549  
FZAK62 PAFC 211108  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
308 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 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.  
 
PKZ499-220115-  
308 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA  
 
A 1007 MB LOW AT 48N 176W CONTINUES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH  
THU MORNING. A 960 MB LOW MOVES TO 55N 170E THU AFTERNOON AND  
CONTINUES TO 58N 174E AT 958 MB FRI MORNING. ITS FRONT MOVES INTO  
THE WESTERN BERING WED NIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO THE EASTERN BERING  
BY FRI MORNING.  
 
 
 
PKZ411-220115-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
308 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING THURSDAY  
 
   
TODAY  
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN.   
THU  
S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SUN  
SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ412-220115-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
308 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING THURSDAY  
 
   
TODAY  
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
TONIGHT  
W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.   
THU  
S WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 35 TO 50 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SUN  
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ413-220115-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
308 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING THURSDAY  
 
   
TODAY  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
TONIGHT  
W WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
THU  
S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 16 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SUN  
SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ414-220115-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
308 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2026  
   
TODAY  
NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
TONIGHT  
W WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
THU  
S WIND UP TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.   
THU NIGHT  
SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.   
FRI  
S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.   
SAT THROUGH SUN  
SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.  
 
 
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