FZAK62 PAFC 162359
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 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.

PKZ499-171500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 993 MB LOW NEAR 54N 164W WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
SUN MORNING. A 960 MB LOW AT 47N 166E WILL MOVE TO 51N 161E AT 968 MB
SUN EVENING. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 48N 178W SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO
56N 175E AT 958 MB MON AFTERNOON.

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PKZ411-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. 
.MON...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

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PKZ412-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 32 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  

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PKZ413-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

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PKZ414-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 57N...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N OF 57N...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

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