996
FZAK62 PAFC 222126
OFFALU
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
126 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 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.
PKZ499-231230-
126 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
A 997 MB LOW NEAR 52N 172E STRENGTHENS TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO
57N 179W BY THU MORNING. ITS FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN
AND THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THU MORNING.
PKZ411-231230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
126 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
E WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
WED
E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
THU
N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
FRI THROUGH SUN
W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
PKZ412-231230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
126 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
WED
E WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
THU
E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
FRI THROUGH SUN
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
PKZ413-231230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
126 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
WED
SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
THU
SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT.
FRI THROUGH SAT
NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SUN
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PKZ414-231230-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
126 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WED
SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
THU
S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
FRI
SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
SAT THROUGH SUN
NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
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