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NWS Forecast

FZAK62 PAFC 182324
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 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.

PKZ499-191500-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA

A 969 MB LOW NEAR 45N 166E WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT TRACKS TO
51N 179W MON AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SUN AND STALL OVER THE
EASTERN BERING MON.



PKZ411-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

TONIGHT
SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5
FT N OF 57N. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.

SUN
E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.

SUN NIGHT
N TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.

MON
NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

MON NIGHT
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

TUE
NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

WED
W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

THU
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



PKZ412-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT


TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SUN
SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW.

SUN NIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN.

MON AND MON NIGHT
SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

TUE AND WED
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

THU
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



PKZ413-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT


TONIGHT
SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.

SUN
SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.

SUN NIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN.

MON
SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

MON NIGHT
SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

TUE
W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

WED
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

THU
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



PKZ414-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT


TONIGHT
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

SUN
SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SUN NIGHT
SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.

MON
S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

MON NIGHT
SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

TUE
S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

WED
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

THU
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.