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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

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.

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400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA

A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL DISSIPATE LATE
TUE NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE FAR SW GULF WILL DRIFT N TO
NEAR KODIAK BY WED MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF EARLY WED MORNING...THEN ONSHORE OVER
THE PANHANDLE THROUGH WED NIGHT.

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GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES
WEST-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY


TONIGHT
W OF 140 W...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. E
OF 140 W...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN LATE.

WED
W OF 140 W...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. E OF 140 W...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.

WED NIGHT
SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL.

THU
SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

THU NIGHT
S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL.

FRI
SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL.

SAT
SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

SUN
SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.