Kamchatsky, March 17, 2010, SPA -- An additional storm alert warning has been issued to ships on duty missions off the shores of Kamchatka in the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean where seawaves 8 to 10 meters tall are expected overnight to March 18 (Kamchatka's current time zone is GMT + 12 hours). The Kamchatka branch of Russia's Ministry for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense /EMERCOM/ said storm is expected along practically the entire eastern coast of the peninsula from Cape Shipunsky to Cape Goven. Captains of ships located in the area have been advised to take extra measures for ensuring the safety of their crews. A strong cyclone with heavy snowfall and blizzards has approached Kamchatka, Itar-Tass reported. Gale of up to 36 meters per second was registered Wednesday morning in the southernmost areas of the peninsula and weather forecasters warned of a possible deterioration of the situation in the regional capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky where classes have already been cancelled at elementary schools, as well as in the Yelizovo and Ust-Bolsheretsk districts.
