852  
FZAK62 PAFC 172341  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
341 PM AKDT THU SEP 17 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.  
 
PKZ499-181330-  
341 PM AKDT THU SEP 17 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA  
 
A 1005 MB LOW AT 60N 168W WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS OVER THE  
YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA FRI. A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 56N 174E WILL MOVE  
TO 51N 160W FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 54N 150W AT 978 MB SAT  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
PKZ411-181330-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
341 PM AKDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NW WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS S OF 56N.   
FRI  
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SAT  
NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
SAT NIGHT  
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
SUN  
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
MON  
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
TUE  
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ412-181330-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
341 PM AKDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
FRI  
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.   
SAT  
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
SAT NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
SUN THROUGH MON  
W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.   
TUE  
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ413-181330-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
341 PM AKDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS W  
OF 177W AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
FRI  
NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS S  
OF 55N IN THE MORNING.   
FRI NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.   
SAT  
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.   
SAT NIGHT  
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SUN THROUGH MON  
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
TUE  
S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ414-181330-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
341 PM AKDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W WIND UP TO 20 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.   
FRI  
W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.   
SAT  
NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.   
SAT NIGHT  
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.   
SUN THROUGH MON  
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
TUE  
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
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