172  
FZAK62 PAFC 222224  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
224 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 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.  
 
PKZ499-231345-  
224 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA  
 
THE FRONT OF A 1002 MB LOW AT 59N 165E SWEEPS ACROSS THE BERING  
SEA AS IT LIFTS TO 62N 179W AT 987 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW  
CONTINUES TO 68N 170W AT 980 MB BY MON MORNING.  
 
 
 
PKZ411-231345-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
224 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
SUN  
SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.   
MON  
W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
TUE  
S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
WED  
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.   
THU  
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ412-231345-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
224 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING SUNDAY  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
SUN  
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN  
SHOWERS.   
SUN NIGHT  
SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.   
MON  
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
TUE  
SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
WED  
S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.   
THU  
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ413-231345-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
224 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING SUNDAY  
 
   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
SUN  
S WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO  
40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
SUN NIGHT  
SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
MON  
SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.   
TUE  
SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
WED  
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.   
THU  
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ414-231345-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
224 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SUN  
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN.   
MON  
SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.   
TUE  
W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
WED  
S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.   
THU  
SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.  
 
 
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