486  
FZAK62 PAFC 061050  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
250 AM AKDT TUE OCT 6 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.  
 
PKZ499-070030-  
250 AM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
A 980 MB KAMCHATKA LOW PUSHES ITS FRONT INTO THE WESTERN BERING  
TUE AFTERNOON. A 964 MB LOW MOVES TO 53N 173E BY WED AFTERNOON,  
THEN STRENGTHENS TO 950 MB AS IT LIFTS TOWARD EASTERN RUSSIA BY  
THU MORNING. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSHES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING  
BY THU MORNING.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-070030-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
250 AM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN.   
WED
 
S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 TO 30 FT.   
THU
 
SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 TO 33 FT.   
FRI
 
SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT.   
SAT
 
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-070030-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
250 AM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND UP TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.   
WED
 
S WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 35 TO 50 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SE WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.   
THU THROUGH FRI
 
S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 29 FT.   
SAT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-070030-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
250 AM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO UP TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.   
WED
 
S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.   
THU THROUGH FRI
 
SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT.   
SAT
 
SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-070030-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
250 AM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
WED
 
N WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.   
THU
 
S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SAT
 
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.  
 

 
 
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