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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
418 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 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.
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418 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
A 1008 MB LOW AT 59N 165W MOVES INLAND FRI AFTERNOON. A 982 MB
NORTH PACIFIC LOW AT 49N 172E MOVES TO 54N 177E AT 967 MB SAT
MORNING THEN TO 56N 180 AT 970 MB BY SUN MORNING. A FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA SAT INTO SUN.
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BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
418 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2026
..STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
TODAY
E WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
AND RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS.
SAT
N WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT.
SUN
N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
MON THROUGH TUE
E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
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BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
418 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2026
..GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
TODAY
E WIND UP TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. SNOW.
TONIGHT
E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
SAT
SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
SUN
N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
MON
NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
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BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
418 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2026
..GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY
TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 45 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SNOW.
SAT
S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
SUN
W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
MON THROUGH TUE
E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
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BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
418 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG AND FREEZING FOG.
TONIGHT
SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 8 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
SAT
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 TO 10 FT.
SNOW
WITH RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 11
FT.
SUN
SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 14 FT.
MON
NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 14 FT.
TUE
E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 7 FT.
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