781  
FZAK62 PAFC 122343  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
243 PM AKST MON JAN 12 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.  
 
PKZ499-131400-  
243 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA  
 
A 1015 MB LOW NEAR 58N 175W DROPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS ATKA AND INTO  
THE N PACIFIC THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A DEEPENING 1008 MB LOW NEAR  
55N 177W EARLY WED MORNING MOVES TO 49N 175W THROUGH EARLY THU  
MORNING AT 1002 MB.  
 
 
 
PKZ411-131400-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
243 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.   
TUE  
NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
TUE NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
WED  
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.   
THU THROUGH SAT  
N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ412-131400-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
243 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
TUE  
NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
TUE NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.   
WED  
NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.   
THU THROUGH FRI  
N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.   
SAT  
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ413-131400-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
243 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
TUE  
NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
TUE NIGHT  
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
WED  
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   
THU  
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.   
FRI  
NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.   
SAT  
W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ414-131400-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
243 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY.   
TUE  
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.   
TUE NIGHT  
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY.   
WED  
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
THU  
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SAT  
S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.  
 
 
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