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offshore waters forecast
national weather service anchorage ak
400 pm akst tue feb 9 2010
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 tue feb 9 2010
. synopsis for central bering sea....
a 968 mb low near 58n 165w moves northwest and dissipates wednesday.
a 962 mb low near 52n 166w moves to 58n 173w and weakens to 978 mb
thursday afternoon.
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pkz411 - 101500-
bering sea offshore west of 180 and east of the international
dateline
400 pm akst tue feb 9 2010
... gale warning through wednesday...
... heavy freezing spray warning through wednesday night...
. tonight ... n wind 35 kt. seas 22 ft. heavy freezing spray.
. wed ... n wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 12 to 19 ft. heavy freezing spray.
. wed night ... n wind 20 to 30 kt. seas 10 to 15 ft. heavy freezing
spray.
. thu and thu night ... nw wind 35 kt. seas 15 ft.
. fri through sun ... nw wind 30 kt. seas 14 ft.
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pkz412 - 101500-
bering sea offshore 171w to 180 and north of 56n
400 pm akst tue feb 9 2010
... gale warning through wednesday...
... heavy freezing spray warning through wednesday night...
. tonight ... n wind 35 to 45 kt diminishing to 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. seas 19 to 24 ft. heavy freezing spray. areas fog.
. wed ... n wind 35 kt. seas 17 ft. snow. heavy freezing spray.
. wed night ... n wind 30 kt. seas 15 ft. snow. heavy freezing spray.
. thu through fri ... nw to n wind 35 kt. seas 15 ft.
. sat ... n wind 25 kt. seas 10 ft.
. sun ... se wind 25 kt. seas 7 ft.
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pkz413 - 101500-
bering sea offshore 171w to 180 and south of 56n
400 pm akst tue feb 9 2010
... gale warning through wednesday...
. tonight ... n wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 14 to 24 ft. snow showers.
freezing spray.
. wed ... n wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 11 to 20 ft. snow. freezing spray.
. wed night ... nw wind 30 kt. seas 17 ft. snow. freezing spray.
. thu through sat ... nw wind 30 kt. seas 16 ft.
. sun ... sw wind 30 kt. seas 10 ft.
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pkz414 - 101500-
bering sea offshore east of 171w
400 pm akst tue feb 9 2010
. tonight ... n to e wind 15 to 25 kt. seas in ice free waters 4 to
9 ft. snow. freezing spray.
. wed ... n to e wind 15 to 25 kt. seas in ice free waters 4 to 9 ft.
snow. freezing spray.
. wed night ... variable wind 10 to 20 kt. seas in ice free waters
4 to 9 ft. snow. freezing spray.
. thu ... se wind 25 kt. seas in ice free waters 9 ft.
. thu night ... e wind 20 kt. seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
. fri ... n wind 15 kt. seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
. sat ... se wind 15 kt. seas in ice free waters 9 ft.
. sun ... sw wind 20 kt. seas in ice free waters 10 ft.
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