516  
FZAK62 PAFC 232341  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
241 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2025  
 
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.  
 
PKZ499-241500-  
241 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2025   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
RIDGING BUILDS ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH WED MORNING. A 993 MB  
NORTH PACIFIC LOW LIFTS TO 48N 179W WED AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 51N  
176W AT 997 MB THU AFTERNOON. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES ACROSS  
THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WED THROUGH THU AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-241500-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
241 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 10 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
RAIN.   
WED
 
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW.   
THU
 
NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.   
FRI
 
NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.   
SAT
 
S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.   
SUN
 
W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-241500-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
241 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.   
WED
 
E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW.   
THU
 
NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.   
FRI
 
NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.   
SAT THROUGH SUN
 
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-241500-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
241 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.   
WED
 
E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN.   
THU
 
NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.   
FRI
 
NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.   
SAT THROUGH SUN
 
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-241500-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
241 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
WED
 
SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
E WIND UP TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.   
THU
 
E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.   
THU NIGHT
 
NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SAT
 
N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.   
SUN
 
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.  
 

 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab AK Page Main Text Page