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FZAK62 PAFC 051228
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008

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.

PKZ499-060300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 985 MB LOW NEAR 59N 172W WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB AT 47N 171W SAT
AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 52N 165W WILL
WEAKEN TO 1000 MB AT 56N 155W SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GULF OF ALASKA SAT NIGHT.

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PKZ411-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

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PKZ412-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 21 TO
26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

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PKZ413-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WEST OF 174W...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 TO 28 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. E OF 174W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.TONIGHT...WEST OF 174W...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
E OF 174W...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.SAT...WEST OF 174W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. E OF 174W...N WIND 25
KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

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PKZ414-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

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