338  
FZAK62 PAFC 192217  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
217 PM AKDT WED AUG 19 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.  
 
PKZ499-201345-  
217 PM AKDT WED AUG 19 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
A 1012 MB LOW AT 56N 162W MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES BY THU  
AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB ARRIVES AT 62N 177W AND MOVES NEAR ST.  
LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 1000 MB BY FRI AFTERNOON. ITS FRONT MOVES  
ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-201345-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
217 PM AKDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
THU
 
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
THU NIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
FRI
 
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
SAT THROUGH MON
 
SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-201345-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
217 PM AKDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
THU
 
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
THU NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.   
FRI
 
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SAT
 
S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
SUN THROUGH MON
 
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-201345-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
217 PM AKDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
THU
 
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
THU NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
FRI
 
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SAT
 
S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
SUN THROUGH MON
 
SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-201345-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
217 PM AKDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
THU
 
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
FRI
 
SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
SAT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.   
SUN THROUGH MON
 
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
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