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Offshore Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Juneau AK

254 PM AKDT Sat May 16 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.



PKZ398-171700-

254 PM AKDT Sat May 16 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...



High pressure centered over the eastern Gulf of Alaska and

Southeast Alaska gradually weakens tonight into Sunday as a gale

force front moves northeast across the northern Gulf of Alaska.

The front weakens by Monday, then another front moves across the

eastern Gulf late Tuesday into Wednesday.



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PKZ311-171700-

Gulf of Alaska North of 57 Degrees North and East of 144 W-

254 PM AKDT Sat May 16 2026



...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...



.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to gale force at 35 kt. Seas

6 ft building to 13 ft. Rain late.

.SUN...SE gale 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13

ft. Rain in the morning.

.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.

.MON...Winds light increasing to S 15 kt in the afternoon.

Seas 10 ft.

.MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.



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PKZ312-171700-

Gulf of Alaska South of 57 Degrees North and East of 144 W-

254 PM AKDT Sat May 16 2026



.TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 11

ft late. Rain.

.SUN...S wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12

ft. Rain in the morning.

.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.

.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.

.MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. W swell.

.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.



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