FZPN01 PANC 302248
OFFANC
OFFSHORE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
3 PM AST THU JAN 30 2003
FORECAST VALID TO 5 PM FRI AND OUTLOOK TO 5 PM SAT.

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.


PKZ305-311200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SYNOPSIS.  
A 991 MB LOW 57N 159W WILL MOVE TO 58N 164W FRI AFTERNOON AND
DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 50N 160W FRI AFTERNOON WILL
MOVE TO 55N 154W SAT AFTERNOON.
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PKZ385-311200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE...NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH...OUTSIDE
COASTAL WATERS.

FORECAST.  
EAST OF 143W.
VARIABLE WIND 20 KTS. SEAS 7 FT. OUTLOOK WIND BECOMING SOUTH 25
KTS. SEAS 8 FT.

WEST OF 143W.
SOUTH WIND 20 KTS. SEAS 7 FT.  OUTLOOK WIND INCREASING TO
SOUTHEAST 40 KTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT.
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PKZ395-311200-
OFFSHORE EXTENDED FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA
VALID SAT NIGHT FEB 1 THROUGH TUE FEB 4.

A LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 60N 148W SAT NIGHT. A LOW WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE FAR WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MON. EXPECT SOUTH GALES
THROUGH THE PERIOD.
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PKZ300-311200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE SYNOPSIS.  
A 991 MB LOW NEAR 57N 159W MOVE TO 58N 164W FRI AFTERNOON AND
DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW NEAR 49N 176E WILL MOVE TO 
51N 178W FRI AFTERNOON AT 977 MB AND TO 51N 180 SAT AFTERNOON 
AT 972 MB.  

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PKZ380-311200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE...SOUTH CENTRAL BERING SEA EAST OF THE 
INTERNATIONAL DATELINE...OUTSIDE COASTAL WATERS.

FORECAST. 
WEST OF 175W.
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KTS. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT
FRI AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. AREAS OF SNOW AND
FOG. OUTLOOK NORTHEAST WINDS 35 KTS. SEAS 16 FT.

EAST OF 175W.
NORTH TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KTS. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
NORTH OF 56N. AREAS OF SNOW AND FOG. OUTLOOK EAST WINDS 25 KTS.
SEAS 9 FT.

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PKZ390-311200-
OFFSHORE EXTENDED FORECAST FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL BERING SEA
VALID SAT NIGHT FEB 1 THROUGH TUE FEB 4.

A LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT WILL DISSIPATE SUN. 
A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY MON AND INLAND
TUE.

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