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FZAK62 PAFC 262300
OFFALU
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
300 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 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.
PKZ499-271400-
300 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
A 995 MB LOW AT 55N 165E MOVES TO 62N 171W AT 990 MB BY THU
AFTERNOON THEN MOVES INTO THE SEWARD PENINSULA BY FRI MORNING. ITS
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND REACHES THE
AKPEN BY FRI MORNING. A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT,
REACHING THE NORTHWESTERN BERING BY THU AFTERNOON AND THE AKPEN
BY FRI AFTERNOON.
PKZ411-271400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
300 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2026
..GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
THU
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
FRI
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
SAT THROUGH SUN
S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PKZ412-271400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
300 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2026
..GALE WARNING THURSDAY
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
THU
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT THROUGH SUN
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PKZ413-271400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
300 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2026
..GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
THU
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT THROUGH MON
SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
PKZ414-271400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
300 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2026
..GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
THU
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS W OF 167W IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
S OF 58N IN THE EVENING.
FRI
SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT THROUGH MON
SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.
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