823   
FZAK67 PAJK 181239  
OFFAJK  
  
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
339 AM AKST WED FEB 18 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.  
  
PKZ398-190645-  
339 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA  
  
OUTFLOW WINDS WEAKEN THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY, WITH WINDS  
BECOMING FAR LOWER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING.  
FRIDAY NIGHT OUTFLOW WINDS INCREASE TO GALE FORCE FOR MANY  
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS INTO THE WEEKEND.   
  
  
  
PKZ311-190645-  
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 57 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 W-  
339 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
TODAY  
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL.    
TONIGHT  
WINDS LIGHT INCREASING TO W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW  
SWELL.    
THU  
W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.    
FRI  
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.    
SAT  
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.    
SUN  
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   
  
  
  
PKZ312-190645-  
GULF OF ALASKA SOUTH OF 57 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 W-  
339 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
TODAY  
N WIND 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING.    
THU  
W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.    
FRI  
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.    
SAT  
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.    
SUN  
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.   
  
  
 
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