Aug 06, 2000Short-Term Forecast

10 m Winds over the Bering Sea. GFS Analysis 18 UTC 07 Aug 2000

Looking at winds and seas for tomorrow, everything looks good: winds at 10 knots from the south from Nunivak up to Port Clarence, increasing to 15 knots in the Bering Strait.

Significant Wave Height in the Bering Sea. WAVEWATCH III Hindcast valid 18 UTC 07 Aug 2000

Seas are expected to be 4 feet up to Saint Lawrence Island, and then the island blocks the swell so that it's only expected to be 2 feet through the Bering Strait. With a south-southwest wind lying on top of the northward-flowing current, the sea state should be at a minimum and the ship will sail smoothly through the strait.