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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013

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.

PKZ499-200300-
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE
THU NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 53N 160W WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT
MOVES TO 54N 159W THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES BY THU NIGHT. A
970 MB LOW NEAR 49N 170E THU MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 50N 174E AT 970 MB FRI MORNING.

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PKZ411-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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PKZ412-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ413-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 9 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...E WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ414-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$