539  
FZAK62 PAFC 170025  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
325 PM AKST MON FEB 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.  
 
PKZ499-171545-  
325 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA  
 
A 975 MB LOW AT 61N 179E MOVES TO 67 N 178 E AT 988 MB TUE  
AFTERNOON. ITS FRONT TRACKS THE ENTIRETY OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN,  
REACHING THE KUSKOKWIM COAST MON AFTERNOON. A NEW TROUGH AND FRONT  
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING TUE MORNING WITH THE FRONT DISSIPATING  
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
PKZ411-171545-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
325 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING TONIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.   
TUE  
W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. SNOW.   
TUE NIGHT  
W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.   
WED  
W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
THU THROUGH SAT  
E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ412-171545-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
325 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING TONIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.   
TUE  
SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT  
W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.   
WED  
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.   
THU  
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SAT  
SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ413-171545-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
325 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING TONIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.   
TUE  
SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT  
W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.   
WED  
NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
THU THROUGH SAT  
E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ414-171545-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
325 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.   
TUE  
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT  
SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN.   
WED  
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
THU  
NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SAT  
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
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