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FZAK67 PAJK 190021  
OFFAJK  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
321 PM 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.  
 
PKZ398-191830-  
321 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA  
 
LIGHT WINDS ARE FORECASTED THURSDAY WITH SNOW MOVING OVER THE  
REGION. FRIDAY, OUTFLOW WINDS BUILD, WITH GALE FORCE IN NORTHERN  
INNER CHANNELS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON QUICKLY SPREADING SOUTH  
FRIDAY NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS AND FREEZING SPRAY WILL ENVELOP  
MANY NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND,  
WITH STORM FORCE CONDITIONS LIKELY IN LYNN CANAL BY SUNDAY.  
OUTFLOW WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE MONDAY MORNING.  
 
 
 
PKZ311-191830-  
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 57 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 W-  
321 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL.    
THU  
W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THU NIGHT  
W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.    
FRI  
W WIND 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.  
SNOW SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.    
SAT  
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.    
SUN  
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.    
MON  
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ312-191830-  
GULF OF ALASKA SOUTH OF 57 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 W-  
321 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
WINDS LIGHT INCREASING TO W 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL  
IN THE EVENING.    
THU  
W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THU NIGHT  
W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.    
FRI  
W WIND 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. SHOWERS  
LATE.    
SAT  
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.    
SUN  
NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.    
MON  
NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
 
 
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