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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
249 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 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.
PKZ499-191400-
249 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS ACROSS THE REGION.
PKZ411-191400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
249 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
THU
NW WIND UP TO 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT.
THU NIGHT
E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI
E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
SAT THROUGH MON
S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
PKZ412-191400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
249 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2026
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
THU NIGHT
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI
NE WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN THROUGH MON
SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
PKZ413-191400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
249 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU
NW WIND UP TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
SAT
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.
MON
S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.
PKZ414-191400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
249 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2026
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 TO 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 7
FT. EXTREME FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 4 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER MAY
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS NEAR THE ICE EDGE.
FRI
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6
FT.
SAT THROUGH MON
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3
TO
6 FT.
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