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NWS Forecast

FZAK61 PAFC 152318
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-161400-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009

SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA

A 985 MB LOW NEAR 55N 138W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 147W AND WEAKEN TO
992 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 56N 149W MON EVENING.
A 990 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 55N 140W MON AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO
995 MB NEAR 56W 148W TUE AFTERNOON.



PKZ351-161400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009

TONIGHT
NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.

MON
W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

MON NIGHT
SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 8 FT.

TUE
E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

TUE NIGHT AND WED
N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

THU AND FRI
NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



PKZ352-161400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009

GALE WARNING TONIGHT


TONIGHT
NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.

MON
W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

MON NIGHT
N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

TUE
NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

TUE NIGHT
N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

WED
NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

THU
NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

FRI
W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



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