Offshore Forecast Issued by NWS
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FZAK61 PAFC 251142
OFFAER
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
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.
PKZ399-260300-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST BY SUN NIGHT.
A 995 MB LOW FORMS SUN MORNING NEAR 53N 151W AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH
AS IT MOVES TO 54N 152W SUN NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
DRIFTS INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF ON SUN.
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PKZ351-260300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
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PKZ352-260300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
.TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
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