516  
FZAK62 PAFC 221146  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
346 AM AKDT THU OCT 22 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.  
 
PKZ499-230030-  
346 AM AKDT THU OCT 22 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA  
 
A 959 MB LOW AT 55N 170E THU AFTERNOON MOVES TO 60N 177E AT 964  
MB FRI AFTERNOON. ITS FRONT TRACKS ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING  
THROUGH THU MORNING AND CONTINUES INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI  
MORNING.  
 
 
 
PKZ411-230030-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
346 AM AKDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING TODAY  
 
   
TODAY  
S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT BUILDING TO 18 TO  
23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN  
SHOWERS.   
FRI  
SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT  
W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.   
SAT THROUGH MON  
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ412-230030-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
346 AM AKDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
S WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 35 TO 50 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 17 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RAIN.   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT  
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.   
SAT THROUGH MON  
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ413-230030-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
346 AM AKDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 17  
FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
TONIGHT  
S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.   
SAT THROUGH MON  
S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ414-230030-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
346 AM AKDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY  
 
   
TODAY  
S WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 6 FT.   
TONIGHT  
SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
RAIN.   
FRI  
S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.   
SAT THROUGH MON  
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.  
 
 
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