609  
FZAK62 PAFC 162239  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
239 PM AKDT FRI OCT 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.  
 
PKZ499-171245-  
239 PM AKDT FRI OCT 16 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
A FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING PUSHES TO THE CENTRAL BERING  
THROUGH SAT MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW FORMS OFF THE FRONT AT 54N 174W  
SAT NIGHT BEFORE MOVING TO 57N 170W AT 992 MB SUN MORNING.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-171245-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
239 PM AKDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.   
SAT
 
S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN  
SHOWERS.   
SUN
 
NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
MON
 
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
TUE THROUGH WED
 
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-171245-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
239 PM AKDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN.   
SAT
 
S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SUN
 
S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
MON THROUGH TUE
 
NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.   
WED
 
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-171245-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
239 PM AKDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.   
SAT
 
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SUN
 
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
MON THROUGH TUE
 
NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
WED
 
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-171245-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
239 PM AKDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SAT
 
S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.   
SUN
 
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
SUN NIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
MON
 
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
TUE THROUGH WED
 
NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
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