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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
834 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 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.
PKZ398-241045-
834 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA
A SMALL QUICK MOVING LOW DEVELOPS AND MOVES 220NM SW OF SITKA
SOUND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS ACROSS THE GULF AND INNER
CHANNELS TURN NORTHERLY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THIS SMALL
LOW IS ABSORBED INTO A BIGGER AND STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING
200NM SW OF HAIDA GWAII THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS IN NORTH/SOUTH
ORIENTED CHANNELS INCREASE UP TO STRONG BREEZE OUT OF THE NORTH
ON SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE GULF AND INNER
CHANNELS ON SUNDAY WITH GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS.
PKZ311-241045-
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 57 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 W-
834 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TODAY
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS THEN 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN THE EVENING THEN SUBSIDING.
SAT
WINDS LIGHT INCREASING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT OR LESS.
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.
PKZ312-241045-
GULF OF ALASKA SOUTH OF 57 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 W-
834 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TODAY
SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
TONIGHT
E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
SAT
NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 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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