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FZAK62 PAFC 140016
OFFALU
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
316 PM 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.
PKZ499-141515-
316 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
A 1017 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 55N 177W WED MORNING AND MOVES TO 51N
173W THU MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC FRONT LIFTS TO SOUTHERN ALASKA
PENINSULA BY THU MORNING.
PKZ411-141515-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
316 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
..GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI THROUGH SUN
NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
PKZ412-141515-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
316 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE TO NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. WIDESPREAD SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. WIDESPREAD
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT THROUGH SUN
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
PKZ413-141515-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
316 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
..GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI THROUGH SUN
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
PKZ414-141515-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
316 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
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 NEAR THE ICE EDGE.
WED
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 7 FT.
WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT.
WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI THROUGH SUN
E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO
9 FT.
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