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FZAK62 PAFC 082300
OFFALU
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST THU JAN 8 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.
PKZ499-091415-
200 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
A 972 MB LOW NEAR 50N 173W WILL MOVE SOUTH AND OUT OF THE AREA THROUGH
FRI. A 970 MB LOW NEAR 52N 156W WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FRI. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN RUSSIA THROUGH SAT.
PKZ411-091415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
200 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2026
..GALE WARNING TONIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI
NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI NIGHT
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
SUN THROUGH TUE
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
PKZ412-091415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
200 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2026
..GALE WARNING TONIGHT
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI NIGHT
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN THROUGH TUE
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
PKZ413-091415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
200 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2026
..STORM WARNING TONIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 28 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI
NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI NIGHT
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. WIDESPREAD SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SUN THROUGH TUE
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
PKZ414-091415-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
200 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2026
..GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. EXTREME
FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 4 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER MAY RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.
FRI
N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. EXTREME
FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 4 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER MAY RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. EXTREME
FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 4 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER MAY RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.
SAT
N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN THROUGH TUE
N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
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