705   
FZAK67 PAJK 202220  
OFFAJK  
  
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
220 PM AKDT WED MAY 20 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.  
  
PKZ398-211630-  
220 PM AKDT WED MAY 20 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA  
  
A GALE FORCE FRONT PUSHES INTO THE NE GULF COAST THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS AND WAVE HEIGHTS  
ALONG THE COAST WITH ELEVATED WINDS OVERSPREADING THE INNER  
CHANNELS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BRIEF PERIOD OF RIDGING MOVES  
ACROSS THE PANHANDLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN  
APPROACHING WEAK FRONT BY FRIDAY MORNING.   
  
  
  
PKZ311-211630-  
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 57 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 W-  
220 PM AKDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.    
THU  
W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.    
FRI  
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.    
SAT  
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.    
SUN  
NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.    
MON  
W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   
  
  
  
PKZ312-211630-  
GULF OF ALASKA SOUTH OF 57 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 W-  
220 PM AKDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.    
THU  
W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.    
FRI  
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.    
SAT  
SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.    
SUN  
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.    
MON  
W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
  
  
 
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