Aug 06, 2000Short-Term Forecast
![10 m Winds over the Bering Sea. GFS Analysis 18 UTC 07 Aug 2000](media/graphics/gfs_winds10m_18z7aug00_01.jpg)
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](media/graphics/ww3_hs_18z7aug00_01.jpg)
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.