Offshore Forecast Issued by NWS
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W
WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.
PKZ398-221400-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN ACROSS THE GULF OF AK THROUGH
WED WHILE AN INVERTED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS ACROSS THE
PANHANDLE.
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PKZ310-221400-
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES
WEST-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013
.TONIGHT...NW WIND TO 25 KT. HIGHEST WIND EASTERN HALF. SEAS
7 FT.
.WED...NW WIND TO 20 KT. HIGHEST WIND EASTERN HALF. SEAS 8 FT. S
SWELL SHIFTING TO THE W IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND TO 20 KT...HIGHEST WIND EASTERN HALF. SEAS 8
FT. W SWELL.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL.
.SAT...WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS.
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