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FZAK62 PAFC 161223
OFFALU
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
423 AM AKDT THU APR 16 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.
PKZ499-170230-
423 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
A 1002 MB LOW AT 58N 174W MOVES TO 59N 166W BY FRI MORNING BEFORE
MOVING INLAND ON FRI. A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT WILL BE POSITIONED
IN THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 982 MB NORTH PACIFIC
LOW MOVES TO 49N 173E BY FRI MORNING. THIS LOW MOVES TO 54N 179E
AT 966 MB BY SAT MORNING.
PKZ411-170230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
423 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2026
..GALE WARNING FRIDAY
TODAY
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT.
FRI
E WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SAT THROUGH SUN
N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
MON
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
PKZ412-170230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
423 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
FRI
E WIND UP TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT
E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
SUN
N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PKZ413-170230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
423 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2026
..GALE WARNING FRIDAY
TODAY
W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
FRI
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SAT THROUGH SUN
W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
PKZ414-170230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
423 AM AKDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 9
FT.
SAT THROUGH SUN
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6
TO
11 FT.
MON
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 8 FT.
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