697  
FZAK62 PAFC 191017  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
217 AM AKDT WED AUG 19 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.  
 
PKZ499-200100-  
217 AM AKDT WED AUG 19 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
A 1011 MB LOW AT 56N 164W MOVES ONSHORE IN BRISTOL BAY BY EARLY  
THU MORNING. A 1006 MB KAMCHATKA LOW THU MORNING STRENGTHENS TO  
1000 MB AS IT MOVES TO 61N 175W BY FRI MORNING.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-200100-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
217 AM AKDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TODAY
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
THU
 
SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
THU NIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.   
FRI
 
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.   
SAT THROUGH SUN
 
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-200100-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
217 AM AKDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
THU
 
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
THU NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
FRI
 
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
SAT
 
S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
SUN
 
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-200100-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
217 AM AKDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
THU
 
SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
THU NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
FRI
 
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SAT THROUGH SUN
 
SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-200100-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
217 AM AKDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
THU
 
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SAT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.   
SUN
 
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
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