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Gale Warning 460, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 30, 2017, 3:50 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Sep 30, 2017, 3:50 AM AKDT (11:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2017, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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204 FZAK51 PAFC 301150 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-010045- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 mb low 70 nm southeast of Chignik dissipates near Cordova Sat night. A gale force front moves into the Southern Gulf Sun night. $$ PKZ119-010045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-010045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-010045- Resurrection Bay- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .TODAY...N wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-010045- Prince William Sound- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .TODAY...NW wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-010045- Port Valdez- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-010045- Valdez Narrows- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-010045- Valdez Arm- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-010045- Passage Canal- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt developing near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-010045- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-010045- Barren Islands East- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ132-010045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ136-010045- Chiniak Bay- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-010045- Marmot Bay- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-010045- Shelikof Strait- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-010045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-010045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-010045- Kachemak Bay- 350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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474 FZAK51 PAFC 302344 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-011300- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure will persist over most of the Gulf of Alaska through Sun afternoon. A storm force front moves into the Southern Gulf by Sun night and reaches the north Gulf coast by Mon morning. $$ PKZ119-011300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ120-011300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-011300- Resurrection Bay- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON THROUGH THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-011300- Prince William Sound- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-011300- Port Valdez- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-011300- Valdez Narrows- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-011300- Valdez Arm- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-011300- Passage Canal- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-011300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-011300- Barren Islands East- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-011300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, E wind 10 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, seas 4 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-011300- Chiniak Bay- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-011300- Marmot Bay- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-011300- Shelikof Strait- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. N of Cape Kuliak...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 45 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-011300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-011300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-011300- Kachemak Bay- 344 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
109 FZAK51 PAFC 011157 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-020045- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 mb low 310 nm south of Sand Point will strengthen to a 988 mb low 30 nm northwest of Pilot Point. The associated storm-force front moves into the Southern Gulf by Sun night and reaches the north Gulf coast by Mon morning. $$ PKZ119-020045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Near the coast, E wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ120-020045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-020045- Resurrection Bay- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-020045- Prince William Sound- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-020045- Port Valdez- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-020045- Valdez Narrows- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-020045- Valdez Arm- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-020045- Passage Canal- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-020045- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-020045- Barren Islands East- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-020045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-020045- Chiniak Bay- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-020045- Marmot Bay- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ138-020045- Shelikof Strait- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt increasing to E 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .MON...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-020045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt early increasing to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-020045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-020045- Kachemak Bay- 357 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
462 FZAK51 PAFC 012348 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-021315- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A strong front pushes from the western Gulf tonight to the northern Gulf by Mon morning, then remains stationary through Tuesday while slowly dissipating. A 1009 mb low forms 475 nm South of Middleton Island Tue morning and moves to 200 nm Southeast of Middleton Island at 1008 mb by Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ119-021315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 45 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Near the coast, E wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Near the coast, SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ120-021315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-021315- Resurrection Bay- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-021315- Prince William Sound- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-021315- Port Valdez- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-021315- Valdez Narrows- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas building to 3 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-021315- Valdez Arm- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-021315- Passage Canal- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-021315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt in the evening becoming SE 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-021315- Barren Islands East- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-021315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-021315- Chiniak Bay- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-021315- Marmot Bay- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ138-021315- Shelikof Strait- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .MON...S wind 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-021315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt by midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-021315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .MON...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-021315- Kachemak Bay- 348 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
233 FZAK51 PAFC 020223 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 Updated zone 121 Coastal waters forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-021515- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A strong front pushes from the western Gulf tonight to the northern Gulf by Mon morning, then remains stationary through Tuesday while slowly dissipating. A 1009 mb low forms 475 nm South of Middleton Island Tue morning and moves to 200 nm Southeast of Middleton Island at 1008 mb by Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ119-021515- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 45 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Near the coast, E wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Near the coast, SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ120-021515- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-021515- Resurrection Bay- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt become Variable wind less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-021515- Prince William Sound- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-021515- Port Valdez- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-021515- Valdez Narrows- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas building to 3 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-021515- Valdez Arm- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-021515- Passage Canal- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-021515- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt in the evening becoming SE 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-021515- Barren Islands East- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-021515- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-021515- Chiniak Bay- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-021515- Marmot Bay- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ138-021515- Shelikof Strait- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .MON...S wind 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-021515- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt by midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-021515- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .MON...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-021515- Kachemak Bay- 623 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
355 FZAK51 PAFC 021200 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-030030- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A strong front pushes from the western gulf this morning to the northern gulf by Mon night, then remains stationary through Tue while slowly dissipating. A 998 mb low 480 nm south of Sand Point Mon night moves to 100 nm west of Kodiak City at 1005 mb by Tue night. $$ PKZ119-030030- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Near the coast, E wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Near the coast, E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-030030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt along the coast early. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ121-030030- Resurrection Bay- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-030030- Prince William Sound- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas building to 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-030030- Port Valdez- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-030030- Valdez Narrows- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-030030- Valdez Arm- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-030030- Passage Canal- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-030030- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt early. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-030030- Barren Islands East- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-030030- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ136-030030- Chiniak Bay- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ137-030030- Marmot Bay- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ138-030030- Shelikof Strait- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-030030- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-030030- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-030030- Kachemak Bay- 400 AM AKDT Mon Oct 2 2017 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 29, 4:37 PM AKDT, 11 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 29, 4:37 PM AKDT, 11 hours 13 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 437 PM AKDT Fri Sep 29 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A weakening 1005 mb low sits off the east coast of Kodiak Island this morning spreading showers across virtually all of Southcentral Alaska. A distinct line of clouds on satellite imagery separates the showery conditions over Southcentral from mostly clear (and cool) conditions over Southwest Alaska. This line represents the leading edge of the strong shortwave ridging that is in place over the Bering Sea. Clearing skies will be moving slowly eastward through the afternoon and evening hours...ending the showers around Southcentral and ushering in cooler temperatures for tonight and likely the first near- freezing temperatures of the season at many places. West of the Alaska Range...skies are already most clear and gusty north winds are accompanying the seasonably cool airmass that is moving into the area. The airmass under the large high pressure over the Bering is still warm enough to result in stable air and significant areas of fog and stratus across much of the area. In the furthest west portions of the Aleutians, a gale-force front is trying to make slow progress eastward, but has not even made it to Shemya yet. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... The models remain in pretty decent agreement, with the most significant area of uncertainty pertaining to the north Pacific low that moves up into the AKPEN and into Southwest Alaska in the Sunday/Monday time period. Models are converging on a position, but intensity is still a bit of a question mark, with the GFS much stronger/deeper than the NAM/ECMWF solutions. A blended solution that slowly trends winds up toward 40 knots around Kodiak Island was the chosen path today. It's worth noting that the Canadian Global (GEM) solution is still significantly different than the other models with this feature, and was not considered during forecast prep today. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions will continue to improve throughout the day, with skies clearing by late this evening through Saturday. North winds will continue throughout the period, but are not expected to exceed 15 knots. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... A weak front is slowly working its way southeastward across the Susitna Valley this afternoon. As the front passes this evening, a brief isolated sprinkle or shower will be possible. Beyond that, the skies will slowly clear overnight, though clouds may linger, especially along the Chugach mountains. The weak winds associated with it will have a very restricted ability to clear any of the low-level moisture out. As such, patchy fog will be possible along the coast of Cook Inlet and Knik Arm tonight, especially if meaningful clearing of the upper levels results in clear skies and temperatures fall to their dewpoints. The possible cloud cover banked against the mountains may preclude too many 20s being seen around the Anchorage Bowl, but widespread 30s, including the airport's first sub-40 degree night of the fall season is still expected. Much of the Susitna Valley and Copper River Basin will drop into the 20s tonight. A gorgeous weekend is on tap for all of Southcentral Alaska, as seasonably cool autumnal high pressure building in from the west and resultant offshore wind flow dries the area out. Despite some modest cooling of the mid-levels with the advance of a cooler air mass, much of Southcentral will easily get into the 50s for highs on both Saturday and Sunday. Nearly all of Southcentral is expected to have its coldest night of the fall on Saturday night under mainly clear skies and light winds. Another beautiful sunny day is expected on Sunday. However, by Sunday afternoon, a strong front and associated rainfall will be encroaching on the area, starting with Kodiak, where increasing rain and winds are expected to close out the day. Increasing southeasterly winds out ahead of the front will be quite gusty along the Hillside and Turnagain Arm from Sunday evening on. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... High pressure will dominate southwest Alaska into Sunday. Saturday night as the ridge axis moves over the area and winds calm, there will be a chance for fog formation over the Kuskokwim Delta. On Sunday as the ridge pushes off to the east a new system will approach the area from the south bringing stronger winds and rain to areas around Bristol Bay by Sunday afternoon. Rain will then spread across the rest of Southwest Alaska in the evening. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... Ridging over the central Bering will keep tracking east into Saturday before moving over Southwest Alaska. Behind the ridging a front is moving through the western Bering that will weaken Saturday as it moves over the central Bering. Then on Sunday a North Pacific low will bring rain and winds to the Alaska Peninsula with its front moving into the eastern Bering Sunday afternoon. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... The long range forecast period is going to be in the transitory stages between troughs and ridges to that of zonal flow. By Sunday evening there will be three individual storm systems that will impact the domain. The first is an area of low pressure which will have already moved onshore across Southwest AK, bringing a front and rainfall to the Southcentral coast. There may be some chances for light rain across the Anchorage area but downsloping should reign supreme. The second of storm systems will be south of Adak and travel towards the Pacific Northwest Coast of CONUS and shouldn't be any threat. The last system will be from an upper level disturbance that is dropping out of the Kamchatka region. This low will weaken but send a weather front towards Western Alaska by mid week. It is at that time that the upper levels flatten out and much of the region will be in a weak flow, but wet pattern. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Gale 177 178 185 411 412 413. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...AD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JW SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DK LONG TERM...SS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 3:34 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:50 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:19 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:19 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:40 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:44 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:44 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:44 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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