992  
FZAK62 PAFC 202331  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
331 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 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.  
 
PKZ499-211430-  
331 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA  
 
A NORTHWEST-TO-SOUTHEAST ORIENTED FRONT REMAINS STATIONARY OVER  
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. RIDGING BUILDS INTO  
THE BERING AS A TROUGH MOVES OUT OF BRISTOL BAY AND INTO THE N  
PACIFIC THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
PKZ411-211430-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
331 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
SAT  
SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
SAT NIGHT  
SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.   
SUN  
SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.   
MON  
SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.   
TUE THROUGH WED  
SE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ412-211430-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
331 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 0 TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
SAT  
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 0 TO 4 FT.   
SAT NIGHT  
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 0 TO 4 FT.   
SUN  
E WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 0 TO 4 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
MON  
S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.   
TUE  
E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
WED  
NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ413-211430-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
331 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
SAT  
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
SAT NIGHT  
E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
SUN  
E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.   
MON  
SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.   
TUE THROUGH WED  
NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ414-211430-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
331 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT.  
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.   
SAT  
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 TO 6 FT.  
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.   
SAT NIGHT  
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 0 TO 5 FT.  
FREEZING SPRAY.   
SUN  
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 0 TO 5 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
N WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 0 TO 3 FT.   
MON THROUGH WED  
N WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 0 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab AK Page
Main Text Page