857  
FZAK62 PAFC 111128  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
228 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
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.  
 
PKZ499-120245-  
228 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA  
 
A 987 MB LOW NEAR 50N 170W CONTINUES SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH  
PACIFIC THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A 1018 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 61N  
175W MID-MORNING MON AND MOVES TO 54N 175W AT 1011 MB BY TUE  
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH TUE  
MORNING.  
 
 
 
PKZ411-120245-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
228 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
TONIGHT  
NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.   
MON  
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.   
TUE THROUGH THU  
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ412-120245-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
228 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING TODAY  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
TONIGHT  
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
MON  
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
MON NIGHT  
NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.   
TUE THROUGH THU  
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ413-120245-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
228 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
TONIGHT  
NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
MON  
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8  
TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
MON NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.   
TUE THROUGH THU  
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ414-120245-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
228 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT  
   
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY  
 
   
TODAY  
N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. EXTREME FREEZING  
SPRAY AT A RATE OF 4 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE  
ON VESSELS NEAR THE ICE EDGE.   
TONIGHT  
N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. EXTREME FREEZING  
SPRAY AT A RATE OF 4 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE  
ON VESSELS NEAR THE ICE EDGE.   
MON  
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. EXTREME FREEZING  
SPRAY AT A RATE OF 4 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE  
ON VESSELS NEAR THE ICE EDGE.   
MON NIGHT  
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.   
TUE THROUGH THU  
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.  
 
 
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