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OFFALU
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
309 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 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.
PKZ499-140200-
309 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 53N 174W MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND
EXITS TO THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH THIS EVENING. A 993 MB LOW NEAR
56N 154W REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATES THIS EVENING. A
1017 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 59N 177W THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO
51N 171W AT 1000 MB THU MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC FRONT LIFTS TO
SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA BY THU MORNING.
PKZ411-140200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
309 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
TODAY
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU THROUGH FRI
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
SAT
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
PKZ412-140200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
309 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
TODAY
NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
THU THROUGH FRI
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
PKZ413-140200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
309 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
..GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY
TODAY
NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU THROUGH SAT
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
PKZ414-140200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
309 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
TODAY
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 8 FT.
EXTREME FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 4 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER MAY
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS ALONG THE ICE EDGE.
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 8 FT.
EXTREME FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 4 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER MAY
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS ALONG THE ICE EDGE.
WED
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 7 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. EXTREME FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 4 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER MAY
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS ALONG THE ICE EDGE IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU THROUGH FRI
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3
TO 8 FT.
SAT
E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 9 FT.
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