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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013

CORRECTED ZONE 413

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.

PKZ499-181500-
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW NEAR 45N 167E SAT
AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB NEAR 47N 174E SUN AFTERNOON. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT EVENING AND TO
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY SUN AFTERNOON.

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PKZ411-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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PKZ412-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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PKZ413-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

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PKZ414-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$