487  
FZAK67 PAJK 230429 AAA  
OFFAJK  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
829 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 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.  
 
PKZ398-232230-  
829 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2026   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA  
 
LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN IN THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA  
THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHEAST OUT OF CANADA AND  
INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, THEN LOW PRESSURE  
STRENGTHENS NEAR 50 NORTH AND 131 WEST ON SATURDAY...MOVING  
SOUTH EAST OF HAIDA GWAII SATURDAY NIGHT.  
 
 
 
PKZ311-232230-  
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 57 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 W-  
829 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.    
FRI  
WINDS LIGHT INCREASING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 6 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS THEN  
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.    
SUN  
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.    
TUE  
NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
 
 
 
PKZ312-232230-  
GULF OF ALASKA SOUTH OF 57 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 W-  
829 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.    
FRI  
WINDS LIGHT INCREASING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 6 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.    
SAT  
NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.    
SUN  
NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.    
MON  
NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.    
TUE  
NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
 
 
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