Bering Sea Offshore Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 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.

PKZ499-210300-
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 994 MB LOW NEAR 48N 179E WILL MOVE TO 60N 174W AS IT WEAKENS TO
1001 MB WED MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL
MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST AND DISSIPATE TUE EVENING.

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PKZ411-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013
.TODAY...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG E OF 177E. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

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PKZ412-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013
.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 TO 20 KT W OF 175W. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

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PKZ413-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013
.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 TO 20 W OF 176W. SEAS 9
TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF 176W.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

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PKZ414-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

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