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FZAK62 PAFC 202316  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
316 PM AKDT MON APR 20 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.  
 
PKZ499-211300-  
316 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
A 989 MB LOW AT 49N 177E MOVES TO 54N 173W AT AT 975 MB BY WED  
AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-211300-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
316 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.   
TUE
 
NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.   
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 TO 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.   
WED
 
N WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 26 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.   
THU
 
NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   
FRI THROUGH SAT
 
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-211300-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
316 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
TUE
 
NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING  
SPRAY.   
WED
 
E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.   
THU
 
W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.   
FRI
 
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.   
SAT
 
E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-211300-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
316 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.   
TUE
 
E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
E WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.   
WED
 
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.   
THU THROUGH FRI
 
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.   
SAT
 
S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-211300-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
316 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.   
TUE
 
E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. RAIN.   
WED
 
SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.   
THU THROUGH FRI
 
S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.   
SAT
 
SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
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