the two lows merge. The GFS
and EC both keep the low drifting eastward, while the Canadian
tracks it faster into the Gulf. In addition, there is significant
uncertainty by Sunday and Monday as to exactly where the cold air
sets up, with the GFS by far the warmest, the Canadian the
coldest, and the EC in the middle. Most of the models agree the
seasonably cold and quiet weather for Thanksgiving and Friday
turns warmer and wetter by the weekend over Southern mainland
Alaska, but how much so remains a question with significant
uncertainty.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Gales...130 131 132 174 178.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...AH/EZ
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JR
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...TM
LONG TERM...JW