FZAK61 PAFC 171116
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144 WEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN OCT 17 2004

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ399-180200-

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY. A FRONT WILL CROSS
KODIAK ISLAND AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUESDAY.


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PKZ350-180200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE...NORTH OF 55 DEGREES
NORTH AND WEST OF 144 DEGREES
WEST...OUTSIDE OF COASTAL WATERS. 

FORECAST.
NORTH OF 57N.-

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

SOUTH OF 57N.-

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

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