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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM 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.

PKZ499-250300-
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING DISSIPATES FRI
AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW NEAR 47N 174W INTENSIFIES TO 993 MB SAT
NIGHT NEAR 54N 165W.

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PKZ411-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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PKZ412-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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PKZ413-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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PKZ414-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT S OF 56N BY
MIDDAY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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