FZAK62 PAFC 201348 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 450 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 UPDATED 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. PKZ499-210300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 47N 170W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 987 MB AT 54N 176W WED MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING TO 991 MB AT 56N 178W THU MORNING. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 49N 168W WED MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB AT 54N 167W THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE TO SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 450 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 .TODAY...N TO E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$