625
FZAK62 PAFC 212356
OFFALU
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
256 PM AKST WED JAN 21 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.
PKZ499-221545-
256 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
A 976 MB LOW NEAR 56N 165E CONTINUES TOWARD KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
THROUGH THU MORNING. A 982 MB N PACIFIC LOW REACHES 51N 172E BY FRI
AFTERNOON AT 970 MB. ITS FRONT REACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU
AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT REACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRI
AFTERNOON.
PKZ411-221545-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
256 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2026
..GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
S WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.
THU
SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
FRI
SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT.
SAT
E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SUN
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
MON
NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
PKZ412-221545-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
256 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2026
..GALE WARNING TONIGHT
TONIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
THU
SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI
SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
SAT THROUGH MON
NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
PKZ413-221545-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
256 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2026
..GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
THU
SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI
SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT
E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
MON
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PKZ414-221545-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
256 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2026
TONIGHT
SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.
THU
E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.
FRI
E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
SAT THROUGH MON
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
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