502  
FZAK62 PAFC 211258  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
358 AM AKST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
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.  
 
PKZ499-220200-  
358 AM AKST SAT DEC 21 2024   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
A 980 MB LOW AT 56N 171W MOVES TO 56N 179W AT 982 MB BY SAT  
AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AT 53N 173E THROUGH  
SAT AFTERNOON. A 960 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 55N 159W FOR  
SAT EVENING, THEN WEAKENS TO 970 MB AS IT LINGERS NEAR THE ALASKA  
PENINSULA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 950 MB LOW BEGINS TO PUSH ITS  
FRONT INTO THE WESTERN BERING BY SUN AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-220200-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
358 AM AKST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW.   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.   
SUN
 
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.   
MON THROUGH WED
 
N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-220200-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
358 AM AKST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   
SUN
 
N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.   
MON THROUGH WED
 
N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-220200-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
358 AM AKST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   
SUN
 
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.   
MON THROUGH TUE
 
NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.   
WED
 
N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-220200-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
358 AM AKST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.   
SUN
 
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW.   
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.   
MON THROUGH TUE
 
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.   
WED
 
N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.  
 

 
 
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