NWS Forecast

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OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 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.

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400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009

SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA

A 975 MB LOW NEAR 57N 140W WILL MOVE TO 59N 145W AND WEAKEN TO 986
MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND
WEAKEN TO 995 MB MON AFTERNOON.

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GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009

TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

SUN
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

SUN NIGHT
W OF 146W...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. E OF
146W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

MON
NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

MON NIGHT
W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

TUE
NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

WED
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

THU
W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

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GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009

GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT


TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 35 KT W OF 149W. SEAS 12 TO 17
FT.

SUN
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 35 KT W OF 149W. SEAS 15 FT.

SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

MON
NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

MON NIGHT
W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

TUE
W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.

WED
SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

THU
W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.