703  
FZAK67 PAJK 192356  
OFFAJK  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
256 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
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.  
 
PKZ398-201800-  
256 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA  
 
THURSDAY NIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS INCREASE IN THE CENTRAL INNER  
CHANNELS BEFORE OUTFLOW BUILDS FRIDAY NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW  
WILL DROP SOUTHWARD INTO THE GULF THURSDAY NIGHT INCREASING WINDS  
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. GALES TO STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS AND  
FREEZING SPRAY PERSIST OVER MANY PASSAGES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
 
 
 
PKZ311-201800-  
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 57 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 W-  
256 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING TONIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15  
FT.   
FRI  
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.    
SAT  
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.    
SUN  
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.    
MON  
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.    
TUE  
W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ312-201800-  
GULF OF ALASKA SOUTH OF 57 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 W-  
256 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING TONIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16  
FT. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.    
FRI  
NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
16 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE.    
SAT  
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.    
SUN  
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.    
MON  
W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.    
TUE  
W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
 
 
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