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FZAK61 PAFC 172238
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 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.

PKZ399-181500-
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 994 MB LOW NEAR 60N 147W WILL DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF BEGINNING SAT NIGHT.

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PKZ351-181500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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PKZ352-181500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

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