113  
FZAK62 PAFC 172246  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
246 PM AKDT SAT OCT 17 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.  
 
PKZ499-181315-  
246 PM AKDT SAT OCT 17 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA  
 
A FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND PUSHES INLAND BY SUN  
EVENING. A 997 MB LOW FORMS AT 59N 168W SUN MORNING, MOVES OVER  
NUNIVAK ISLAND BY SUN AFTERNOON, AND THEN SHORTLY MOVES INLAND. A  
993 MB LOW ARRIVES AT 50N 162W BY MON AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
PKZ411-181315-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
246 PM AKDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN  
SHOWERS.   
SUN  
W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN  
SHOWERS.   
SUN NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN  
SHOWERS.   
MON  
NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
TUE THROUGH WED  
W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.   
THU  
S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ412-181315-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
246 PM AKDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SUN  
SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN  
SHOWERS.   
MON  
NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
TUE THROUGH WED  
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
THU  
S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ413-181315-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
246 PM AKDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
SUN  
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN  
SHOWERS.   
MON  
NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
TUE  
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.   
WED  
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.   
THU  
S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ414-181315-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
246 PM AKDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SUN  
SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
MON  
W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
TUE THROUGH WED  
NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.   
THU  
SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.  
 
 
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