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FZAK62 PAFC 100021
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

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.

PKZ499-101500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 974 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO NEAR 49N
166W AT 948 MB FRI MORNING THEN TO NEAR 58N 163W AT 963 MB SAT
AFTERNOON. A 961 MB LOW NEAR 50N 169E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 51N 178E AT
967 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR 55N 180 AT 974 MB SAT AFTERNOON.

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PKZ411-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

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PKZ412-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

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PKZ413-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

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PKZ414-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

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