649  
FZAK62 PAFC 071042  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
242 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 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.  
 
PKZ499-080015-  
242 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
A FRONT FROM A 985 MB KAMCHATKA LOW EXTENDS ACROSS THE WESTERN  
BERING. BY WED AFTERNOON A 963 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 54N  
173E AND TRACKS NORTH TOWARD EASTERN RUSSIA BY THU MORNING,  
STRENGTHENING TO 948 MB AS IT MERGES WITH THE KAMCHATKA LOW. THE  
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW PUSHES INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY  
FRI MORNING.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-080015-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
242 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WIND 30 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 45 TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 TO 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
THU
 
SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING 35 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
26 TO 34 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS.   
THU NIGHT
 
SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 TO 33 FT.   
FRI
 
SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT.   
SAT THROUGH SUN
 
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-080015-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
242 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2026  
   
..HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 35 TO 50 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 17 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
SE WIND 55 TO 70 KT BECOMING S 40 TO 55 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 28 FT BUILDING TO 19 TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
RAIN.   
THU
 
SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
THU NIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT.   
FRI
 
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT.   
SAT
 
SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.   
SUN
 
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-080015-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
242 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2026  
   
..HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 17  
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 55 TO 70 KT BECOMING SW 35 TO 50 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. RAIN.   
THU
 
SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.   
FRI
 
SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT.   
SAT THROUGH SUN
 
W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-080015-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
242 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5  
FT.   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN.   
THU
 
S WIND 30 TO 45 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 35 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SAT
 
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.   
SUN
 
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab AK Page Main Text Page