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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
347 PM 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.
PKZ499-171245-
347 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
A 1004 MB LOW AT 59N 170W MOVES TO 60N 165W BY FRI MORNING BEFORE
MOVING INLAND ON FRI AFTERNOON. A 982 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES
TO 49N 172E BY FRI MORNING THEN TO 55N 179E AT 969 MB BY SAT
AFTERNOON.
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BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
347 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2026
..STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT
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 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
SAT
N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT.
SUN
N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
MON THROUGH TUE
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
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BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
347 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2026
..STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT
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 6 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO
17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
SAT
E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 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.
TUE
NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PKZ413-171245-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
347 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2026
..GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
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 TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
SAT
SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
SUN
W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
TUE
NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
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BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
347 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2026
..GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 9
FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
SAT
S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 TO 10
FT.
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.
TUE
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT.
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