494 FZAK61 PAFC 201201 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 401 AM AKDT Wed May 20 2026 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. PKZ399-210030- 401 AM AKDT Wed May 20 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1006 mb Gulf low at 57N 149W will move to 60N 146W by Wed night before moving inland. A front then pushes into the western Gulf from a Bering low Thu morning. $$ PKZ351-210030- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 401 AM AKDT Wed May 20 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 10 to 25 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ352-210030- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 401 AM AKDT Wed May 20 2026 .TODAY...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$  723 FZAK63 PAFC 201206 OFFN12 $$  112 FZAK61 PAJK 201211 OFFN11 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 410 AM AKDT Wed May 20 2026 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM- ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 10 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM- ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt late. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft late. Rain in the evening. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming W 15 kt late. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft late. Rain in the evening. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt late. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft late. Rain in the evening. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt late. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft late. Rain in the evening. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft late. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Gusts to 45 kt in the evening. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 9 ft late. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 35 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 9 ft late. Rain in the evening. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft late. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 15 kt late. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 9 ft late. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM- ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 9 ft late. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$  067 FZAK67 PAJK 201210 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 410 AM AKDT Wed May 20 2026 Offshore waters forecast for Gulf of Alaska east of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ398-210615- 410 AM AKDT Wed May 20 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A developing gale force low is expected to rapidly move northeast, with the low center reaching fifty eight north one forty seven west by this morning. Expect gale force southeasterly winds along much of our coast and seas of 12 to 15 ft today. Highest seas and winds from Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Saint Elias. Wind and seas begin to moderate Thursday afternoon. $$ PKZ311-210615- Gulf of Alaska North of 57 Degrees North and East of 144 W- 410 AM AKDT Wed May 20 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 12 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ312-210615- Gulf of Alaska South of 57 Degrees North and East of 144 W- 410 AM AKDT Wed May 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 13 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$