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OFFALU
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
252 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 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.
PKZ499-281430-
252 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS RETREATS TO THE NORTH PACIFIC
BY WED MORNING. A 989 MB LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE YUKON DELTA WED
MORNING. IT TRACKS TO 57N 175W AT 989 MB WED AFTERNOON AND MOVES
TO 56N 177E AT 986 MB THU AFTERNOON.
PKZ411-281430-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
252 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2026
..GALE WARNING TONIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
PKZ412-281430-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
252 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2026
..GALE WARNING TONIGHT
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. EXTREME FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 4 CM
PER HOUR OR GREATER MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS N OF 57N AND E
OF 174W.
WED
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
FRI
S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
PKZ413-281430-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
252 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2026
TONIGHT
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
W WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT THROUGH SUN
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
PKZ414-281430-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
252 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2026
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
EXTREME FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 4 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER MAY
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS NEAR THE ICE EDGE.
WED
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.
THU
E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.
FRI THROUGH SUN
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.
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