702  
FZAK62 PAFC 251301  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
401 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2025  
 
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.  
 
PKZ499-260200-  
401 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2025   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
A 992 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 51N 179W LIFTS TO 53N 175W AT 997  
MB THU NIGHT AS IS DISSIPATES. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT SPREADS  
ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT MORNING. ANOTHER LOW MOVES ALONG  
THE FRONT TO 56N 153W AT 983 MB BY SAT MORNING.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-260200-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
401 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.   
FRI
 
NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
FRI NIGHT
 
E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.   
SAT THROUGH MON
 
SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-260200-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
401 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
10 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING  
SPRAY.   
FRI
 
N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.   
SAT
 
NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.   
SUN THROUGH MON
 
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-260200-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
401 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
E WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING NE 30 TO 45 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 27 FT. RAIN.   
FRI
 
N WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 26 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.   
SAT THROUGH SUN
 
N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.   
MON
 
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-260200-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
401 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY
 
   
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.   
TONIGHT
 
E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING  
SPRAY.   
FRI
 
N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.   
FRI NIGHT
 
N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.   
SAT THROUGH MON
 
N WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.  
 

 
 
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