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FZAK62 PAFC 071209
OFFALU
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
309 AM AKST WED JAN 7 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.
PKZ499-080115-
309 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
AN ELONGATED 985 MB LOW AT 49N 179W MOVES TO 51N 175W AT 970 MB BY
THU MORNING AND CONTINUES TO 52N 160W AT 964 MB BY FRI MORNING.
ITS FRONT REMAINS OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN BEFORE DROPPING SOUTH
INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC BY FRIDAY MORNING.
PKZ411-080115-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE-
309 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2026
..GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY
TODAY
NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
THU NIGHT
NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
FRI THROUGH SUN
NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
PKZ412-080115-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-
309 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2026
..GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY
TODAY
E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY.
THU
NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
THU NIGHT
NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
FRI THROUGH SUN
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
PKZ413-080115-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-
309 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2026
..STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
TODAY
E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
THU
NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 27 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY.
THU NIGHT
NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 TO 27 FT.
FRI
NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
SAT THROUGH SUN
N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
PKZ414-080115-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-
309 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2026
..STORM WARNING THURSDAY
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY
TODAY
NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SNOW. EXTREME
FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 4 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER MAY RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS NEAR THE ICE EDGE.
TONIGHT
NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. EXTREME
FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 4 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER MAY RAPIDLY
ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS NEAR THE ICE EDGE.
THU
NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SNOW. EXTREME FREEZING
SPRAY AT A RATE OF 4 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE
ON VESSELS.
THU NIGHT
NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI THROUGH SUN
NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
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