686  
FZAK62 PAFC 162322  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
322 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 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.  
 
PKZ499-171445-  
322 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
A 1010 MB LOW LOCATED OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA EXITS INTO THE  
GULF FRI MORNING. A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 60N 176E THU AFTERNOON DROPS  
TO 56N 166W AT 995 MB BY SAT MORNING.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-171445-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
322 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
FRI
 
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SAT
 
SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
SUN
 
W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
MON
 
NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
TUE
 
SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-171445-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
322 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. RAIN.   
FRI
 
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.   
SAT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
SUN THROUGH TUE
 
NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-171445-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
322 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN.   
FRI
 
NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.   
SAT
 
NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
SUN
 
SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
MON
 
NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
TUE
 
W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-171445-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
322 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING FRIDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
FRI
 
S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN.   
SAT
 
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.   
SUN
 
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.   
MON
 
SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
TUE
 
W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
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