FZAK67 PAJK 311306 OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144 WEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 31 2004 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. PKZ398-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 NORTH AND EAST OF 144 WEST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR AND LOW PRESSURE NEAR VANCOUVER ISLAND WILL KEEP STRONG NORTH WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH SAT. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY RELAX LATE IN THE WEEKEND AS THE LOW TO THE SOUTH WEAKENS AND MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE. $$ PKZ310-010300- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 400 AM AST FRI DEC 31 2004 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$