979  
FZAK62 PAFC 181227  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
427 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 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.  
 
PKZ499-190045-  
427 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
A 962 MB LOW AT 54N 177E MOVES TO 57N 177E AT 968 MB BY SUN  
MORNING AND CONTINUES TO 58N 172W AT 996 MB BY MON MORNING. ITS  
FRONT MOVES EAST THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND PUSHES INLAND BY  
SUN MORNING. A 992 MB LOW ARRIVES AT 51N 175E BY MON MORNING.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-190045-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
427 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND  
SNOW SHOWERS.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. WIDESPREAD SNOW  
AND RAIN SHOWERS.   
SUN
 
NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND  
RAIN SHOWERS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.   
MON THROUGH TUE
 
NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.   
WED
 
N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-190045-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
427 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN  
AND SNOW SHOWERS.   
SUN
 
S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND  
SNOW SHOWERS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.   
MON
 
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.   
TUE THROUGH WED
 
NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-190045-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
427 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN  
AND SNOW SHOWERS.   
SUN
 
SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND  
WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.   
MON
 
SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   
TUE
 
E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.   
WED
 
NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-190045-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
427 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 12 FT.  
RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 12 FT.  
RAIN.   
SUN
 
SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 17 FT.  
SNOW  
SHOWERS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO  
16 FT.   
MON
 
SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 12 FT.   
TUE
 
SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 9 FT.   
WED
 
S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 12 FT.  
 

 
 
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