000 FZAK67 PAJK 042325 OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144 WEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT SEP 4 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. PKZ398-051400- .SYNOPSIS FOR GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55N AND EAST OF 144 WEST... A 1010 MB LOW 170 NM NORTHWEST OF SITKA SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL PERSIST AND WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A INVERTED TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PANHANDLE TUESDAY AS A HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE YUKON. THIS WILL INCREASE THE NORTHERLY WINDS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH OVER THE INNER CHANNELS TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORYS THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ310-051400- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 400 PM ADT SAT SEP 4 2004 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$