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FZAK62 PAFC 242259
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 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.

PKZ499-251500-
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 993 MB LOW NEAR 50N 173W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB NEAR 55N 169W
SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN IN PLACE TO 996 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON.

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PKZ411-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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PKZ412-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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PKZ413-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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PKZ414-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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