503  
FZAK62 PAFC 161222  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
422 AM AKDT SUN AUG 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.  
 
PKZ499-170115-  
422 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
A 995 MB LOW AT 57N 162W MOVES TO 61N 165W AT 991 MB MON MORNING  
BEFORE CONTINUING ONSHORE MON AFTERNOON. A SEPARATE 1008 MB LOW AT  
52N 171E MOVES TO 51N 179W AT 1010 MB MON MORNING AND CONTINUES TO  
52N 170W AT 1010 MB TUE MORNING.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-170115-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
422 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
   
TODAY
 
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
MON
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
MON NIGHT
 
NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
TUE THROUGH THU
 
SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-170115-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
422 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
MON
 
W WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.  
PATCHY FOG.   
MON NIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
TUE
 
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
WED THROUGH THU
 
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-170115-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
422 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.  
AREAS OF FOG.   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
MON
 
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
MON NIGHT
 
NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
TUE THROUGH THU
 
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-170115-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
422 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
MON
 
SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.   
MON NIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.   
TUE THROUGH WED
 
W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
THU
 
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 

 
 
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