020  
FZAK62 PAFC 230020  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
420 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 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.  
 
PKZ499-231300-  
420 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
A 960 MB LOW AT 55N 170E MOVES TO 60N 178E BY FRI AFTERNOON AND  
CONTINUES TO 63N 177W BY SAT AFTERNOON. ITS FRONT IN THE ADAK AND  
ATKA AREA MOVES THE TO E. ALEUTIANS BY FRI AFTERNOON AND PUSHES  
INLAND BY SAT MORNING.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-231300-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
420 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN  
SHOWERS.   
FRI
 
SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. RAIN.   
SAT
 
W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.   
SUN
 
SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.   
MON THROUGH TUE
 
SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-231300-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
420 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING TONIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN.   
FRI
 
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
SAT
 
SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.   
SUN THROUGH TUE
 
S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-231300-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
420 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING TONIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN.   
FRI
 
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
SAT
 
SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.   
SUN THROUGH TUE
 
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-231300-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
420 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
RAIN.   
FRI
 
S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.   
SAT
 
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.   
SUN THROUGH TUE
 
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.  
 

 
 
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