286  
FZAK62 PAFC 171312  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
412 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 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.  
 
PKZ499-180230-  
412 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
A 985 MB LOW CENTERED AT 64N 180 MOVES TO 65N 174W AT 985 MB TUE  
AFTERNOON AS ITS FRONT WEAKENS AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL  
ALEUTIANS. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO 69N 173W WED MORNING AT 988 MB  
AND THEN OUT OF THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS ACROSS THE  
BERING STARTING WED AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-180230-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
412 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
TODAY
 
W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.   
WED
 
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
THU THROUGH SAT
 
S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-180230-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
412 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.   
WED
 
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.   
THU
 
E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SAT
 
S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-180230-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
412 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.   
WED
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
THU
 
E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SAT
 
SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-180230-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
412 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
TODAY
 
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.   
WED
 
NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.   
THU
 
N WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SAT
 
SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
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