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IceMap_15Feb13

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Pan Thickness of Sea Ice
N	New Ice	0-4in (0-10cm)
YNG	Young Ice	4-12in (10-30cm)
FL	First Year Thin Ice	12-28in (30-70cm)
FM	First Year Medium Ice	28-47in (70-120cm)
FT	First Year Thick Ice	> 47in (120cm)
FY	First Year Ice greater than 12in
OLD	Multi-year Ice

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SEA ICE ADVISORY FOR WESTERN AND ARCTIC ALASKAN COASTAL WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
545 PM AKST FRIDAY FEBRUARY 15 2013

FORECAST VALID...WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20 2013 

ANALYSIS CONFIDENCE...HIGH.

SYNOPSIS...A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE ALONG THE ALASKAN
PENINSULA SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY...THEN
WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY. A STRONG NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA SUNDAY. THIS LOW WILL STRETCH A
FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND DEVELOP A NEW LOW NEAR ADAK
SUNDAY NIGHT. THE LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE TO WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND TUESDAY AND MERGE WITH THE KAMCHATKA LOW WEDNESDAY. 
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