577 
FZPN01 PANC 081021
OFFANC
OFFSHORE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
3 AM ADT MON OCT 08 2001
FORECAST VALID TO 5 AM TUE AND OUTLOOK TO 5 AM WED.


PKZ305-090000-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SYNOPSIS.  

A 989 MB LOW NEAR 55N 130W MOVES ONSHORE EARLY MON AFTERNOON. A 963
MB LOW NEAR 53N 170W WEAKENS TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 59N 149W TUE
NIGHT.

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PKZ385-090000-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE...NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH...OUTSIDE 
COASTAL WATERS.


FORECAST.  
EAST OF 143W.
GALE WARNING.
WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING SOUTH 30 TO 40 KT MON EVENING. WINDS
DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT SUBSIDING
TO 12 FT TUE MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING MON AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK SOUTH WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

BETWEEN 143W AND 148W.
GALE WARNING.
WEST WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO SOUTH 30 TO 40 KT MON AFTERNOON. WINDS
DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13
TO 20 FT MON EVENING AND SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 16 FT TUE MORNING. RAIN
ENDING MON EVENING.
OUTLOOK SOUTH WINDS 40 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING.

WEST OF 148W.
GALE WARNING.
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT EARLY MON
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 TO 24 FT MON EVENING. RAIN ENDING LATE
MON AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

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PKZ395-090000-
OFFSHORE EXTENDED FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA
VALID WED OCT 10 THROUGH FRI OCT 12.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN
WED. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WED WILL INTENSIFY
AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF THU. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD INTO THE GULF FRI. GALES ARE EXPECTED WED...STORMS THU...AND
GALES FRI.

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PKZ300-090000-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE SYNOPSIS. A 963 MB LOW NEAR 53N 170W WILL
WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 59N 149W TUE NIGHT. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MERGE WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM IN
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND TUE. 

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PKZ380-090000-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE...SOUTH CENTRAL BERING SEA EAST OF THE 
INTERNATIONAL DATELINE...OUTSIDE COASTAL WATERS

FORECAST...EAST OF 175W...
STORM WARNING.
NORTHEAST WIND 45 TO 55 KTS DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 30 TO
40 KTS MON EVENING. SEAS 24 TO 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 20 FT
MON NIGHT. RAIN. OUTLOOK NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 40 KTS. SEAS 13
TO 20 FT.
...WEST OF 175W...
GALE WARNING.
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 
MOSTLY NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KTS MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. RAIN. OUTLOOK VARIABLE 
MOSTLY NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KTS. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.

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PKZ390-090000-
OFFSHORE EXTENDED FORECAST FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL BERING SEA
VALID WED OCT 10 THROUGH FRI OCT 12.

A LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THU WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA FRI. EXPECT GALES IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BERING
THU AND FRI.

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