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FZAK61 PAFC 212304
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 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.

PKZ399-221500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THU
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ351-221500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ352-221500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

JM