FZAK62 PAFC 241318 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
417 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009

UPDATED ZONE 412 TO ADD LOCALIZED GUSTS

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.

PKZ499-250300-
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A WEAK 994 MB LOW NEAR 57N 170W WILL MOVE TO NEAR KIPNUK LATE TUE
NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 53N 169E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 53N
173E AT 975 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 56N 176W AT 968 MB
WED MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 56N 169W AT 976 MB THU MORNING. 

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PKZ411-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E OF 176E...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W
OF 176E...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S AND E. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

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PKZ412-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
417 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 40 KT. SE WIND 15 
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N TO E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

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PKZ413-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 25 TO 35 KT E OF 174W IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S AND W. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

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PKZ414-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S OF 57N...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. N OF 57N...S TO E WIND
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 57N AND W OF 168W...N TO E WIND 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW
WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N OF 57N...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. S OF
57N...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 56N...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 56N...SE TO NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

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