397  
FZAK67 PAJK 282311  
OFFAJK  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
211 PM AKST WED JAN 28 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.  
 
PKZ398-291715-  
211 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA
 
 
A STRONG GALE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD NEAR THE  
CENTRAL GULF, WITH AN ASSOCIATED FRONT SPREADING OVER THE  
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MOVING NORTHWARD. BEHIND THE FRONT, WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTH, AND DIMINISH DOWN TO FRESH TO  
STRONG BREEZES THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES UP FROM  
THE SOUTH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.  
 

 
 
PKZ311-291715-  
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 57 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 W-  
211 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN LATE.    
THU
 
SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT  
LATE.    
FRI
 
E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN  
15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
WINDS LIGHT INCREASING TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS  
9 FT. S SWELL.    
SAT
 
E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.    
SUN
 
SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.    
MON
 
SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ312-291715-  
GULF OF ALASKA SOUTH OF 57 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 W-  
211 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN LATE.    
THU
 
S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 18 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.    
FRI
 
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL.    
SAT
 
SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.    
SUN
 
SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.    
MON
 
SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
 

 
 
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