587  
FZAK62 PAFC 271214  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
414 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 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.  
 
PKZ499-280045-  
414 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA  
 
A 993 MB LOW AT 59N 178W MOVES TO 62N 173W THIS AFTERNOON.  
MEANWHILE, ANOTHER 993 MB LOW ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING AT 59N  
179W. THE TWO LOWS MERGE INTO A 987 MB LOW AT 63N 170W THU NIGHT  
AND TRACKS THROUGH NORTON SOUND FRI MORNING. ITS FRONT MOVES  
ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTH PACIFIC FRONT REACHES THE  
W BERING SAT MORNING.  
 
 
 
PKZ411-280045-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
414 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.   
TONIGHT  
W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.   
FRI  
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING W UP TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
SAT THROUGH MON  
SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ412-280045-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
414 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING TODAY  
 
   
TODAY  
SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   
TONIGHT  
SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.   
FRI  
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
9 TO 13 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.   
SAT THROUGH SUN  
S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.   
MON  
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ413-280045-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
414 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.   
TONIGHT  
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.   
FRI  
W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.   
SAT THROUGH MON  
SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ414-280045-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
414 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS W OF 167W IN THE AFTERNOON.   
TONIGHT  
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS  
S OF 58N IN THE EVENING.   
FRI  
W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.   
SAT THROUGH SUN  
W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.   
MON  
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.  
 
 
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