331  
FZAK62 PAFC 222357  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
257 PM AKST THU JAN 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.  
 
PKZ499-231445-  
257 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA  
 
A 982 MB N PACIFIC LOW REACHES 53N 168E AT 968 MB FRI AFTERNOON.  
ITS FRONT REMAINS DRAPED OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH SAT  
AFTERNOON. ANOTHER 993 MB N PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 51N 160W AT 998  
MB SAT MORNING. ITS WEAK FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA  
THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
PKZ411-231445-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
257 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
E WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 40 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.   
SAT  
E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.   
SAT NIGHT  
E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.   
SUN THROUGH MON  
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.   
TUE  
NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ412-231445-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
257 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING FRIDAY  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.   
FRI  
SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.   
SAT  
E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.   
SAT NIGHT  
E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.   
SUN THROUGH TUE  
N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ413-231445-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
257 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   
FRI  
SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.   
SAT  
E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.   
SAT NIGHT  
E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
SUN THROUGH MON  
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
TUE  
NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ414-231445-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
257 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.   
FRI  
E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
SAT  
E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.   
SAT NIGHT  
E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.   
SUN THROUGH TUE  
N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.  
 
 
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