485  
FZAK62 PAFC 082258  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
258 PM AKDT THU OCT 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.  
 
PKZ499-091345-  
258 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
A FRONT OVER THE FAR EASTERN BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY PUSHES  
ONSHORE OF SOUTHWEST AK AND WEAKENS THROUGH FRI. A 952 MB LOW  
OVER KAMCHATKA MOVES INTO NORTHWESTERN BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT  
THEN MOVES TO 61N 175W AT 980 MB SAT NIGHT.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-091345-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
258 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 TO 30 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS.   
FRI
 
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN  
SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
W WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
SAT
 
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.   
SUN THROUGH TUE
 
NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-091345-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
258 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 28 FT.   
FRI
 
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN  
SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN  
SHOWERS.   
SAT
 
SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.   
SUN THROUGH MON
 
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.   
TUE
 
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-091345-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
258 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
FRI
 
SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS.   
SAT
 
W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.   
SUN THROUGH TUE
 
NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-091345-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
258 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN.   
FRI
 
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.   
SAT
 
S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.   
SUN THROUGH MON
 
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.   
TUE
 
NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.  
 

 
 
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