079  
FZAK62 PAFC 171226  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
426 AM AKDT MON AUG 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.  
 
PKZ499-180115-  
426 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
A 1008 MB LOW AT 55N 179E AND A 1009 MB LOW AT 51N 178W MERGE INTO A  
1007 MB LOW NEAR 52N 174W MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW MOVES TO 55N 166W  
AT 1010 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES TO 56N 163W AT 1011 MB WED  
MORNING.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-180115-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
426 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
TUE
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
TUE NIGHT
 
W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
WED THROUGH THU
 
SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.   
FRI
 
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-180115-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
426 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
TUE
 
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
WED
 
W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
THU
 
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
FRI
 
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-180115-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
426 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
TODAY
 
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
TUE
 
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
WED
 
W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
THU
 
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
FRI
 
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-180115-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
426 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
TUE
 
SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
WED
 
NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
THU THROUGH FRI
 
W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
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