974  
FZAK62 PAFC 130054  
OFFALU  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
454 PM AKDT THU MAR 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.  
 
PKZ499-131500-  
454 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA  
 
AN ELONGATED 1022 MB LOW NEAR 60N 165W THIS AFTERNOON MOVES  
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES IN  
THE NORTH PACIFIC FRI MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN  
PLACE ACROSS THE W BERING THROUGH SAT MORNING.  
 
 
 
PKZ411-131500-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL  
DATELINE-  
454 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.   
FRI  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
SAT  
NW WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
SAT NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
SUN  
NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
MON THROUGH TUE  
W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ412-131500-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N-  
454 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
FRI  
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
FRI NIGHT  
NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 0 TO 5 FT.   
SAT  
N WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 0 TO 4 FT.   
SAT NIGHT  
N WIND UP TO 10 KT. SEAS 0 TO 3 FT.   
SUN THROUGH TUE  
NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 0 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ413-131500-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N-  
454 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.   
FRI  
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.   
SAT  
N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
SAT NIGHT  
N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
SUN THROUGH TUE  
NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ414-131500-  
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W-  
454 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 7 FT.   
FRI  
N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 TO 7 FT.  
FREEZING SPRAY.   
FRI NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 TO 6  
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.   
SAT  
N WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 0 TO 4 FT.   
SAT NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 0 TO 4  
FT.   
SUN THROUGH TUE  
NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3  
TO 6 FT.  
 
 
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