053  
FZAK62 PAFC 121257  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
357 AM AKST MON JAN 12 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.  
 
PKZ499-130200-  
357 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
 
A FRONT LINGERS NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE MORNING. A  
1014 MB LOW AT 58N 174W MON AFTERNOON MOVES TO 54N 174W AT 1010 MB BY  
TUE MORNING. THIS LOW EXITS SOUTH TO THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH TUE  
NIGHT. A TROUGH NEAR THE GULF OF ANADYR TUE AFTERNOON DEVELOPS INTO A  
1012 MB LOW AS IT MOVES TO 55N 177W BY WED MORNING.  
 

 
 
PKZ411-130200-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
357 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.   
TUE
 
NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.   
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
WED THROUGH FRI
 
NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ412-130200-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
357 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
TONIGHT
 
NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
TUE
 
NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.   
WED THROUGH FRI
 
N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ413-130200-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
357 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
TONIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
TUE
 
NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.   
WED THROUGH FRI
 
NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ414-130200-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
357 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.   
TONIGHT
 
NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY.   
TUE
 
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.   
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.   
WED THROUGH THU
 
N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.   
FRI
 
S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
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